The night sky is alive with thousands of stars, the Big Dipper and a meteor streaking by.....all while the solitude is broken by the sound of EMD's dragging the 11pm loads out of Babbitt destined ... (more)

Even before the new ACe's and ugly leasers came on property, getting a trio of the former CN/Alstom SD40-3's was a rare feat. Built for the CN, these grey ghosts gained notoriety when they were re... (more)

The Tailings train heads through Beaver Bay past “Railfan Rock” with a NSM SD40-2 on the head end and a NSM SD40-2 on the rear.

A pair of veteran SD40-3's sandwich a train of now empty side dumps as they drift back down to the plant after visiting the tailing basin to dump their tailings waste material.

Gliding along the NSM mainline is two somewhat still new to them engines in the form of ex-CSX SD70ACe and one lease unit PRLX 2643, which is an ex-NS SD70M pulling the loads from the mine to the ... (more)

Empties behind two ex-CSX but new to them NSM painted SD70ACe's (673 & 671) and NSM 660 a former CN/WC SD40-3 kick up some of the fresh snow and they rumble along the mainline heading west back t... (more)

A veteran workhorse who's been used hauling coarse tailings westbound from the plant to the mine. They use the tailings on the mine haul roads to protect the tires of the big equipment and make f... (more)

After delivering cars of tailings to the mine at Babbitt, MN NSM 653 is headed back east towards the plant at Silver Bay, MN roughly 44 miles away.

A pair of NSM SD40-3's work at pulling and pushing heavy wet coarse tailings loads along the Northshore Mining main line as they head up to the mine to deliver these cars. The mine uses the mater... (more)

Never know what a person may see while trackside. Northshore Mining has received 5 new to them ex- CSX EMD SD70ACe's for moving taconite rock from their mine at Babbitt, MN down to their plant at... (more)

The evening ore train rounding the bend near Beaver River on the way towards Silver Bay.

The NSM has started back up after taking some time off this summer with low customer demand due to the virus. The NSM also has picked up some newer SD70's right before they shutdown. So these girl... (more)

The rising sun has just crested above the treetops soaking this wintery scene in a yellow glow as Northshore Mining's daily 0600 job with three of their 50+ year old ex-CN grey SD40s powering 80 l... (more)

A pair of regular leasers get the call on the morning loads out of Babbitt as they round the bend downgrade toward the processing plant in Silver Bay with the tremendous fall colors accenting the ... (more)

A pair of leased SD90/43MAC's lead a set of empties back to Babbitt. I've heard their new power is with in days of arriving, so shoot these while you still can.