Loaded taconite pellets head south with a B&LE engine trailing after departing from the plant at Fairlane. Temps hovered near -20 and windchills held steady at -47.

A loaded train under the command of DMIR 201 arrives at the large iron ore plant at Fairlane, MN under temperatures near -21 and windchills near -47.

A fresh snowfall the night before and blue skies today made for a nice setting as this steaming ore train worked its way south towards Proctor Yard.

Missabe 400 is about to roll over a repaired broken rail that occurred during a bitter cold snap this past Sunday. Breaks are all too common when temps fall below zero and cars with flat spots po... (more)

Fresh snow covers the ground as this loaded ore train slowly rolls over the automatic scales at Proctor on Valentine's Day.

Southbound Unitac loads for Proctor cross over the Whiteface River in -15F temps. DMIR 410 is one of only 15 maroon units remaining.

A loaded taconite train passes through Alborn en route to Proctor. 410 is one of only 15 maroon units remaining.

A loaded taconite train rounds Beartrap curve at Grand Lake en route from the Fairlane United Taconite Plant to the Proctor Yard.

A loaded taconite train kicks up snow as it heads south along highway 7 to Proctor.

DMIR 410 and BLE 903 depart the United Taconite Fairlane Plant with a loaded tac train headed for Proctor.

An empty T-Bird crude ore train returns to United Taconite's Thunderbird Mine for loading on a chilly -18F Sunday morning.

Retired DM&IR 223 and 207 sit in the frigid -18F cold in Virginia awaiting shipment to Homewood for scrapping.

DMIR 201 leads sister 200 into the yard at Fairlane with a loaded T-Bird for the United Taconite Plant. Both units are running on borrowed time as only 15 maroon units remain.

410 roars through Grand Lake with its turbocharger emiting an ear-splitting scream. I've NEVER heard a turbo scream like this one...this unit is certainly on its last legs.

Taconite pellets steam at Fairlane after being loaded into a train bound for Proctor. The cold air made for an impressive display of steam.