A cold refreshing image back when it was below zero and code blue on New Year's Day compared to the 90 degrees with a dew point at 72 degrees on this last day of spring in NE Minnesota.
A trio of C40-8's are hard at work as they lead loaded taconite train U789, rolling through Aurora, Minnesota and heading towards Two Harbors.
A trio of C40-8's lead a steaming train of taconite loads as U789 cruises through McKinley, Minnesota and heads towards Two Harbors.
Gliding along with steaming taconite pellets in tow.
Steam rolls off freshly baked US Steel pellets on a cold and clear Winter afternoon. CN 2032 and company are in charge of the 20,000 ton train heading back to Two Harbors.
Pellets from the Minorca mine (the pit is coincidently located behind the train about a mile but the processing plant is located north of Virginia, MN off the CN Rainy sub about an hour behind the... (more)
CN 2032 leads a couple of UP visitors and 76 coke loads downgrade towards Thunder Bay passing endless fresh green boreal forests.
Snow is falling as Minorca taconite pellets run south on the CN Iron Range sub bound for Two harbors, MN.
CN 2032 north passes through the small location/community of Sparta, MN. At one time there was a four track yard here with several branches off the main to serve natural ore pits in the area. To... (more)
Three GE's and 145 ore jennies run past a newly activated death star signal at Spruce along the CN Iron Range sub. The new signal was installed about three years ago at this location and activated... (more)
Departing Minntac for Proctor with fresh baked taconite pellets that will be bound for the dock at Duluth, MN.
A C-630M and two GP-9's power a westbound freight up Vaudreuil Hill.
A trio of standard cab Dash 8s lead an empty ore train towards Minntac.
Destined for the loadout at Minntac, U788's train heads into Iron Junction.
CN C40-8s 2032, 2033 and 2028 catch the last rays of the day heading north on the Iron Range Sub in search of another load of iron ore.
