A white winter wonderland landscape while the new rebuilds and the new ore cars are getting that used look to them already hauling taconite pellets from the mines down to the ore dock at Two Harbo... (more)

The Keenan Job (R901) headed back to their namesake yard after switching Viking Explosives along the Keenan Sub.

Fresh snow covers the landscape and sticks to the trees of the Superior National Forest as NSM 675 passes through with taconite rock loads from the mine heading to the plant on a cold clear day.

The Keenan Local chugs along the main at Biwabik, MN as they head to Dyno Nobel to switch loads for empties.

Rounding the curve at Highland Lake, it's the end of the journey for this crew with a new crew arriving shortly to finish the trip into Two Harbors yard.

Cold and clear as CN 3334 comes through S. Fairbanks with steaming taconite pellets and a snow cloud following.

Daylight is falling into darkness and snow falls as U792 makes it's way north on the CN Iron Range sub.

Some snow is falling as the miscellaneous road freight from Two Harbors makes its way to Keenan yard passing through Iron Jct.

It was certainly a surprise to hear about then to actually see three IC "Deathstars" assigned to T-Bird service, albeit briefly, while the new kids on the block the much bigger AC44C6Ms ... (more)

Ramping back up to speed after a meet with a northbound freight here at Kelsey, MN along the CN Missabe Sub.

This was fun to watch as the passersby turned their heads while driving by on Railroad Street as the NSSR ran their steam locomotive to do a few switching moves.

Empty Difco side-dumps are on the return to Proctor yard after delivering limestone to the U.S. Minntac plant. These cars are used in cold weather over the winter months, but the season is lackin... (more)

Summer is past. The leaves are down. And the Dash 8's on the Iron Range of NE Minnesota have come to the end of their era as well.

Early morning fog as the sun comes up and a train is on the move scheduled to load at U.S. Minntac's west pocket.

Dumping a train of iron ore pellets at CN's Dock 6 on the shores of Duluth, MN's waterfront.