LTV's F9 fleet lasted as long as the mining operation that they served. I never had a lot of luck with getting photos of this operation, but did manage a few shots...although most were of the clou... (more)

Memories. The Cliffs Erie F9's and Taconite Harbor ore dock. In the operations heyday this pellet train with four Electro Motive Division F9 1750 HP locomotives would travel the 74 miles from th... (more)

F9A #4210 leads the LTV's infamous "6-pack" up and away from the dock at Taconite Harbor just moments before the shadows engulf the entire scene. The F-units were running in the 3:00 pm slot this... (more)

Two LTV geeps along with three leased GE's ease the 7:00 am pellet train with 120 loads across the dock.

The famous Cliffs Erie F units pass one of the many waterfalls and rock cuts along the shore of Lake Superior as they continue to clean out the dock of chips and fines (broken taconite pellets) bo... (more)

The final run of the day involving twelve cars loaded with chips and fines cleaned out from the former LTV dock along Lake Superior. The cars will be hauled back to the main plant at Hoyt Lakes, ... (more)

LTV Steel iron ore empties depart from the Lake Superior docks bound back to the Hoyt Lakes mining region

The mighty Cliffs Erie Railroad working to clean out the former ore dock of the chip and fines left over from past loading operations. How would you have liked to be the guy up in the crow's nest... (more)

The famous Cliffs Erie Railroad F9's working to clean out the massive old ore dock of chips and fines in the summer/fall of 2008.

The famous Cliffs Erie Railroad F9's.

Six F9's unload their train of taconite into the dock. The classic laker Lee A. Tregurtha is waiting to load at the dock.

The last hurrah for the Cliffs Erie F9s as they make their last trip between Hoyt Lakes and Taconite Harbor. Here they arrive at the Harbor and prepare to spot cars for limestone loading. The Fs ... (more)

With the switch lined for their move and the conductor taking pictures of the railfans... the F9's are ready to pull on their cut of cars. The jointed rail the train is traversing was brought in ... (more)

This could be a classic... after derailing two cars and having to stop, a hi-rail truck backed in to assist in getting the train moving again. Foamers, railfans, car knockers, hoggers all mingled... (more)

With very few modifications like the roadway and signage, this scene could be straight out of the 50's.