Steaming pellets rounding the bend as they come down from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant on a bitter cold afternoon never gets old.
A rare move of still steaming taconite pellets coming north off the CN Iron Range sub and using the east leg of the wye at Iron Jct. to head down the CN Missabe sub to Proctor yard instead of the ... (more)
Many railfans have photographed ore trains at this location when visiting the former DMIR but how many times have steaming pellets been photographed moving north at this location? This train was ... (more)
CN 2028 throttles up to make the climb out of Virginia passing through the former DW&P yard along the CN Rainy sub.
Proctor Road Switch has been busy today, handling their third move to/from the docks. These empty limestone cars will be spotted for loading.
One of the endless ore trains being unloaded onto a ship at the Duluth ore docks.
CN 2028 rounds the curve at Biwabik on the way north. Using your best horse racing call/voice makes it more interesting.
Running up the CN Rainy sub through the yard a Virginia, MN a trio of dash 8's and 145 ore cars glide along and in a few miles will reach the Minorca mine loadout chute.
Empties from Two Harbors take the siding at Biwabik and will wait briefly for their counterpart loads that will be coming shortly.
It's a beautiful fall morning in Duluth as this train waits for a new crew to then begin offloading taconite pellets at the docks in Duluth Minnesota.
Empties north from Two Harbors, MN to U.S. Steel Minntac and then back to Two Harbors, MN. Load, dump, repeat.
Reaching the half way point, CN 2028 is south on the CN Iron Range sub at Allen Jct. with 145 loads of still fresh taconite pellets following behind.
The evidence indicates it wasn't a very warm morning as taconite loads run south for Two Harbors, MN.
A cold wind is blowing out of the north and the temperature is minus 25 degrees as the crew onboard CN 2028 was running at the sun aiming for Two Harbors, MN when they spot a railfan standing on ... (more)
