Coming off the west loadout at U.S. Steel Minntac and down the Minntac Sub then onto the CN Missabe Sub, BLE slows up a bit before taking the left turn at Iron Jct. onto the CN Iron Range Sub to T... (more)
CN 2112 leads a raw ore train from Largo to Fairlane or from Cleveland Cliffs Thunderbird mine doen to the plant where this rock will be turned into taconite pellets for the steel industry.
The searchlight signals protecting the Missabe Sub have fallen and have been replaced with the newest latest and greatest style signals. These new signals were illuminated a few days prior and ar... (more)
A ridiculous amount of snow is falling and the winds are whipping but the trains are running. CN 9433 rolls off the CN Iron Range Sub and onto the CN Missabe Sub at Iron Jct. with its short train... (more)