Three of the six units damaged in the head-on collison between two ore trains on September 30 rest at Lauren, just south of Highland, waiting to be scrapped on-site.
Oh man the colors. The colors. DM&IR 404, B&LE 909, and DM&IR 405 blend into the fall colors of the hillside at Highland Lake as they pass by with loads from Minntac aiming forTwo Harbors and the... (more)
An empty ore train holds the mainline while a loaded train takes the scale track at Highland north of Two Harbors.
US Steel Minntac taconite pellets are steaming in the minus 25 degree air at Highland.
A CN taconite train stops in the siding at Highland for a crew change before continuing on to Two Harbors.
Two and half hours into their trip from the U.S. Steel Minntac taconite plant, the pellets are still steaming in the minus 25 degree air. They will soon have a new crew and continue downhill into... (more)
Ore loads from Minorca roll through Highland in a sea of white.
Empty ore train with new CN ore cars rolls north at Highland after meeting southbound loads.
Loaded ore train from Minntac eases down the scale track at Highland, located north of Two Harbors.
DMIR 409 meets 400 at the scales.
Three 400-series Tunnel Motors move a Minntac empty north for loading. Judging by the cab roof of 414, it appears to have been loaded already.
Looking a little dusty, CN (exDMIR) 404 rounds the curve on the way to the scales at Highland.
Loaded ore train for the Port of Two Harbors slows for the automatic track scales at Highland.
DMIR 405 prepares to weigh its train at Highland.
