DMIR 403 leads 604 total axels northbound at track speed thru Jones as the trip up from the ore dock at Two Harbors continues to U.S. Steel's Minntac plant for more taconite pellets.
The hot taconite pellets mix with the cold Minnesota winter air obscuring the train except for the first few cars as the U-789 rolls through Gilbert on the CN Iron Range Sub.
The snow is tapering off as IC 6255 storms north to load at the west pocket and weigh at the east pocket of U.S. Steel Minntac before returning to Two Harbors under the cold weather operations rul... (more)