The Keenan switch job bringing back a healthy cut of sand cars from out of storage on the former Erie Mining Co. property.
It's Christmas Eve and throughout the land not a creature was stirring except for the crew on this U789 hauling Minntac made taconite pellets bound for Two Harbors. It was -10 degrees with a nw w... (more)
Minorca mine loaded U793 rips through the s-curve leading into N. Biwabik but will soon slow and come to a stop for a crew change at Biwabik.
Along with their normal task of switching the Dyno Nobel facility outside Biwabik, today's R901 Keenan job also had the project of retrieving 174 sand empties from storage on the former Erie Minin... (more)
CN C40-8s 2000, 2016 and 2010 lead 145 iron ore empties northbound onto the main track at Biwabik.
CN C40-8 2029 leads ore loads South through Biwabik.
Loads south meeting empties north on the curve at Biwabik with a fall color backdrop.
BLE 903 leads ore empties North through Biwabik.
More marbles on the way down to Two Harbors, MN.
Coming through Biwabik, starring at the sun, empties roll north behind a trio of dash 8's. Note the engineer's t-shirt logo.
A matched set of dash 8s leads a train eastbound into Biwabik with some nice sunlight scored on a mostly cloudy morning.
Repainted BLE tunnel motor 903 leads ore empties North through Biwabik.
Not much to see on this foggy morning as CN 2007, CN 2013 and IC 6254 roll 145 cars of taconite pellets along towards Two Harbors.
Casting long shadows across the yard as they travel south bound for Two Harbors, MN with taconite pellets.
Less than an hour after sunrise, CN 2029 is just about an hour into their trip to Two Harbors, MN with these steaming pellets made at Minntac and passing through the yard at Biwabik, MN. On the ho... (more)
