Empties from Two Harbors heading to Mt.Iron.
Local from Two Harbors happened to be last Missabe train of the trip thankfully with a Missabe leader.
A loaded T-Bird gets a green as it overtakes it's empty partner on double track on the way back to the mine. The trailing unit is DMIR 308, which is now the last remaining SDM on the CN roster. Th... (more)
Missabe 413 leads two repainted sisters south towards Proctor with empty limestone cars from Minntac.
The replacement of Missabe units with IC SD40-3s continues. Here 6258 leads Missabe SD38-2 No. 210 towards Fairlane with ore loads.
The days of solid maroon on T-birds has come to an end.
Repainted CN/DMIR 408 leads a pellet train south on the Iron Range Sub. just about to cross the Ramshaw diamond intersection of the former DW&P railroad now the CN also.
Retired DMIR 419 leads a four unit Missabe maroon consist on an afternoon limestone train from Minntac. The cold temps prevented some of the cars from dumping at Minntac so they will be returned ... (more)
DM&IR 316 leads a crude ore train under the Hwy 37 overpass on it's way to United Taconite in Forbes.
Big shiny new CN train on the Missabe.
A CN core train passes a CN ore train on the Missabe.
SD38 205 and SD38-2 211 struggle with 97 loads over a short crest in the mainline at Keenan.
A pair of repainted Missabe Tunnel Motors sandwich an IC SD40-3 on ore empties for Minntac.
SD38-2 213 and SD-M 308 head back to Keenan after working an explosive plant near Biwabik.
A clean 403 accelerates through the crossovers at Iron Junction with Minntac loads bound for Two Habrors. IC 6264 and DMIR 411 assist on the 136-car train.