Fresh snow covers the landscape and sticks to the trees of the Superior National Forest as NSM 675 passes through with taconite rock loads from the mine heading to the plant on a cold clear day.

The blue and white of Northshore Mining really stands out amongst the greens and yellows of fall in Minnesota.

From the Land of Sky Blue Waters comes Northshore Mining's 1100 loads from the mine heading to the plant, a ballpark 47-mile trip through the woods of NE Minnesota.

A spring morning with a little snow still hanging on as the loads from Babbitt make their way to the shore of Lake Superior and the taconite plant at Silver Bay.

Almost to the plant at Silver Bay, NSMX 673 is within the last few miles of their trip to the taconite plant and dock on the shore of Lake Superior.

Heading east with rock from the mine on a nice fall afternoon in the woods of northern Minnesota.

The North Shore Mining railroad runs through the woods of northern Minnesota.

Gliding along the NSM mainline is two somewhat still new to them engines in the form of ex-CSX SD70ACe and one lease unit PRLX 2643, which is an ex-NS SD70M pulling the loads from the mine to the ... (more)

A peaceful morning listening to birds and other wildlife around the pond is momentarily broken by the rumble of these EMD's and their train for about 20 minutes as they work in unison on the two h... (more)

Loads of taconite bearing rock from Babbitt make their way to Silver Bay passing the signals for the tailings basin near MP 7 on the NSM mainline.

The morning loads of taconite rock continue towards the plant while the tailings train waits for them to clear and will wye the train before returning to the plant at Silver Bay.

Day one of the new year and the leader of the morning loads train from the mine down to the plant matches the sky. A good day in the land of sky blue waters.

Quietly rolling down the west main on a cold winter afternoon half way between the mine at Babbitt, MN and the plant on the shores of Lake Superior at Silver Bay, MN.

A cold winter afternoon at M.P. 28 along the NSM mainline finds a loaded taconite train heading east towards the plant at Silver Bay, MN with what can only be described as a unique consist of a pa... (more)

Sometimes you have to take what the railroad gives you. Northshore Mining loads heading from Babbitt, MN to the plant at Silver Bay, MN reach the half way point of the 47 mile trip.