After hauling limestone up from Proctor to the Minntac mine, IC 6253 is backhauling 48 loads of chips and fines from the mine and shoving them into the yard at Keenan.

Heading south from the mine to the plant with rock that will be processed into taconite pellets.

DMIR 405 leading the way back to Proctor with taconite loads.

The local coming down from Ranier, MN is about to come to a stop for planned work at Keenan Yard before proceeding on for home base at Proctor, MN.

After setting out some engines from the Two Harbors ore pool and a few cars of interchange traffic at Keenan yard, DMIR 400 is headed back towards Two Harbors with some interchange cars.

Sunny day along the Missabe.

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

Not much going on trackside but the sky was full of action as the Northern Lights were dancing.

The Keenan local coming home about to shove into their yard as a northbound stack continues on.

A snowy trip for the entire 74 miles along the Iron Range Sub is coming to end as CN 2028 is about to cross Highway 7 turning north and getting on the CN Missabe Sub and then the CN Minntac Sub ar... (more)

DMIR 408 and BLE 903 move taconite bearing rock from the mine down to the plant on a nice winter afternoon.

The pair of dash 8s look good in the winter light.

A heavy spring snowfall is occurring as this empty limestone train heads back south to Proctor yard after dumping its contents at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

Cutting through the long shadows of a short winter afternoon on the way back to Proctor yard.

Coming up from Two Harbors to set out and pick up at Keenan yard, DMIR 400 now steps off the Missabe sub and onto the east leg of the wye onto the Iron Range sub for the return trip back to Two Ha... (more)