Just before things flatten out on the prairies of western Minnesota, a few rolling hills gridded with gravel township roads can be a neat backdrop for trains traversing the Elbow Lake Sub. Like h... (more)
After a mechanical failure to the third member of the typical Dash 8 trio power set used out of Two Harbors, the decision was made to use veteran DMIR 409 to lead a pellet id up to Minntac. She st... (more)
A southbound BNSF train of dried distillers grain climbs toward the US Highway 14 overpass at Florence, MN, dodging some cloud shadows along the way.
After shoving for all it's worth hauling heavy tailings up from the plant for dumping at the Milepost 7 tailing pond, NSM 650 is gliding back near m.p. 2 on the mainline almost to the plant at Sil... (more)
Dodging clouds with rain and breaks of sun mixed in, a trio of BLEs haul limestone loads north on the CN Missabe Sub for the Minorca mine.
After hauling limestone up from Proctor to the Minntac mine, IC 6253 is backhauling 48 loads of chips and fines from the mine and shoving them into the yard at Keenan.
IC 6260 hangs out at the yard in Two Harbors waiting for its next assignment which is most likely a MRF (miscellaneous road freight) trip over to Keenan yard later on.
Working the yard at Two Harbors, CN 6017 is pulling empties out of the dumping shed and positioning them for a future departure.
Heading south from the mine to the plant with rock that will be processed into taconite pellets.
Limestone loads head north on the Missabe Sub.
With lights to depart, DMIR 408 begins to pull and head back to Proctor, MN.
The taconite pellets go by as they head back to Proctor while the empty T-Bird waits to depart.
Dodging and ducking the clouds and hitting the sucker hole at the right time.
Hitting the S curve at m.p. 65 on the southbound trip back to Proctor.
Early morning run from Proctor to the Minorca mine with limestone.