A mixed freight passing through Virginia, MN while heading north on the CN Rainy Sub with a climb up and over the Laurentian Divide coming up shortly then it's on to the border at Rainer, MN in a ... (more)

A few miles into the trip from United Taconite back to Proctor, MN the sun makes a quick appearance on BLE 900 before ducking back into the overcast sky.

After loading their train, BLE 900 takes the signals out of the yard at United Taconite to enter the CN Missabe Sub for the trip back to Proctor, MN.

Northbound on the running track at Sparta, IC 6253 pushes snow as the northbound trek from Two Harbors to U.S. Steel Minntac at Mountain Iron continues while heavy snow persists.

A trio of GE's ply the unseen rails pulling taconite loads as snow continues to fall across Minnesota's Iron Range.

Loaded out with 138 cars of steaming taconite pellets behind them, the conductor dials up RTC to ask for signals off the running track at United Taconite to head back to Proctor down the CN Missab... (more)

The Proctor Road Switch crew shoves their train out onto the CN dock 6 for dumping. In the foreground of the docks is Wade Stadium. The stadium was built in 1941 and holds 4,200 people and is th... (more)

After switching loads for empties at a local blasting company the Keenan switch crew heads back to Keenan yard to tie up for the day.

Rolling southbound on the CN Missabe sub with 138 loads of taconite pellets trailing behind.

With the United Taconite plant and the end of their train in the background, IC 6254 with sisters DMIR 404 and DMIR 409 pull 138 loads of taconite pellets in the old Missabe era ore cars and proc... (more)

A four EMD product consist lead 145 ore cars down the CN Minntac Sub which will transition onto the CN Missabe at Wolf shortly up ahead only to transition onto the CN Iron Range Sub at Iron Jct. t... (more)

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)

The Keenan Switch job passes some long dormant signals along the CN Iron Range Sub as the head back to their namesake yard. These signals are what remains of tracks laid by the Duluth, Missabe and... (more)