Testing on the former DMIR by CN of these two NS GE AC44C6M's pulling ore cars on the CN Iron Range Sub between Two Harbors, MN and U.S. Steel Minntac.

Seconds after northbound traffic cleared on the CN Missabe Sub and the signal turned green, NS 4242 hit the lights and throttled up to begin moving 138 ore cars and with it the first test of NS's ... (more)

A U789 from Minntac rolls south down the CN Iron Range sub on Christmas Day 2020. The steam from the fresh baked taconite pellets, the wind blown snow from the passing train and the low sun angle... (more)

A cold in hell is a common phrase used to describe a rare occurrence or event and since it was bone chilling cold on this day with a air temp of -20 and a wind chill reading making it feel much co... (more)

As the clouds moved in it was a lucky break to have a sliver of full sun between late afternoon shadows and clouds taking over to catch this northbound empty train coming off the running track aft... (more)

After passing through Grand Rapids, MN BNSF 251 and 252 continue east on the BNSF Lakes sub passing over the Prairie river with their manifest train in tow.

CN 3035 is rumbling north up the Missabe sub knocking down the signal at Wolf along main two taking a right turn for them heading towards Shelton Jct. and the Rainy sub bound for Canada. This sig... (more)

Heading back to their namesake yard, the Kelly Lake local knocks the snow off while rumbling across the large steel Missabe era trestle along the CN Keenan sub with 6 cars in tow after serving the... (more)

The snow has turned to a slight drizzle as fresh CN 3069 rumbles thru the former DW&P yard continuing up the Rainy sub at Virginia, MN heading to the Canadian border with a 440 axel very much phot... (more)

A little snow mixed with rain is falling on a dark and gloomy Sunday afternoon with CN's privatization celebration heritage unit paying homage to the Wisconsin Central, CN 3069 leading Q117 on the... (more)

Never know what a person may see while trackside. Northshore Mining has received 5 new to them ex- CSX EMD SD70ACe's for moving taconite rock from their mine at Babbitt, MN down to their plant at... (more)

CN 2027 with taconite pellets from the Minorca mine is crossing over the former Duluth Missabe and Northern (DM&N) then it was the DMIR and now it's the CN bridge along the CN Iron Range Sub for T... (more)

A brief break in the fog that's rolling across the yard affords the crew of CN 2020 some better vision.

After handing off to a CN crew to load this all-rail train at U.S. Steel Minntac, it is now back with a BNSF crew as they head back west (RR north) along the CN Keenan Sub while crossing one of th... (more)

Due to congestion on the CN, a late-running Kelly Lake Local coming back from the Minorca mine with five empty bentonite cars slowly cruising by the former GN depot in Hibbing, MN on a Friday afte... (more)