After departing the Minorca mine north of Virginia, MN, 145 loads of taconite pellets are still steaming in the cold Minnesota winter air as they travel along towards the dock at Two Harbors, MN.

Track speed down the CN Iron Range Sub with taconite marbles from the Minorca mine destined for the yard at Two Harbors some 70 miles away.

Cold and clear. Four EMD's with 145 ore cars behind them start the trek down the CN Iron Range Sub with pellets from the Minorca mine set to be delivered to the yard at Two Harbors, MN. on a day ... (more)

CN heritage unit, DMIR 403, pulling 130 cars of taconite pellets down the CN Iron Range Sub at Biwabik while a track crew and CN personnel mingle by the old DMIR engine house and shop.

Rounding the curve onto the CN Iron Range Sub for the 74 mile trip to a yard track at Two Harbors, DMIR 403 looks good pulling these 130 cars of taconite pellets.

Racing around the corner at Biwabik, MN heading for Two Harbors with fresh made taconite pellets.

The engineer throttles up his 4 EMD's and accelerates 145 cars of taconite pellets continuing the trip that started at the ArcelorMittal Minorca mine and will end at the yard at Two Harbors.

A northbound empty taconite train headed to the Minorca mine for loading makes it's way past the old signals that once protected the EVTAC mines south crusher tracks along the CN Iron Range Sub. n... (more)

Missabe 403 leads ore loads downgrade into Two Harbors as fall colors begin to show along the north shore of Lake Superior.

On a crisp early fall morning, DM&IR 400, B&LE 903 and IC 6256 provide about the only color across the landscape as the leaves haven't started to change much yet.

DM&IR 400 is in charge of taconite loads from the Minorca mine while they have a rolling meet in the yard at Biwabik with an empty train heading back to the Minntac mine.

DM&IR 403 leads 145 loads of pellets from the Minorca mine back to Two Harbors just before crossing the Ramshaw diamond during the last light of the day.

CN 6024, IC 6264 and IC 6256 roll south from the Minorca mine with 140 loads of steaming taconite pellets on a sunny but cold winter day. They are aiming for Two Harbors, MN but this crew will fa... (more)

A freindly wave from the conductor as the empty taconite rolls through the north end of the yard at Biwabik headin up to the Minorca taconite plant for the loading of these 135 cars. The train is ... (more)

An 135 car empty ore train bound for Minorca to load taconite rolls through Fayal along the CN Iron Range Subdivision on a 60 degree late winter day.