Daylight is falling into darkness and snow falls as U792 makes it's way north on the CN Iron Range sub.

Empties head north on the running track at Gilbert to meet southbound loads.

Coming north to reload with taconite pellets.

Snow swirls driven by a stout wind from the northwest as an empty ore train comes around the corner into Biwabik, MN.

Twenty minutes after sunrise with Canadian wildfire smoke filling the air and a little fog holding on, CN 2010 makes its way north on the CN Iron Range sub.

Taking the siding for a meet with iron ore loads.

An empty ore train for loading at the Minorca mine heads north at Nugget along the CN Iron Range sub.

An unusual winter that saw very little snow fall across NE Minnesota, today was an exception rather than the norm with heavy snow falling as CN 2016 takes the siding at Biwabik for a meet.

CN 2039 roars north with ore empties as a ground level railfan has just captured the action.

Moving along under the cover of fog.

CN 2032 leads the way up the CN Rainy Sub about to pass through the yard at Virginia, MN as the travel to the Minorca mine on the north side of town.

Obligatory train in the snow photo as the summer season begins. A trio of Dash 8s and 145 ore cars quietly move along the CN Iron Range Sub while snow falls.

A trio of dash 8s and 145 cars following along make the run from Two Harbors and are about a half hour away from their destination of loading pellets at the Cliffs owned Minorca mine just north of... (more)

CN 2041 navigates the chicane between Iron Jct. and Wolf along the double track portion of the Missabe Sub.

The wind was whipping as this empty ore train ran across the open yard at Biwabik along the CN Iron Range sub.