After a meet, CN 2004 coming off the running track throttles up getting back to track speed heading north for a date with the west load out pocket at the U.S. Steel Minntac taconite plant.
Hot, humid and hazy as CN 2025 rolls along pulling steaming pellets from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant. The Canadian wildfire smoke has been thick the last several weeks across northern Minnesota, ... (more)
Cold, crisp and clear beats hot, humid and hazy any day. CN 2041 leads taconite loads south through Allen Jct. on a nice day.
CN 2031 north and their empties prepare to give a roll-by to CN 2026 south with their loads at north Biwabik.
Early morning loads from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant make their way south along the CN Iron Range sub splitting the signals at Jones.
Empties from Two Harbors take the siding at Biwabik and will wait briefly for their counterpart loads that will be coming shortly.
A trio of dash 8s bring empties north on the Iron Range Sub.
CN 2123 & 8955 lead X33791 06 past the old Beth Siding. If memory serves, only half a year prior, the rails were still standing, but alas, time moves on. Looking back at this, I'm incredibly thank... (more)
Limestone empties head downhill on a code blue morning.
Chicago & North Western hauls a loaded coal train south. Meanwhile Burlington Northern hauls a load coal train North on the opposite rail. This is one of those train my dad was probably kind of me... (more)
A Rock Island Rail Freight Train heads south through Webb, MS., On their way to Albin for a Firework photoshoot.
A Rock Island Rail freight train is seen here staged in the Mississippi Delta at Albin, MS., during a firework photoshoot.
