About the only color on this dark and snowy day was the B&LE 904 and it's orange nose rolling down the Missabe Sub at M.P. 51 with the 142 cars of steaming taconite pellets in tow bound for Procto... (more)
Dashing through the snow with a 142 loads.....
B&LE 904 heads south out of United Taconite with 142 loads of taconite pellets for Proctor, MN on a snowy Sunday afternoon
The engineer gives DM&IR 210 the throttle and it responds sending exhaust into the air as they leave the United Taconite Fairlane plant heading to Proctor, MN with loads of taconite pellets.
A "hospital train" of 12 former LTV Steel Mining Company Alcos head south to new owners. There are ten RS11s (7204, 7206-7208, 7211-7216) headed to the M&E and a C420 (7220) and C424 (7230) bound... (more)
Going out in a blaze of glory. The final ore train from Evtac's Fairlane plant is stopped at milepost 51 after having started a major brush fire. The crew noticed their units were throwing carbon ... (more)