It's a gloomy late fall day across northern Minnesota as this empty from Two Harbors, MN heads north up the CN Iron Range sub for a date with the west loadout pocket at U.S. Steel Minntac before r... (more)

After having to wait for a southbound CN container train on the west side of the Ramshaw diamond it's now full speed ahead for the Keenan local to head east for switching duties dropping off loads... (more)

CN 2027 with taconite pellets from the Minorca mine is crossing over the former Duluth Missabe and Northern (DM&N) then it was the DMIR and now it's the CN bridge along the CN Iron Range Sub for T... (more)

IC 3120 and GTW 4906 return from switching at Dyno Noble headed back to Keenan yard crossing over the former Duluth Missabe and Northern (DM&N) then the DMIR and now the CN bridge along the CN Iro... (more)

Navigating the S-curve CN 2041 north is taking the turn on what was the former DM&N, then DM&IR and now the CN Iron Range Sub passing by the grade of the former D&IR which was abandoned in 1972.

Empties from Two Harbors make their way north along the now featureless CN Iron Range Sub near Fayal. Not long ago there were searchlights and code line along here but now the searchlights have s... (more)

CN 2028 pushes its way up the CN Iron Range Sub breaking trail for the 592 axels following behind.

A trio of Dash 8's running north on the CN Iron Range Sub coming back from Two Harbors, MN to load more taconite pellets.

The heavy wet snow has tapered off a bit as CN 2010 makes the return trip back to Two Harbors, MN.

Under less than ideal conditions weather-wise, CN 2006 is pulling empties back from Two Harbors, MN for U.S. Steel to load fresh made taconite pellets.

Three GE's and 145 ore jennies run past a newly activated death star signal at Spruce along the CN Iron Range sub. The new signal was installed about three years ago at this location and activated... (more)

IC SD40-3 6252 leads ore loads north past a remaining DMIR searchlight at Fayal, just east of the DWP diamond at Ramshaw. As of September of 2019, C40-8s now rule the ore trains on the Two Harbors... (more)

A trio of GE's race north along the CN Iron Range sub with 145 empties in tow for loading at the Minorca taconite plant.

A trio of GE's race thru the S-curve around the southside of the former Genoa mine pit running north taking the turn on what was the former DM&N, then DMIR and now the CN Iron Range Sub passing th... (more)

On an extremely cold morning, ore loads out of Minntac head south past the DM&IR searchlights in Fayal. A trio of standard cab Dash 8's have the steaming pellets rolling along at a good clip as th... (more)