Coming up from Two Harbors with one meet under their belts way back at Brimson, MN the crew were told to slow down because they were going to wait here at Gilbert for about 45 minutes until an all... (more)

Coming back north to get more marbles to take back south.

The dance between seasons as snow falls while the colors of fall hang on.

A well-timed meet as CN 2000 crew is giving the roll-by as pellet loads zip along at track speed heading down to Two Harbors.

Coming up from Two Harbors on the Iron Range sub to load at the U.S. steel Minntac plant as the sun rises over the landscape.

CN 2016 heading north passing under a tree ablaze in fall color while heading to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant for the loading of taconite pellets.

Coming through Biwabik, starring at the sun, empties roll north behind a trio of dash 8's. Note the engineer's t-shirt logo.

Empties meeting loads as two ore trains pass each other and exchange pleasantries on the double track section of the CN Iron Range Sub. between Sparta and Jones. Coincidently this is where the DM... (more)

Heading up from the dock and yard at Two Harbors to load taconite pellets at Minntac before returning back to the yard and dock well after dark.

Rumbling along on the way to U.S. Steel Minntac to load taconite pellets.

Coming to the end of the CN Iron Range sub, CN 2004 will take the signal and hit the CN Missabe sub heading north bound for Minntac to load taconite pellets.

Heading up the CN Minntac sub to load taconite pellets and passing a sleeping ballast cleaner along the way.

The skies are about to open up again at any minute dropping a mixture of snow, sleet, and rain and the while the wind is howling. All this is just fine for the northbound crew on these empties as ... (more)

A rare move of still steaming taconite pellets coming north off the CN Iron Range sub and using the east leg of the wye at Iron Jct. to head down the CN Missabe sub to Proctor yard instead of the ... (more)

Having just crossed over the CN Rainy sub at the Ramshaw diamond, CN 2029 continues north on the CN Iron Range sub until they enter the CN Missabe sub at Iron Jct shortly then head north to the C... (more)