Containers head south from Canada behind a SD70M-2 catching some sun on a mostly cloudy morning.

With a work block ahead, IC 6252 hauling United Taconite pellets and IC 6262 hauling U.S. Steel pellets have pulled even with other and the crews share stories until the block is lifted and they c... (more)

Taconite pellets made at the United Taconite plant start the journey south towards Proctor, MN under more clouds than sun.

One hundred twenty nine loads of taconite pellets start the trip south from the United Taconite plant down the CN Missabe sub to the yard at Proctor, MN behind IC 6252 and DMIR 405.

A few miles into the southbound trip down the CN Missabe sub back to Proctor with fresh pellet loads and a quick look over the shoulder reveals exhaust plumes that United Taconite is still running... (more)

Spring brown season is in full display but the sun was out and a train was moving pellets south on the CN Missabe sub.

Rolling along the CN Missabe Sub which parallels Highway 7 for several miles through the Zim/Sax bog wildlife area, DMIR 409 leads two bigger Dash 8's pulling pellets from United Taconite. With r... (more)

Pulling out of United Taconite with 138 fully loaded ore cars bound for Proctor, MN.

Mere moments before NS 4242 rounded the curve it was raining at this location as they were running south down the CN Missabe Sub, moving 138 ore cars as the first test of NS's DC-to-AC GEs on CN'... (more)

Heading up from Proctor, MN to load 138 cars at United Taconite and make the return trip.

Running south down the CN Missabe Sub, NS 4242 and NS 4417 are moving 138 ore cars as the first test of NS's DC-to-AC GEs on CN's ore lines has begun. Might be a first with NS power and older Mis... (more)

Seconds after northbound traffic cleared on the CN Missabe Sub and the signal turned green, NS 4242 hit the lights and throttled up to begin moving 138 ore cars and with it the first test of NS's ... (more)

Not much in the scenery dept. as brown stick season prevails after the winter snow melt but before the green-up of spring. The sun is shining and the trains are running though like this taconite t... (more)

Slowing to take the siding for a meet with a CN container train waiting for them, DMIR 409 and two Dash 8's supply the power for these taconite loads on the way down to Proctor.

I see some IC at United taconite as IC 6264 pulls 140 loads of taconite pellets out of the yard and head down the CN Missabe sub while IC 6252 in charge of empties to head back to the mine to load... (more)