It is a cool and rainy day on the Iron Range as this loaded ore train out of Minntac Mine near Mountain, MN, rolls south at MP 32. 32 miles left til this train is its destination of Two Harbors, M... (more)

After weighing the train, this load ore train is back on the move south of Highland near MP 12. Only 12 miles left in this run for this crew to Two Harbors. This crew went to work at Two Harbors a... (more)

An empty iron ore train rolls thru the west end at Biwabik. This train is heading towards Minntac Mine near Mountain Iron, MN, for loading. This train is 59 miles north of Two Harbors, which is wh... (more)

Sunday morning limestone train.

Ore loads from Minorca roll through Highland in a sea of white.

Ore loads from Minorca roll south through Fairbanks behind the only repainted Missabe SD38-2. A Minntac empty waits in the siding.

Afternoon Proctor Roadswitch dumps ore cars on Dock 6 while the Presque Isle unloads limestone at its home port of Duluth.

Ore on the CN - what a concept. The 212, B&LE 903 and DMIR 408 lead 136 loaded ore cars of Minntac pellets towards Dock #6. Minntac recently restarted production after several weeks of no pellets ... (more)

The only repainted DM&IR SD38-2 teams up with sister 215 (ex-B&LE 892) on a crude ore train.

The first DM&IR SD38-2 repainted into CN colors works its first assignment after having been delivered back to home rails. The Keenan Switch is picking up the unit at Shelton Junction.

The first DM&IR SD38-2 repainted into CN colors works its first assignment after having been delivered back to home rails. The Keenan Switch picked up the unit at Shelton Junction and is using it ... (more)

At first light, DM&IR 212 heads up a loaded taconite train bound for the Duluth dock. We later heard on the radio that the unit was leaking oil and had to be shut down. Its now sitting dead at ... (more)

A loaded T-Bird gets a green as it overtakes it's empty partner on double track on the way back to the mine. The trailing unit is DMIR 308, which is now the last remaining SDM on the CN roster. Th... (more)

A loaded T-Bird approaches the switch to head into the Fairlane pellet plant in Forbes. This will probably be the last "real" Missabe train I ever shoot :(

On this 35 F below morning, the first daylight crude train of the day makes it's way around the curve into the United Taconite Plant at Forbes, MN