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.

Passenger train 95 runs through golden landscape on its way from Narvik to Kiruna on the swedish ore line. Behind the train you see lake Torneträsk and the mountain of Roavvoiaivi.

The iron trains in europe's far north between Kiruna and Narvik belong to the heaviest trains in Europe. Here the veteran Dm3 1208-1232-1207 "Sofia" is hauling an empty train back to Kiruna throug... (more)

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)

This is the face of Arctic passenger railroad service. (ASEA Rc6 belonging to Sweden's Statens Järnvägar) Locomotive #1326 is idling overnight ready for its 0537 departure from K... (more)

Empty ore-train waiting for a crossing.

Iron ore train bound for the port of Narvik, Norway. Old side-rods still in use today.

Night train 93 from Narvik to Kiruna and Stockholm is passing Rensjön station 30 kilometre from Kiruna.

TMZ 1416 of Stena (stenarecycling), the former MZ 1416 of DSB (Danish State Railway), is leaving Kiruna with a container train towards Gällivare-Boden.

Dm3 1224-1241-1223 "Baron" with loaded ore train 9914 and about 5200 tons between Vassijaure and Katterjåkk on the way to Narvik.

Rc6 1324 of SSRT with train 10095 Narvik-Kiruna-Lulea between Stordalen and Kaisepakte along Torneträsk lake.

IORE locomotives 106 "Kiruna" and 101 "Polcirkeln" with the empty ore train 19909 Narvik-Kiruna near Abisko Oestra.

Dm3 1202-1231-1201 "Kunigunda" with ore train 9930 from Kiruna to Narvik is passing a little lake between Vassijaure and Katterjåkk near the swedish/norwegian border, in the background Lake Váss... (more)

IORE 117 "Boden" and 115 "Stenbacken" with empty ore train 19909 from Narvik to Kiruna. The bright material in the first few cars is Olivine, a mineral used for the ore pellets production. In the ... (more)

Dm3 1217-1238-1218 "Hermelin" is reaching Bergfors with the empty ore train from Narvik to Kiruna. A few cars behind the locomotive are loaded with Olivine, a mineral of the magnesium iron silicat... (more)