CN 568 charges towards South Fairlane ... (more)

Getting underway with pellets for the dock in Duluth.

CN 2131 Leads the Northbound Minntac Ore Empties (U-713) through Forbes during the golden hour, on a very buggy northern MN summer evening.

On a cold but clear winter afternoon, GTW 5954 and crew roar north towards U.S. Steel Minntac with the limestone train.

12 to 18 inches of snow fell on the Iron Range overnight, leaving trains waiting for tracks to be cleared.

Heavy snow falls while a T-Bird taconite rock train makes it's way south after a crew change.

Heavy snow falls as the first crude ore train from United Taconite's new south pit arrives at the Fairlane processing plant. Disclaimer: Happy April 1st. Just an usual move captured. No new pit o... (more)

Heavy snow falls as the first crude ore train from United Taconite's new south pit arrives at the Fairlane processing plant. Disclaimer: Happy April 1st. Just an usual move captured. No new pit ... (more)

A warbonnet leads the second cut of sixty cars at N. Fairlane on the approach to United Taconite for loading taconite pellets. A different crew loaded out the first cut of sixty cars and when th... (more)

Finding CN trains in Minnesota with a matched set of locomotives that don't include a CN-painted one is getting harder and harder. Fortunately there are still enough IC and B&LE units on the forme... (more)

Snow slowed traffic down on the Missabe Sub this morning, but 2853 sits and waits for a northbound to pass to proceed south.

Two pairs of SD18/SD9 combos in two color schemes bask in the evening light while SD38AC No. 204 looks on in the background at Keenan Yard on the DMIR at Forbes, Minn. DMIR 176 is an SD18, DMIR 16... (more)

A pair of anniversary edition CN dash 8's are just about to make the turn into the Fairlane taconite plant with loads of taconite bearing rock from the Thunderbird mine located 10 miles away.

A U-715 empty limestone train holds near the end of the double track Missabe Sub. for the U-714 loaded limestone train to clear before proceeding south back to Proctor while the loads will continu... (more)

It's always fun to watch and listen to some of the impressive machinery railroad use to keep the freight moving in a safe and timely manner. Loram has made a successful business by building, oper... (more)