The crew of the NSM RR gives a friendly little gesture and smokes it up a little as they roll by on their return trip to Babbitt with the empties. It was a great spring day in northern Minnesota ... (more)
After delivering the loads of taconite to Silver Bay the crew grabs a cut of empties and turns and burns back to Babbitt to reload. The white plume of exhaust from the plant can be seen on the hor... (more)
The crew pulls the empties past the half way point between the plant at Silver Bay and the mine at Babbitt. The trio of SD40-3's sounded nice pulling hard coming up hill on an otherwise calm and ... (more)
Engineer Bruce at the helm on NSM 652. Heading back to Babbitt with 136 empties.
An elusive NSM SD28 pulls loads up to the dump pocket by remote control on the left, empties wait to depart one of the yard tracks center stage and a tailings train waits to begin loading on the r... (more)
After delivering loads, this trio of NSM SD40-3's tie onto a string of empties and will head back to the mine in Babbitt, MN for more loads of taconite rock.
Empties from Silver Bay are heading back to Babbit for another load. Lake Superior is just visable on the horizon.
The "noon" loaded ore train (actually departed at 13:30) rolls towards Silver Bay with 156 cars.
Noon loads eastbound near Milepost 13.
Passenger extra heads north to Babbitt for an employee picnic.
