A fairly rare catch to find one of NSM's rebuilt SD28s leading a loaded ore train. Here 1234 leads three leased SD40-2s towards Silver Bay with 156 cars.

A classic three EMD set of NSM locomotives breaks the silence of the cold northern Minnesota winter wilderness as they pull the loads of raw taconite rock from the mine to the plant. Once they pas... (more)

Veteran SD18 1231 shoves NSM's unique looking Jordan Spreader east on the snow covered south track.

Seldom used veteran Reserve Mining SD18 1231 pulls the railroad's Jordan Spreader towards milepost 32 where they will reverse direction and plow towards milepost 18, making a pass over the snow co... (more)

A trio of road units hustle 156 ore empties back to the mine at Babbitt after a decent snowfall.

North Shore Mining loads head south at Highway 2 for Silver Bay.

Nice clean leader powers an ore train through ice fog as it heads for the plant at Silver Bay on Christmas Eve.

The Ice Kingdom. With ice covering everything, a beautiful sight was 4 NSM SD40's chugging towards Silver Bay with a cold shortened train. Truly was sight to behold.

1100 loads running a little late as they blast through Toimi with some fall colors still clinging on.

Another load of raw ore for Silver Bay breaks out from under a cloud and into the sun at the Highway 15 overpass.

Just like clockwork, loads that departed Babbitt Mine at 11 am make their way past Toimi, Mn just over an hour later behind a trio of EMDs.

Some 11.8 miles off the Iron Range Subdivision on the DM&IR Wales branch is where they crossed the Cloquet River at Jordan. Based on the condition of the bridge and the sign now posted this is th... (more)

With a total of 650 axels, a single SD40-3 and two NREX SD40-2's lead the 158 taconite loads from the mine at Babbitt tthrough the colors of a Minnesota forest to the plant at Silver Bay on a perf... (more)

Headed for Silver Bay with 130 loads.

Recented leased 5482 wears NSM colors but is lettered for owner NRE. Here it leads 130 ore loads towards the pellet plant at Silver Bay. Getting any clean unit this time of year is a handsome re... (more)