It's a nice spring day and the taconite pellets are moving down the CN Iron Range sub from Minntac towards Two Harbors passing Allen Jct. along the way.
After meeting taconite loads from the Minorca mine back around the curve at Allen Jct. it's now full speed ahead as CN 2039 ducks under county road 666 passing control point Nugget heading north t... (more)
Loads from the Minorca mine round the bend and come into view as they are about to duck under county road 666 and knock the signal down and Nugget on the CN Iron Range sub.
Over the river and through the wood to the Minorca mine they go; the big Dash 8's know the way pulling the ore cars through the white and falling snow.
A standard 3/4 ground level wedgie shot of CN 3264 holding down Q197 which was parked on the CN Hinsdale branch. This branch was part of the DM&IR and went to towns like Embarrass, MN, Tower, MN ... (more)