It's 0630 on a beautiful summer morning as a train from U.S. Steel Minntac rumbles past the long out of service signals at the Thunderbird South mine spur as they continue towards the docks at Two... (more)

CN 5337 gets the light at Adolph and rolls north on the CN Missabe Sub for the trip up to the Iron Range and the Minorca mine with 50 cars of limestone. Just as they started pulling, a nice class... (more)

A limestone train for the Minorca mine departs Proctor yard passing an empty pellet train resting in the A Yard. Meanwhile DMIR 215 works the E-lead switching cars in the background.

Still wearing her maroon and gold colors, DMIR 215 and repainted sister DMIR 211 switch cars on the E-lead job at Proctor yard and a nice Sunday evening.

Looks like a lot of work for the Proctor diesel house.

An empty pellet train waits in the A yard at Proctor for a crew and a call time before departing for United Taconite to load taconite pellets.

A long container train with a GECX leader races north on the CN Rainy Sub for Canada passing another train with a GECX leader that's been tied down for several days on the siding.

Just a few minutes from sunset finds a couple trains tied down in the CN yard at Virginia, MN. Both will spend the night here before moving on.

After departing the Minorca mine north of Virginia, MN, 145 loads of taconite pellets are still steaming in the cold Minnesota winter air as they travel along towards the dock at Two Harbors, MN.

After departing Superior, WI, the Rapids local has set out the cars they needed too in Cloquet for the Sappi mill then will continue on to Grand Rapids and the Blandin mill there to set out the re... (more)

The BNSF's trackage rights once a week trip from Kelly Lake to the Minorca mine to deliver loaded bentonite hoppers about to pass a new signal recently installed by CN. Quite the contrast in styl... (more)

After dumping 58 cars of limestone at U.S. Steel Minntac, the crusty faded veteran CN 2408 leads the charge back to Proctor, MN.

A bright leader on a late winter afternoon.

A train of taconite rock from the Cleveland-Cliffs owned United Taconite Thunderbird pit moves onto the CN Missabe Sub main two while a train of U.S. Steel Minntac plant taconite pellets for the d... (more)

A train from U.S. Steel Minntac splits the signals at Wolf on the CN Missabe Sub before taking a left turn up ahead at Iron Jct. to continue onward bound for Two Harbors. Disclaimer: more than on... (more)