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.

Heading south with rock from the mine, CN 2111 hits a little sun after crossing over the diamond at Shelton Jct. where the Rainy sub meets the Missabe sub heading for the plant.

Loading rock at the mine on a cold spring day.

Turning off the Missabe sub and approaching United Taconite property with loads of rock for the plant.

Departing Fairlane with empties heading back to the mine.

Time of photo is 2058 and the sunset time on this day is 2107. The absolute last ray of sun hits the U730 as they head north with a matched clean pair of dash 8's with the anniversary logo.

BLE 906 and sister 909 make a nice-looking combo as they glide down from the mine to the plant working a mine shuttle job.

Moving from Main 1 over to Main 2, CN 2107 heads back to the mine while passing a mixed freight that's waiting for traffic to clear up ahead on the CN Rainy sub before they can themselves proceed ... (more)

Storming up the Missabe Sub passing the now abandoned former DM&IR dispatcher/m.o.w. building at Iron Jct. an IC SD40-3 duo heads back to the mine.