LTV/Erie 4212 bursts out of Cramer Tunnel with empty ore cars in September of 1987. It is a shame this line non longer operates.
LTV/Erie 4213 is leading a loaded coal train under the former DM&IR Wales Branch, west of Murphy City, on a fine day in September of 1987. We almost didn't get this shot as a mother moose and calf... (more)
The wind is playing havoc with the dust suppression system as a loaded ore train unloads at Taconite Harbor. The Mesabi Miner is just about to dock and is taking the brunt of the dust.
Four LTV F9's await the scrappers torch after derailing in January of 1997. The runaway train claimed units 4212, 4213, 4220, and 4221. The crew was injured but survived.
A LTV empty ore train departs Taconite Harbor with an unusual consist. At least the F-unit was on the point as usual.
An early season snow followed by a clear blue sky makes for a nice setting as a recently washed power set leads the 3 AM train with 96 empty ore cars back to the mine. F9A 4211 is preserved and op... (more)
Former Erie Mining Company F9A 4210 leads a loaded ore train with 119 cars downgrade towards Taconite Harbor on a beautiful summer day.
The 7:00 a.m. LTV Mining Co. (was Erie Mining Co. until 1989) ore train to Taconite Harbor is eastbound at Sarto, Minnesota, on September 20, 1991. Lead F9A No. 4211 competes with trailing Alco C-... (more)
A somber day as crew members affix a large American flag to 4211 prior to departing with the last LTV Steel Mining Company ore train to Taconite Harbor. The former Erie Mining property closed in 2... (more)
Four of LTV's former Erie Mining Company S-12 switchers rest in the deadline, never to run again. Some of these ended up on SMS.
An LTV ore train unloads its cargo into a ship at the ore dock in Taconite Harbor, MN.
LTV GP20M 4208 pulls a cut of taconite cars at Dunka Junction on a sunny summer afternoon in 1994.
On a beautiful September 20, 1991, a LTV Mining (former Erie Mining) taconite train slowly unloads over the dock at Taconite Harbor, Minnesota. The train is pulled by EMD F9A No. 4213, GP38 No. 42... (more)
