Three Dash 8s (2004, 2040, 2010) pull 145 cars of iron ore pellets across the diamond at Ramshaw while under the cover of darkness as they head for Two Harbors, MN.

Having navigated half the S-curve just north of Sparta, MN, CN 2007 will swing to the right for the second half shortly as the trip north to the mine to reload some more iron ore pellets continues... (more)

A pair of Pan Am Dash 8's, now once again operating under CSX, lead local freight L053 as it heads east on the Waterville Subdivision and crosses the Androscoggin River just above the Great Falls ... (more)

Racing towards Two Harbors with a mix of clouds and sun, CN 2027 is in full sun for a few more feet as they approach Brimson, MN on the CN Iron Range sub.

Coming to the end of their journey from the Minorca mine with 145 carloads of iron ore pellets, CN 2027 knocks down the signal entering the yard at Two Harbors, MN.

With their days hauling iron ore numbered as CN churns out more Dash 9/AC44C6M rebuilds with the straight air, a trio of Dash 8s move pellets towards two Harbors on a nice fall morning.

A crisp fall morning provides the right conditions to create some steam coming off the iron ore pellets as they travel down from the Minntac taconite plant.

Early morning fog with a trio of Dash 8's and ore cars coming up the CN Iron Range sub.

Pellets from the Minorca mine make their way south on the CN Iron Range sub at Biwabik with evidence of operations from the mine visible in the background. Also interesting is the Plasser-Theurer ... (more)

The Genesee & Wyoming "Honoring Veterans and Service Members" program continues to expand on a variety of locomotives in the system fleet. Recently both the NECR GP40-2L 3015 and the Pr... (more)

Twenty minutes after sunrise with Canadian wildfire smoke filling the air and a little fog holding on, CN 2010 makes its way north on the CN Iron Range sub.

Q210 cruises north above a sea of kudzu after crossing the Etowah River. This is all empty warehouses and pavement now unfortunately.

A pair of CSX C40-8's bring a Tampa, FL bound autorack train through Oakland Junction catching some late afternoon sun dipping under the elevated MARTA line

CN 2111 comes off the CN Rainy Sub at control point T-Bird and enters the loop at United Taconite's coarse crusher for loading.

A rare lady... The 503 was bought new in 1989 by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce to work for EFC. It's the third in a total of only four units received and cause of that, it's quite difficult to cat... (more)