Empty ore train U716 rounds the bend in the morning sun as it comes off the Missabe Sub and down the connection to United Taconite's Fairlane Plant in Forbes, Minnesota for loading. A pair of form... (more)

A couple of trains ready to depart CN's Keenan yard with one, the L568, having to wait for other, R901, to get out first.

Steaming taconite pellets blend into the fog that's rolling across the yard as IC 6254 begins to pull out of United Taconite and head down the Missabe sub for Proctor, MN.

After calling to depart Fairlane for Largo, DMIR 405 has received favorable signals and is indeed departing Fairlane to head back north to Largo to load these empties at the mine.

After coming down from Ranier, MN, CN 5426 is now shoving into CN's Keenan yard to make a setout and pickup some other cars before heading to Proctor, MN.

Four SD60's roll to a stop to make a setout and pickup at CN's Keenan yard before continuing on to Proctor, MN. They leave the cars that are going south here on the main and proceed to the yard to... (more)

DMIR 405 crossing over the St. Louis river leading a rock train to the United Taconite plant.

The nice SD60 duo on the local running between Rainier, MN and Proctor, MN has finished setting out and picking up cars at CN's Keenan yard and is now headed south towards Proctor.

Moments after the T-Bird mine shuttle rock train entered the United Taconite property, IC 6255 coming up from Proctor, MN is now on the final turn off the CN Missabe sub before entering the proper... (more)

DMIR 405 leads loads of taconite bearing rock on the final approach to the Cleveland-Cliffs United taconite plant for processing into pellets.

A spooky morning finds who knows what lurking in the fog.

After a setout and pickup at CN's Keenan yard, the L568 (Ranier, MN to Proctor, MN) job gets underway for the trip to Cn's Proctor yard. CN 5426, CN 5416, CN 5489, CN 5414, CN 2004 and BLE 900.

B&LE 909 departs Fairlane with a Duluth-bound ore train.

A SD40-3 with Dash 8's trailing pulling a train of taconite bearing rock south on the CN Missabe Sub in-between the mine and the processing plant on a nice day.

A nice cold winter's afternoon with no clouds, bugs or humidity and a couple trains moving.