North Shore Mining's 5am loads are about half ways along their 46 mile run from Babbitt to Silver Bay.

The 11am crude taconite ore train out of Babbitt is powered by leased CIT SD9043MAC and a couple of SD40-3's.

A visit to Willmar usually yields a few interesting railroad sights. April Fools Day 2014 was no exception. Here, a leased SD9043MAC sits with a couple of GE's on one of the servicing tracks. T... (more)

On Columbus Day, GMRC Train 263--led by leased CITX SD90MAC #130--approaches Mount Holly, Vermont.

On Columbus Day, GMRC Train 263--led by leased CITX SD90MAC #130--rolls into Ludlow, Vermont with Okemo Mountain as a backdrop.