Empties at Two Harbors do not leave the way they came in. I believe that's due to the headroom issue at Two Harbors, loads are dumped and then shoved towards an outbound yard. Empties then depart ... (more)

Empties at Two Harbors do not leave the way they came in. I believe that's due to the headroom issue at Two Harbors, loads are dumped and then shoved towards an outbound yard. Empties then depart ... (more)

Descending from Minntac with 145 iron ore loads in tow while snow falls across the landscape.

As they climb the grade into Allen Jct. they are also slowing for a meet and greet with an empty coming up from Two Harbors, MN on this cold day.

After a meet here at Allen Jct. with a NB empty, CN 2031 is ready to pull for the rest of the trip back into Two Harbors to put these loads into stockpile until the boats can take them to a mill.

Just before the sun rises on a cold April morning, CN 2031 is scurrying along the CN Iron Range Sub and passing through the yard at Biwabik, MN heading towards home at Two Harbors.

CN 2031 leads a Southbound ID through Ramshaw.

With the moon rising and the sun setting in Ramshaw, Minnesota, the last few minutes of golden light shines on a trio of C40-8's as they slow empty ore train U790 to cross the diamond with the Rai... (more)

Gritty and grimy is the life of a taconite hauler in the CN Two Harbors ore pool.

With a train of pellets fresh from the Minntac taconite plant in tow, a trio of Dash 8's lead CN U789 as it rolls through the West Wye signals at Iron Junction, Minnesota. The train is will take t... (more)

U789's train heads south on the Iron Range Sub at Ramshaw.

The last few minutes of golden hour sun shines on a trio of C40-8's as they slow empty ore train U790 to cross the diamond in Ramshaw, Minnesota and head towards Minntac for another load or pellet... (more)

A trio of Dash 8's lead ore empties as the round come around the bend in Gilbert, Minnesota in some golden hour sun. The train will head to Minntac for another load of taconite pellets to take bac... (more)

As heavy large flakes of snow fall quiet is broken on CN's Iron Range sub as first the hum of three dash 8's and then the steel-on-steel whooshing noise of one hundred forty-five ore cars filled w... (more)

A quiet afternoon with snow falling and pellets going to Two Harbors.