Still looking good from a somewhat fresh paint job, CN 5264 adds color to the otherwise dreary allbeit interesting lash-up on a NB limestone train for U.S. Steel Minntac.
A BNSF taconite train finishes loading in the early morning hours at United Taconite while the fog and clouds roll in making for a dramatic sky just as the sun begins to rise. Once loaded, the cr... (more)
Rounding the corner just south of Forbes Minnesota, former CNW 8565 and CNW 8560 both in the CN 15 year scheme leads raw ore loads for United Taconite.
A T-Bird with 120 loads of raw taconite rock takes the switch at north Fairlane and so begins the approach into United Taconite on a snowy Sunday afternoon.