Later the same afternoon, the same 4 Iowa Northern GP38-3's approach Shell Rock with a string of covered hoppers.
Picking up the chase where Dave Schauer left off, here are SOO 700 and DM&IR 192 approaching 54th Street in Duluth with empty hoppers bound for storage at Marble.
Brand new BNSF 6620 and 6619 brighten up the mud season countryside as they climb westbound out of Delano.
A pair of new ES44AC's and a Warbonnet SD75M roll a loaded coal train to Portage, WI in the scenic Upper Mississippi River valley.
The taconite plant at Mountain Iron can be seen on the hill behind the train as another load heads for the Iron Range sub and Two Harbors.
4 Iowa Northern GP38-3's return to Greene light engine after taking cars to the IC&E at Nora Springs.
There is some rugged scenery in the Twin Ports area. Just a few minutes away from a crew change at Pokegama Yard, a hot CN southbound descends Steelton Hill.
DM&IR 223 leads a loaded pellet train at Mountain Iron, MN
DM&IR 412 leads a northbound train of old style "regular" cars at Gilbert, MN