LTV/Erie 4212 leads an ore train around the return loop at Taconite Harbor in September of 1987. The train has almost finished unloading and will cross Hwy 61 (twice) before heading back to the mi... (more)

LTV Steel 4201 - 4202 - 4207, with empies at Cramer, Minnesota. April 12, 2000. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©

LTV/Erie RS-11 7205 works a mine train at their facility in Hoyt Lakes, MN. in September of 1987. These units were seldom photographed as they stayed near the mine and rarely ventured out on the m... (more)

In a panned photograph, LTV Mining (former Erie Mining Company) EMD F9A No 4212 leads an empty ore train west through Cramer, Minnesota, on September 24, 1994.

LTV Steel Mining RS11 700 is seen at CNW's Itasca Yard in Superior July 1988. This unit is likely in transit to LTV at Hoyt Lakes MN. This RS11 was built in July 1957 for the Monongahela Connectin... (more)

LTV/Erie Mining 4212 is in charge of a loaded ore train as it approaches Cramer Tunnel in September of 1987. 4212 would be wrecked almost a decade later in a runaway wreck at Taconite Harbor. I re... (more)

The end of an era for me....... LTV (Erie Mining) 4210 heats up the brakeshoes as the train it's leading slows to a crawl as it approaches the ore dock in Taconite Harbor in June of 2000. This is ... (more)

The same train as in photo 654053 about to cross Dyers Lake Road. I listened to it climbing from the harbour for ten minutes before it came into view - hearing that sound was worth all the insect ... (more)

LTV Steel F9A 4210 leads a GP20, an F9B, and a pair of SD9s leased from DM&IR, as their train of ore is slowly drawn through the unloading facility.

LTV/Erie 4210 leans into a curve as it prepares to descend into Taconite Harbor with a loaded train in June of 2000. I wonder if this line will ever see a train again?

LTV (ex-Erie Mining) 4210 slowly brings its train around the return loop at Taconite Harbor as it continues unloading at the ore dock in May of 1997.

LTV 4213 (ex-Erie Mining) is unloading taconite as the Joseph H. Thompson waits to load at Taconite Harbor, MN in May of 1992. Unfortunately, the port is now idle as taconite is no longer loaded h... (more)

LTV Steel (ex-Erie Mining) 4214 is finished unloading and is about to head back to the mine with an eclectic assortment of power in October of 1993. Lake Superior looms in the background.

LTV/Erie Mining 4213 leads a taconite train thru the unloading facility in Taconite Harbor in May of 1992. Lake Superior is in the background in this shot taken from the seldom photographed west s... (more)

LTV 4214 leads an unusual consist thru the unloading dock in Taconite Harbor. The Mesabi Miner has just docked in the background.