A nice summer afternoon and a train.
Another All-Rail taconite train loaded at U.S. Steel's Minntac plant make its way down the CN Missabe sub for points much further south than here in northern Minnesota.
Another steaming taconite train loaded at U.S. Steel's Minntac plant make its way south down the CN Missabe sub for Proctor yard on a cold just below freezing temperature morning here in northern ... (more)
After picking up BFT (crushed taconite rock) loads from Laurentian Aggregates (Gross Nelson) and shoving out of the siding and down where the T-Birds usually roam at United Taconite's north coars... (more)
After delivering limestone loads up to the Minorca mine near Virginia, MN, a trio of BLE leads the cars back down to Proctor, MN passing through Iron Jct. on the way.
After delivering limestone loads up to U.S. Steel Minntac, CN 2004 moved down to the rock track to spot the empties and attempted to pick up loads of BFT rock, but one car door was open, so they a... (more)
The Kelly Lake local job comes through CN's Iron Jct. while on their way back from swapping bentonite hoppers at the Minorca mine.
A trio of BLE orange hustle 48 loads of limestone north along the CN Missabe sub heading for the Minorca mine near Virginia, MN.
Coming through Biwabik, starring at the sun, empties roll north behind a trio of dash 8's. Note the engineer's t-shirt logo.
Wildfire smoke in the air and wildflower color in the foreground, CN 2041 starts its way back down to the Two Harbors yard and dock.
Empties meeting loads as two ore trains pass each other and exchange pleasantries on the double track section of the CN Iron Range Sub. between Sparta and Jones. Coincidently this is where the DM... (more)
Heading up from the dock and yard at Two Harbors to load taconite pellets at Minntac before returning back to the yard and dock well after dark.
Crossing the river on a nice summer's morning.
Dumped out and ready to return to the mine to reload. The sun will set before they depart.
Just as the sun breaks over the eastern horizon, CN 2039 rumbles north with limestone loads for the Minorca plant.
