The stick seanson (otherwise known as late fall) has given way to early winter and snow is falling on northern Minnesota's Iron Range. After completing a delivery to Minntac, the Keenan Switch mak... (more)
CN 6255 and company come down from U.S. Steel Minntac's east side loading pocket passing a contractor in charge of removing some of the extra trackage in the Mtn. Iron yard.
DM&IR 400 (SD40-3) leads down the hill with CN 5548 (SD60F) and CN 2107 (C40-8) helping out as they are moving the taconite pellets south from Minntac bound for the CN dock at Two Harbors,MN on th... (more)
Steam from the fresh made taconite pellets rises off the cars as DM&IR 211 leads a colorful consist down from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant on Minnesota's Iron Range.