It's smooth sailing for the crew on board U-789 south from U.S. Steel Minntac traveling to Two Harbors with 145 cars of taconite pellets on this fine summer evening.

145 empties head north out of Two Harbors with a classic B&LE tunnel motor in charge.

One of the good things about cold temps is that it generaly brings the blue skies and steaming pellets. Here is a good example with BLE 904 leading a loaded taconite train from United Taconite dow... (more)

I have been fortunate to be able to shoot a lot of Bessemer orange in MN lately. This winter however it was looking a little ragged... although to be fair the DM&IR generally didn't wash their uni... (more)

If its not Missabe Maroon... Bessemer Orange will do.

Looking very fresh, as if someone put a power-washer to good use, the BLE #904 heads up the Proctor Road Switch as they notch up to tackle 5 miles of 2.2% grade back to Proctor with 48 loaded side... (more)

Looking very fresh, as if someone put a power-washer to good use, the BLE #904 heads up the Proctor Road Switch shoving back into the hole track after spotting the newly rehabbed Lakehead Storage ... (more)

With it feeling and looking more like January rather than the beginning of spring yet in northern Minnesota, BLE 904, 903 and 906 add color while bringing loads of taconite pellets down from the ... (more)

A nice matched set of Bessemer SD40T-3s (904, 903, 906) lead a loaded Minntac ore train downgrade into Two Harbors. There are five B&LE tunnel motors assigned to the former Missabe and getting thr... (more)

Ore loads work upgrade at Wales.

Bessemer 904 shoves empty ore cars to the outgoing yard while an ore boat loads at Dock 2. CN owns the ship as well as the train and dock facility.

A nice BLE Tunnel leads the charge into Waldo, and will soon be in full-dynamics as it tries to hold back it's heavy loaded ore train.

U717 Utac Ore loads heads under the DWP at Munger.

BLE 904 hits the switch at South Alborn with ore loads for Proctor.

U717 is just out of Utac as it steams along Highway 7. Power is BLE 904, DM&IR 403, and CN 6017.