A loaded taconite train coming from Keewatin Taconite (steam plume in background) shoves back through the small town of Keewatin as they head east for Kelly Lake before heading south.

CN isn't the only railroad hauling steaming taconite pellets across Minnesota's Iron Range as BNSF 3737 is loaded out and departing U.S Steel's Keewatin Taconite plant headed south.

After loading at U.S. Steel's Keetac taconite plant, BNSF 6545 shoves the train through the small town of Keewatin, MN and proceeds all the way back to Kelly Lake, where they will reverse ends and... (more)

After loading at the U.S. Steel Keewatin taconite plant, the old crew died on hours so BNSF 8228 sits on the outskirts of the town of Keewatin, MN at a bike trail crossing with it's train loaded w... (more)

Steaming ore on BN
Just after departing the taconite ore plant at Keewatin, a pair of Burlington Northern EMD SD60Ms head the train of steaming pellets westbound approaching the U.S. Hig... (more)

After loading taconite pellets at U.S. Steel's Keewatin Taconite plant, the train shoves back through town towards Kelly lake before the southbound trip to BNSF's Allouez taconite storage facility... (more)

A pair of rebuilt geeps lead a passenger extra for mining engineers on the loading loop at National Taconite.

It still looks like winter in northern Minnesota and it feels like it too. As the cool winds blow, a freshly loaded train of taconite from U.S. Steel Keetac ( the plant is just outside this small... (more)

The engineer gives a friendly wave as he continues to pull his train of 125 cars off the loop track heading for the main after loading said cars with taconite pellets made at U.S. Steel's Keewatin... (more)

A freshly loaded BNSF ore train begins it's trip south for Birmingham, Alabama on a cold spring afternoon in Minnesota. The train was loaded at U.S. Steel's Keewatin taconite plant (Keetac) which... (more)

Making it's RP.Net debut--This GE 60 ton operated between 1928 and 1966 and pioneered the Hanna Mining electrification program which replaced steam engin power in the mine pits. The engin was used... (more)

The steam plume in the distance signals the restart of the Keewatin Taconite mine and plant after having been shuttered for over a year due to slack steel demand.

A 143-car all-rail taconite (iron ore) train loads at U.S. Steel's plant at Keewatin, Minnesota on a very cold (zero degree) Valentine's Day. This train is headed for Granite City, ILL (St. Louis... (more)