After watching the roll-by for an empty northbound, CN 2040 is underway again south with loads of pellets for Two Harbors.

A damp and dreary spring afternoon as CN 2040 departs the United Taconite plant with pellets bound for Proctor and ultimately the CN dock 6 at Duluth, MN where they'll be loaded on a boat and head... (more)

Heading back to Proctor yard with an empty limestone train during a snow event.

Bringing the limestone empties back to Proctor after a fun-filled afternoon dumping them at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

Heading for Two Harbors, MN under clear and cold conditions.

CN 2040 underway as darkness is upon them.

Heavy snow is falling as CN 2040 makes it's way north having just crossed over the Ramshaw diamond in route to the Minorca Taconite plant for loading.

Loaded and empty ore trains meet at Biwabik, each with a trio of CN C40-8s.

A very cold morning as steaming pellets from U.S. Steel Minntac glide across the frozen landscape behind a trio of Dash 8's heading for Two Harbors, MN.

A U789 from Minntac rolls south down the CN Iron Range sub on Christmas Day 2020. The steam from the fresh baked taconite pellets, the wind blown snow from the passing train and the low sun angle... (more)

Loads from the Minorca mine round the bend and come into view as they are about to duck under county road 666 and knock the signal down and Nugget on the CN Iron Range sub.

CN 2040 and crew with 145 ore cars following is running north on the CN Iron Range sub on this nice Christmas morning.

Coming down the mountain from U.S. Steel Minntac at m.p. 5 on the CN Minntac sub, CN 2040 leads 145 ore cars filled to capacity on a frost covered afternoon as they head for Two Harbors, MN.

Some dense fog covers the fall landscape across the northern portion of the CN Iron Range sub as an empty ore train cruises along.

CN 2040 is back underway north after a rolling meet with taconite loads heading south on the CN Iron Range sub at Biwabik, MN.