Due to congestion with train traffic ahead, CN 2116 is stopped at Sparta to wait it out before getting green signals after everything clears.

A trio of Dash 8s round the bend heading north with 145 empties for the U.S. Steel Minntac plant west loadout pocket before heading back south for home at Two Harbors.

Rolling down the CN Missabe Sub rounding the bend crossing over the Cloquet River bound for Proctor yard with hot pellets from United Taconite.

Rolling down the CN Missabe Sub for Proctor yard with hot pellets from United Taconite.

Now arriving at Proctor yard. Three ICs and hot pellets.

Lifting heavy wet coarse tailings up from the plant at Silver Bay to the tailings pond at m.p. 7. The veteran EMDs and the tall searchlights make for a good day.

The Keenan local crew comes up the former DMIR Hinsdale branch empty handed after their paperwork numbers didn't match the cars being stored at the former Erie Mining property, so they were told t... (more)

Ripping along the CN Iron Range sub at track speed about to split the signals at Jones as they head back to Two Harbors.

An early morning trip north from Proctor results in a morning trip back to Proctor with taconite loads.

The seemingly new normal of wildfire smoke. A little early morning fog, some wildfire smoke from Canada and steam coming off the fresh made pellets as they travel south for Two Harbors.

Ore for export from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant heads south bound for Convent, Louisiana.

After setting out some engines from the Two Harbors ore pool and a few cars of interchange traffic at Keenan yard, DMIR 400 is headed back towards Two Harbors with some interchange cars.

Obligatory train in the snow photo as the summer season begins. A trio of Dash 8s and 145 ore cars quietly move along the CN Iron Range Sub while snow falls.

Love the smell of steaming pellets and EMDs in the morning.

The longest day of the year at 2000 hrs. finds container train Q199 led by CN 3199 climbing the south side of the Laurentian Divide approaching m.p. 78 on the CN Rainy Sub as they head for the bor... (more)