A northbound unit sand train runs up the CN Rainy sub crossing the St. Louis River under less-than-ideal skies coupled with cold temperatures and high wind gusts.
Pulling off the Missabe sub and onto the Fairlane leg heading onto the Cleveland-Cliffs United Taconite property with 114 loads of rock pulled by a BLE duo.
A neat consist pulling limestone empties down the CN Missabe passing Fairlane while on their way back to Proctor.
BLE 906 departs out of Fairlane with a T-bird.
Pulling off the CN Missabe sub and heading into the United taconite property with rock from the mine with a good-looking pair of DMIR locomotives and 114 DMIR ore cars.
A pair of B&LE tunnel motors depart Fairlane with a T-bird.
Roaring down the double track section of the CN Missabe sub about to hit the single-track portion at N. Fairlane as the trip south back to Proctor, MN continues for this empty limestone train.
A nice-looking pair of BLE motors and a long string of 114 ore cars leave the yard track at the United Taconite plant behind and head back to the mine bathed in that warm afternoon light.
Coming off the double track portion of the CN Missabe sub and onto the connecting track for the turn into United Taconite with carloads of rock with DMIR 404 and sister DMIR 406 in charge on this ... (more)
Departing the United Taconite plant, crossing Highway 7 and taking the right turn onto the Missabe sub to head north back to the mine to reload.
Taking the left turn off the Missabe sub and into the United Fairlane property delivering rock from the mine.
Not every day is sunny and 70.
Twenty thousand tons of taconite pellets leaves Minnesota's Iron Range for a trip down to Convent, LA approximately 1400 miles away.
As the morning sun rises in Forbes, Minnesota, a trio of EMD's lead empty ore train U716 as it comes off the main and heads into the loop track for loading at the Fairlane Taconite Plant. The Keen... (more)
All dumped out and getting favorable signals to head off United Taconite property over to the Missabe sub heading north back to the mine to reload.
