The A-B-B-B-A set of F's are ready to depart Taconite Harbor.

A view looking at the shuttered former LTV Steel Mining Company (Erie Mining) ore dock at Taconite Harbor. The ore dock hasn't been used for shipping ore in ten years (LTV quit in 2001 and success... (more)

A view looking at the shuttered former LTV Steel Mining Company (Erie Mining) trestle and ore dock at Taconite Harbor. The ore dock hasn't been used for shipping ore in ten years (LTV quit in 2001... (more)

A pair of F9s ease back to pick up RS11 7209 and a waste water tank car from the top of the dormant ore dock in 2006. Cliffs Erie had moved some cars to the dock area to pick up grinding equipment... (more)

On a beautiful September 20, 1991, a LTV Mining (former Erie Mining) taconite train slowly unloads over the dock at Taconite Harbor, Minnesota. The train is pulled by EMD F9A No. 4213, GP38 No. 42... (more)

Despite the watering of ore as it is dumped (visible under the train), a stiff northwest wind has whipped up quite the dust cloud. The 1000-footer James R. Barker is in the process of loading whil... (more)

As the rear of a LTV Mining (former Erie Mining) ore train slowly rumbles over the dock at Taconite Harbor still dumping taconite pellets, in this view, the power curves away from the dock and lak... (more)

An A-B-GP-A consist slowly unloads an ore train during the last few moments of daylight. After spending two days along this line without seeing any ore trains, our patience was finally rewarded o... (more)

The morning fog had almost lifted as a LTV Steel Mining taconite train unloads at Taconite Harbor, MN on June 20, 1997. The ore boat "St. Clair" was taking on a load.

A pair of locomotive cranes lift a derailed ore car up so it can be set back down on its trucks. They were lucky the cars were empty.

In late 1998 LTV Steel Mining Company began running longer 125-car ore trains and to handle such tonnage they assembled 6-unit locomotive sets (previously 4-5 units sets were the norm on 96-car tr... (more)

Unloading along the shore of Lake Superior on a beautiful spring day in 1999.

Paying first class to ride in the Milwaukee Road Skytop Cedar Rapids over the former LTVSMC dock at Taconite Harbor in 2002 was worth every penny. The sun came out and illuminated the shuttered do... (more)

Dumping ore at Taconite Harbor
A LTV Mining (former Erie Mining) loaded taconite train slowly rumbles over the dock at Taconite Harbor, Minnesota, on a beautiful September 20, 1991. The... (more)

Color in the Northwoods
LTV Steel (former Erie Mining Company) F9's move ore toward Taconite Harbor on dreary, yet colorful autumn day of September 23, 1993. This view is a few miles we... (more)