Heavy snow is falling as a T-Bird makes its way south from the mine to the plant.

An empty T-Bird shuttle in the process of going between the plant and the mine to reload passing through Iron Jct.

Running up main 2 on the CN Missabe returning to the mine for reloading.

Emerging from the fog.

Short winter days and low afternoon sun as a T-Bird heads back to the mine to reload.

With dust blowing off the empty ore jennies, DMIR 402 brings them back to the mine for loading on a late winter's afternoon.

The thick morning fog has mostly dissipated now leaving a gloomy landscape making CN's red nose stick out amongst the greens, grays and yellows.

Heavy snow is falling as the 1500 T-Bird pulls up to the signal at the United Taconite coarse crusher loadout.

After calling to depart Fairlane for Largo, DMIR 405 has received favorable signals and is indeed departing Fairlane to head back north to Largo to load these empties at the mine.

Fog covers the landscape on a cool 30 degree morning.

DMIR 405 crossing over the St. Louis river leading a rock train to the United Taconite plant.

Cutting through the trees and frost covered landscape.

DMIR 405 leads loads of taconite bearing rock on the final approach to the Cleveland-Cliffs United taconite plant for processing into pellets.

A spooky morning finds who knows what lurking in the fog.

A T-Bird shuttle train loaded with taconite rock departs Largo for the plant as the other Bird waits it's turn to position for loading.