An empty stone train breaks the evening silence in Forbes, Minnesota as a quartet of locomotives hustle the train towards Proctor, passing between the North and South Fairlane control points. Repa... (more)
A duo of BLE tunnel motors lead a T-Bird South through Eveleth.
A duo of BLE tunnel motors lead a T-Bird South through Iron Junction in a Spring snowstorm.
U717's train departs Fairlane with loaded iron ore pellets for Proctor/Duluth.
U712's train heads north with DMIR 409 leading the way.
Pellet empties head north towards UTAC's Forbes Fairlane facility for another load.
BLE SD40T-3 909 is looking great, waiting for a new crew at Kelsey.
The BLE trio slows for a crew change at Kelsey.
After meeting a pair of northbounds, U717's train departs the siding at Kelsey. Right behind U717 in the siding is U721's train who will follow them out.
U717's train slows for the north switch at Kelsey as a storm brews in the distance.
Some nice storm light illuminates train U717's southward movement on the Missabe Sub south of Zim, MN.
DMIR SD40T-3 409 leads Fairlane-Proctor train U717 south as its taconite pellets steam during the cool morning temperatures.
Limestone empties are southbound on the Missabe Sub behind BLE SD40T-3s 909, 904 and 906.
U718's train slows for the north switch at Kelsey where they'll head into the siding for a crew change.
Minorca-Proctor train U718 is southbound on the Missabe Sub between Fairlane and Kelsey behind a trio of Bessemer & Lake Erie tunnelmotors.
