The last little bit of snow hangs on as a trio of -8's lead a taconite train along the CN Missabe sub. In a couple hundred yards they will take a left turn onto the CN Iron Range sub for Two Harb... (more)
After meeting southbound loads, CN 2010 roars up the running track at Sparta, MN heading north with a destination of U.S. Steel Minntac to load their own 145 car train with taconite pellets.
With heat from the hot ore pellets evident in the background, U793 brings a loaded ore train down the Iron Range Sub towards Two Harbors with a trio of C40-8s.
Chasing the setting sun along the CN Iron Range Sub a trio of GE's with 145 ore cars trailing continue towards U.S. Steel's Minntac plant to load out more taconite pellets.