BLE 909 leads ore loads South through Zim.

Nearing last light, DMIR 408 is running north along the CN Missabe with limestone loads for the Minorca taconite mine.

The last IC unit on CN with a white frame stripe leads a colorful consist south through Zim on ore loads from Fairlane.

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)

After spending the better part of daylight dumping limestone at U.S. Steel Minntac it's now time to head back south to Proctor yard.

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)

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)

A humming and a rumbling down the Missabe sub back to Proctor, MN with limestone empties.

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)

Running across the frozen landscape of northern Minnesota with fresh loads of taconite pellets bound for Europe.

A lot of people are usually out here with cameras in hand waiting......to photograph birds. The Sax-Zim Bog is a world renowned birding location in the winter, as well as the spring and summer. I... (more)

Low winter light illuminates the U713 from Minntac to Proctor as they travel through the Zim/Sax bog bird area.

On a cold afternoon, CN 3205 is about 30 miles into a 1400 mile trip heading south with the first test all-rail taconite train between U.S Steel Minntac and a large bulk commodity facility named ... (more)