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)

Blasting around the curve at track speed CN 2004 is about to knock the signal down at Nugget while on the move back to Two Harbors with iron ore loads.

An empty ore train for loading at the Minorca mine heads north at Nugget along the CN Iron Range sub.

The Keenan local crew comes up the former DMIR Hinsdale branch empty handed after their paperwork numbers didn't match the cars being stored at the former Erie Mining property, so they were told t... (more)

CN C40-8 2029 leads ore loads South through Allen Junction.

Having to pause here at Allen Jct. for a meet, the signals are now green and it's back on the throttle towards Two Harbors, MN.

A trio of dash 8's lead an ore train through Wyman.

A trio of CN C40-8s lead ore loads South through Allen Junction.

After switching out loads for empties at the Dyno Nobel plant, R901 is almost back to home to Keenan yard with their short train having just passed a long stack train that's parked with air issues... (more)

After switching out loads for empties at the Dyno Nobel plant, R901 is traveling east and approaching Nugget where they will wye their train and head back west to Keenan yard.

Cold, crisp and clear beats hot, humid and hazy any day. CN 2041 leads taconite loads south through Allen Jct. on a nice day.

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.