Coming off the double track portion of the CN Missabe sub and onto the connecting track for the turn into United Taconite with carloads of rock with DMIR 404 and sister DMIR 406 in charge on this ... (more)

Departing the United Taconite plant, crossing Highway 7 and taking the right turn onto the Missabe sub to head north back to the mine to reload.

Taking the left turn off the Missabe sub and into the United Fairlane property delivering rock from the mine.

Not every day is sunny and 70.

Twenty thousand tons of taconite pellets leaves Minnesota's Iron Range for a trip down to Convent, LA approximately 1400 miles away.

As the morning sun rises in Forbes, Minnesota, a trio of EMD's lead empty ore train U716 as it comes off the main and heads into the loop track for loading at the Fairlane Taconite Plant. The Keen... (more)

All dumped out and getting favorable signals to head off United Taconite property over to the Missabe sub heading north back to the mine to reload.

Originating at Ranier, MN with a stop at Keenan yard BLE 906 is now heading down the Missabe sub to Proctor yard.

After an inbound train to load pellets has cleared and a break in traffic on the Missabe sub has opened, CN 2918 takes the signal to leave the plant and head back to the mine to load again.

Crossing the almost froze St. Louis River, a southbound T-Bird slows to make the turn onto United taconite property with loads of rock for the plant.

Working out of Keenan yard, this R901 job is currently featuring two GTW units as power and it almost looks like they are pulling a string of ore cars out of United Taconites Fairlane plant. Fact... (more)

Heavy snow is falling as a T-Bird makes the left turn off the CN Missabe main line and onto the approach to the United Taconite Fairlane plant with rock from the mine.

Empty ore train U716 rounds the bend in the morning sun as it comes off the Missabe Sub and down the connection to United Taconite's Fairlane Plant in Forbes, Minnesota for loading. A pair of form... (more)

A couple of trains ready to depart CN's Keenan yard with one, the L568, having to wait for other, R901, to get out first.

Steaming taconite pellets blend into the fog that's rolling across the yard as IC 6254 begins to pull out of United Taconite and head down the Missabe sub for Proctor, MN.