A trio of GE's move marbles from U.S. Steel across the Iron Range sub with a destination at Two Harbors, MN.

As the suns taps the horizon, CN 2018 comes to a stop on the main and will wait on the arrival of an empty train coming north on the CN Iron Range sub.

A trio of GE's show some life when the engineer tugs the throttle to gain a little speed to move these taconite loads.

With snow falling, CN 2018 splits the new still not in use signals at the small location know as Allen Jct. MN which is roughly the half way point on the return trip back to Two Harbors on the CN ... (more)

As the snow falls, CN 2018 continues the southbound leg of the trip passing through the yard at Biwabik with a destination back to the yard at Two Harbors, MN.

Snow falling and the hum of steel wheels on the rails.

A trio of GE's lead 145 ore cars down the CN Minntac Sub and will transition onto the CN Missabe at Wolf shortly up ahead only to transition onto the CN Iron Range Sub at Iron Jct. to head to Two ... (more)

Breaking the silence of a still Minnesota landscape, DMIR 408 leads a four pack EMD consist and 145 ore cars at the control point Nugget on the CN Iron Range sub as they continue the trek to Two H... (more)

Always nice to get Missabe era signals and engines together. On duty at 0100 in Two Harbors and arriving at U.S. Steel Minntac at 0500, they began loading at 0530 and finished the last car at 072... (more)

Loads pulled by a trio of GE Dash 8's meet empties pulled by a quad set of EMD SD40-3's on the double track section of the CN Iron Range Sub at Gilbert. With both trains moving in opposite direct... (more)

A cold and windy day following the first significant snow of the season interacts with remaining color of the fall season that still hangs on across the landscape. The colors of CN add a little t... (more)

The fall colors transition to stick season and EMD power transitions to bigger GE power in northern Minnesota.

It's 0630 on a beautiful summer morning as a train from U.S. Steel Minntac rumbles past the long out of service signals at the Thunderbird South mine spur as they continue towards the docks at Two... (more)

A bright leader on a late winter afternoon.

A train from U.S. Steel Minntac splits the signals at Wolf on the CN Missabe Sub before taking a left turn up ahead at Iron Jct. to continue onward bound for Two Harbors. Disclaimer: more than on... (more)