The evening sun shines on the Fairlane Taconite Plant in Forbes, Minnesota as a pair of Dash 8's on U73085-04 pull a string a raw ore empties out of the loop track after unloading. Once they get t... (more)
Limestone empties (actually loaded with taconite pellets!) head south towards Duluth to unload on the dock before heading for another load of limestone.
An empty stone train breaks the evening silence in Forbes, Minnesota as a quartet of locomotives hustle the train towards Proctor, passing between the North and South Fairlane control points. Repa... (more)
U717's train departs Fairlane with loaded iron ore pellets for Proctor/Duluth.
L568's train is southbound approaching Fairlane on the Missabe Sub.
IC SD40-3 6260 is just south of South Fairlane leading train U714 south on the Missabe Sub towards Proctor.
CN C40-8 2111 departs Fairlane with an empty "T-Bird".
CN C40-8 2111 pulls a loaded crude ore train into the north wye at Fairlane.
A loaded "T-Bird" pulls into UTAC.
An empty ore train pulls into Fairlane to load at United Taconite.
CN C40-8s 2028 and 2119 depart UTAC's pellet facility at Fairlane, heading back to loop track at Largo to reload.
Ranier-Proctor local train L568 is southbound on the Missabe Sub at Fairlane with a clean SD60 leading the way.
IC SD40-3 6252, CN SD60 5414, IC SD40-3 6255 and CN SD40-2W 5338 lead a short local northbound at Fairlane.
A healthy L568 is back on the move after making a pickup at Keenan. Next stop, Proctor.
Ranier-Proctor train L568 heads south on the Missabe Sub at Fairlane.
