CN C40-8s 2028 and 2119 depart UTAC's pellet facility at Fairlane, heading back to loop track at Largo to reload.

CN C40-8 2028 certainly isn't the best looking engine on the Iron Range, but beggars can't be choosers! Here is is leading a loaded T-Bird crude ore train south on the Missabe Sub heading for UTAC... (more)

CN C40-8s 2028 and 2119 head south towards Fairlane with a loaded T-Bird.

A little red sticks out amongst a sea of yellow as CN 2028 rounds the bend.

Coming up from Two Harbors on the Iron Range sub to load at the U.S. steel Minntac plant as the sun rises over the landscape.

A cold crisp and refreshing....photo depicting a train descending down from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant loaded with fresh taconite pellets that are still steaming away.

After a mechanical failure with some conveyor belting at Two Harbors, CN 2028 was told to wye the train at Allen Jct. and come back and now they are coming off the CN Iron Range sub using the east... (more)

Down from Minntac and now making the turn at Iron Jct. west wye for Two Harbors, MN

The rising sun catches the tops of the plumes of steam billowing out of the trio of C40-8's leading 145 empties for Minntac on a -34F degree morning.

A trio of CN C40-8s lead ore empties South past the abandoned Thunderbird North mine at Fayal.

Three CN C40-8’s shine in the evening winter sun with a southbound Iron Range subdivision train as they enter Fayal, Minnesota.

A little distortion from the locomotives somewhat hides the fact they are pulling hard on this northbound pellet train at N. Biwabik. Normally this a southbound move to Two Harbors with the loads ... (more)

After a quick trackside crew change, CN 2028, with its 145 cars of steaming taconite pellets in tow, responds to the engineer's throttle commands and starts pulling for Two Harbors.

Heading south happens several times a day but heading north on the CN Iron Range sub with steaming pellets is rare. Due to a conveyer belt malfunction this train was rerouted to Proctor, MN inste... (more)

A northbound container train just clears in time to not cast a shadow on the southbound pellet train as they are about to take a right turn and head for Two Harbors with these loads from the Minnt... (more)