A train of taconite pellets rolls through the yard at track speed while CN track crews stand in the clear waiting to start their project after they clear.
CN heritage unit, DMIR 403, pulling 130 cars of taconite pellets down the CN Iron Range Sub at Biwabik while a track crew and CN personnel mingle by the old DMIR engine house and shop.
In between fall colors and the white of winter is stick season in NE Minnesota with the weather usually drab and cold on these short days. CN tries to brighten up the dull afternoon with a colorf... (more)
After departing U.S. Steel Minntac about an hour ago, four EMD's throttle up to keep track speed through the yard at Biwabik as they continue their trek to Two Harbors with a 145 car train of the ... (more)
With cloud cover / overcast skies forecasted for over 80% of the days this time of year in NE Minnesota, this colorful EMD consist led by DMIR 403 pulling steaming taconite pellets through Biwabik... (more)