A trio of EMD SD40-3's keep the ore cars in check as they roll down grade from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant southward for Two Harbors.
Rare elephant style tac train heads north out of Allen Jct... unfortunate about all the new signal ugliness.
In a fairly rare move, the E-Lead Switch is using a single SD40-3, as she lives out her last summer.
Ore loads roll through Fairbanks after waiting for a broken rail to be repaired.
After a small rain shower passes thru, the sun came out to light up the afternoon as this empty ore train rolls thru CTC Wolf on their way to Minntac Mine near Iron Mountain, MN. This train came o... (more)
Loads from Fairlane heading south to Proctor.
Loads from Fairlane head south to Proctor.
Loads form Fairlane heading to Proctor.
The changing face of the Missabe. A pair of reassigned IC SD40-3s (6254/6261) depart Proctor with the MRF while B&LE 909 and IC 6006 arrive with a loaded ore train (U-717) from United Taconite. ... (more)
CNIC 6261 is preparing to head towards Detroit on the CN Holly Sub at Johnson Road.
A pair of IC SD40-2's, the leader sporting CN's lovely paint scheme... awaits the arrival of its counterpart M338 before departing Westbound.
Regular Merchandise Train from Chicago, IL - Waterloo, IA. (Canon EOS20D, 16-35mm f/2.8L USM)
M-337 rolls into Dubuque with 45 minutes to do work before they run out of time.
