A pair of anniversary Dash8's lead a mine shuttle train south down the CN Missabe sub.
Matched Dash 8's pull rock loads from United Taconite's Thunderbird north pit down the Missabe sub and will soon be making the left turn to deliver into United Taconite's Fairlane plant property.
Bring taconite rock from the mine down towards the plant.
A fog and frosty last day of 2022 as a matched pair of anniversary dash 8's move taconite bearing rock from the mine to the plant.
A nice afternoon along the Missabe.
Snow falls and flies around as this train travels back to the mine to reload.
Heavy snow is falling as CN 2107 approaches the road crossing at Highway 7.
It was a nice peaceful wait for the train to cross over the river.
Taconite rock rolls south while a manifest rolls north on the double track portion of the CN Missabe sub.
Crossing the river on a nice summer's morning.
Dumped out and ready to return to the mine to reload. The sun will set before they depart.
Two very different veterans pull vintage Missabe ore cars.
A few minutes before sun sets, IC 6252 sits in the yard at United Taconite waiting while an IC semi-trailer sits alongside. The trailer has been moving along with a tie gang that's been working o... (more)
A TBird mine shuttle with a BLE duo as power heads south on a nice spring morning with rock for the plant.
A TBird mine shuttle heads south on a nice spring morning with rock for the plant.
