The dome of Bonsecours Market is above as CN 4727 shoves a transfer into the Port of Montreal.

CN 5414 leads CN L575 back to Dearborn returning from CN South Yard with a fresh load of coke for Cliffs Dearborn.

As they climb the grade into Allen Jct. they are also slowing for a meet and greet with an empty coming up from Two Harbors, MN on this cold day.

Coming down from the border town of Ranier, MN, BLE 906 adds to the color along with the boxcars in an otherwise brown scene as they head for Proctor on the CN Missabe Sub.

Empties out of Proctor yard head for U.S. Steel to load taconite pellets.

A nice power set for the T-Bird on this day.

CN 120 has ex-GECX CN 3122 & CN 3028 up front as it passes the skyline of downtown Montreal.

CN 305 has lumber from out east up front as it crosses the Lachine Canal.

CN 5765 leads CN L572 in Taylor Michigan, returning from NS Oakwood Yard to CN Flat Rock Yard.

CN 4909 still has GATX lettering as it leads CN 500 into the Port of Montreal, with CN 4727 trailing.

Proudly leading an ore train like it's done so many times before the Dash 8s took over in the CN ore pool. On this day one of the Dash 8s had a mechanical failure and the old workhorse was called... (more)

A nice afternoon finds an empty ore train moving along.

Kind of a rare event when one of the Dash 8s suffered mechanical failure with DMIR 400 and DMIR 404 being called from Two Harbors to run up to the Minorca mine and "rescue" the train and... (more)

Just about loaded out from the coarse crusher at United Taconite. in the background its counterpart is waiting for them to depart so they can then get into position to load. Both of these Dash8 ... (more)

The sun is setting as a trio of tunnelmotors pull a loaded taconite train south through Fairlane as they head back to Proctor, MN.