IORE 113 "Bergfors" and IORE 122 "Råtsi" with an empty iron ore train near Bergfors.

IORE 126 "Sandskär" and IORE 110 "Björkliden" with train 9914 near Stordalen.

IORE 113 "Bergfors" and IORE 122 "Råtsi" with an empty iron ore train from Narvik to Kiruna near Stordalen.

IORE 122 "Råtsi" and IORE 113 "Bergfors" are pulling a heavy iron ore train from Kiruna to Narvik.

IORE 111 "Katterat" and IORE 128 "Krokvik" with an iron ore train from Kiruna to Narvik near

IORE 107 passing Vassijaure between two clouds at 11:25 pm

Still Light
For The GT9920 hauled by IORE 120 "Kaisepakte" and IORE 114 "Rautas" that passed Vassijaure at 21:39 thanks to the Northern Light above the Polar Circle... (more)

Rolling Down
The 17‰ descent of the Ofotbanan to Narvik, The IORE 126 "Sandskär" and IORE 105 "Narvik" braking down a full 68-car Iron Ore Train from Kiruna, pas... (more)

Between Rocks and Stone
45,810 meter of Real Power, the IORE locomotives are with their 1400kN one of the most Powerful Machines Worldwide existing on Railways. Here we got IORE 117 &q... (more)

Ice in May
IORE 108 "Torneträsk" and IORE 117 "Boden" passing one of the lakes that were still frozen in mid-May with an Iron-Ore train to Narvik.

Break the Silence.
In a Breathtaking Silence and Landscape, IORE 107 "Svappavaara" and IORE 128 "Krokvik" hauls an impressive 8400ton Iron-Ore train made by 68 load... (more)

IORE 111 and 110 are standing in Kiruna with an ore train.

An empty ore train is on its way back from Narvik to Kiruna. In the background you see the Tornetrask lake and the highway E10.

Iron ore train on its way from Kiruna to Narvik. The passenger train visible on the right has to wait, because the heavy freight trains have priority on this line.

Hauling iron ore across the arctic is a pretty tough job.

Actually these weather conditions are not that bad, since usually the area around the Torneträsk does not see the worst we... (more)