Coming off the CN Iron Range sub and turning north at Iron Jct. for the rest of the trip up to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant to load iron ore.

Minntac loads hold the main line at Biwabik for an empty train coming north out of Two Harbors. The yard here sees little use these days other than as storage space for unused railcars.

Steam is still coming off of a loaded train as it accelerates toward the highway crossing at Rollins, making a run at the last long upgrade section of track between here and Highland. Like many ra... (more)

After waiting for a loaded train at Waldo, an empty train is working hard upgrade toward Stewart as it makes its way back north to Minntac for more taconite pellets.

A loaded taconite train is on the final descent into Two Harbors as it passes the signal at MP 3.5 on a clear June morning.

On the way up to the Minntac mine on a nice evening.

The engineer leans back in the seat as he creeps along while loading iron ore bearing rock at the United Taconite coarse crusher at the Thunderbird mine.

Creating a little shadow of their own as they go between the long shadows of a late evening.

Coming up from Two Harbors, CN 2039 runs through the Nugget control point on the CN Iron Range Sub as they travel to the Minntac mine to load iron ore pellets.

Low afternoon light greets the crew as they leave the yard at the plant, cross Highway 7 and to head back north to the mine to reload.

Providence and Worcester power 4052 , 4051, 4053 and 4050 sit tied down during National Train Day right outside New York & Atlantic Railway Yard in Queens.

Constant Comment Train. Due to planned track work on the MTA Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, Genesee & Wyoming's Providence and Worcester Railroad CHFP (Cedar Hill, CT-Fresh Pond, Quee... (more)

Taking the siding for a meet with iron ore loads.

Providence and Worcester power 4050 , 4053 , 4051 and 4052 sit tied down during National Train Day right outside New York & Atlantic Railway Yard in Queens.

A nice spring morning as an iron ore train rolls through the quiet landscape.