Canadian National's Decatur-based yard switcher sits at WABIC (Wabash-Illinois Central interlocking) waiting for a Norfolk Southern manifest to roll through on January 2, 2010. Once given permissi... (more)

Ah Minnesota! May 7th, 2010 brings heavy snow to northern Minnesota but the mines and trains still run. A T-Bird prepares to shove back under the United Taconite load-out and fill these ore cars... (more)

Ah Minnesota! May 7th, 2010 brings heavy snow to northern Minnesota but the mines and trains still run. A T-Bird prepares to shove back under the United Taconite load-out and fill these ore cars... (more)

Each day there is 2 sets of T-Bird trains that haul raw iron ore between Largo and Fairlane for United Taconite. The trains usually leave the opposite ends at the same time which allows for a mee... (more)

Here the loaded T-Bird train has another load of raw iron ore for United Taconite's plant at Fairlane. This train, along with a counterpart, usually makes 2-4 round trips between Largo and Fairlan... (more)

On this trip the T-Bird trains met at Iron Junction as seen by all the dust as the rear end of the load disappears. These 2 train sets work daily moving raw iron ore for United Taconite from their... (more)

Power lays over for the night at Two Harbors diesel facility. For a class one railroad, this is still a strong hold for older power on the CN. Due to the use of 2 air systems on the ex-DMIR proper... (more)

This is the Dupont Transcaer Cars at East Joliet Yard. This unit will be used on the aux sable for the fire dept. As i was told by one of the worker on its way home out of the yard.

One hundred thirty cars of blast furnance trim from Minntac loaded in low side Missabe ore cars pass by the former entrance to then Eveleth Taconites Thunderbird south. These old cars probably sa... (more)

Another 120 loads of taconite pellets head down the hill from Minntac, visible in the upper right, bound for the dock at Two Harbors, MN

An extra M347 heads west into Joliet, led by a classic IC SD70.

One hundred twenty empty ore jennies under the leadership of Illinois Central 6250 pass by the former signal and switch leading to Eveleth Taconite's Thunderbird South crusher and loadout area on ... (more)

The turn from Mellen arrives at Prentice for a rendevous with the turn out of Bradley. The two trains will trade cars and return to their home terminals this evening. Three days out of seven each ... (more)

Hotshot 149 makes time on the approach to Clarke, he was clocked over the detector at Mile 290 doing 65 per!

SD 70 leads M-337 Into CN Dubuque yard