Early morning run from Proctor yard to deliver limestone to the Minorca mine using a cut of CN's newest ore cars.

Fresh out the paint shop, Allegheny Valley Railroad, AVR 3004, ex-KCS SD45 rebuilt as an SD40-3r, at Everson, Pennsylvania. March 27, 2012. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

An SD40 pair leads L305 through the Michigan countryside on the Plymouth Sub.

Aberdeen Carolina & Western train 100 passing the replica Original Norfolk Southern Depot in Oakboro

WC, Wisconsin Central EMD SD45u 6607, at Hawk Junction, Ontario. September 23, 1995. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo WC 6607 ex-AT&SF 1819>5339 (SD45u)

It wasn't a cold morning, but the weather conditions were right to create the steam coming off the iron ore pellets that are loaded into part of CN's new fleet of cars as they head south for Proct... (more)

IC 6252 leads the way up to the Minntac mine with some of CN's new ore cars in tow.

FORT WORTH TX May 27 1985 — Missouri Pacific SD40-2 6009 bangs over the diamonds at Tower 55. Additions welcome. (Photo by Charles Stookey)

Led by an SD40-3, CSX local L114 makes its way across the street running trackage down South 1st Avenue in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. The crew is heading down to Monessen where they will work the in... (more)

Snow is falling as U713 departs Minntac property heading south for Proctor yard with iron ore pellets.

Snow is falling as a short local from Two Harbors makes their way down the east leg of the wye at Iron Jct. coming off the CN Iron Range Sub heading for Keenan yard where they will drop cars off, ... (more)

Clearing snow along the CN Missabe Sub with WC 300 and three IC SD40-3s on a short winter day with snow and blustery winds whipping.

CN (DM&IR) SD40-3 404 - 406 is leaving Mountain Iron, Minnesota, and heading south to Two Harbors Minnesota. October 1, 2006. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Aberdeen Carolina & Western train 100 at Ramble Road outside Midland

A bluebird weather day as U717 rolls south through the bog with new ore cars filled with steaming iron ore pellets.