CN 6017 and sisters howl in dynamics readying their train for the sharp turn at West Wye which will take them south to Two Harbors.

BNSF's "Kelly Lake Local" returns to CN's Keenan Yard after dropping off and picking up clay cars at Minorca Mine.

A trio of SD40-3 variants bring an empty ore train to a stop at East Wye to let traffic on the Missabe Sub at Iron Junction clear.

CN 6021, DMIR 409 and IC 6263 cruise through Ramshaw with 145 empties.

The 0600 Keenan Switch returns home with a few cars behind a nice pair of wide-cab GP40-2s.

An empty limestone train winds its way through Iron, MN behind a pair of SD40-3s.

Wearing CN's 15th anniversary scheme, C40-8s 2112 and 2107 hustle an empty crude ore train back to Largo for another load from the Thunderbird Mine. While the storm lighting provided a cool shot, ... (more)

Ore empties head north through Wolf and onto the short Minntac Sub for another load from Mountain Iron.

Loaded crude ore proceeds south towards the processing plant at the Forbes (Fairlane), MN.

A loaded ore train for Two Harbors, MN knocks down the light at Ramshaw and prepares to pound across the Rainy Sub interlocking.

IC SD40-3s 6260 and 6256 team up with BLE SD40T-3 903 coming off of the Missabe Sub at Iron Junction and onto the Iron Range Sub for a run to Two Harbors with 145 loads of fresh taconite.

In early 2001 WC borrowed some former Conrail SD80MACs to test DP performance on seasonal ore trains operating from Minnesota to Escanaba, Michigan. Here 802 leads a WC SD45 south on the DM&IR wit... (more)

a quartet of power (CN 5335, CN 5378, CN 5337, IC 1020) pull 67 limestone loads to Minorca

Northbound at last light.

Various power rests at Keenan, this 5264 has been given a second life and will hopefully continue to move for years to come