The A-B-B-B-A five pack stages the side dump cars to load the last of the chips and fines.

The A-B-B-B-A five pack puts together a sixteen car train for tunnel siding on the dock.

After the A-B-B-B-A five pack dropped off twelve cars on the dock, they head back to load the last cut.

With Lake Superior and the Taconite Harbor Energy Center in the background, the A-B-B-B-A five pack pulls sixteen loaded cars out of Taconite Harbor. Unfortunally, the train only made it another 5... (more)

The A-B-B-B-A five pack cruises downgrade for Taconite Harbor.

The A-B-B-B-A five pack exits the east portal.

After stopping to make sure there was ample sun for the photographer line, the A-B-B-B-A lash up rolls towards the harbor.

On the way back up the hill later in the day, the train would stop nearly at this spot after derailing two cars.

This CAT loader is almost done with the task of loading taconite fines.

Would have been nice with the Maple Trees, but who can complain when they are shooting F9 A-B-B-B-A lash ups in 2008.

While almost all the Maple Color is gone... some great yellows and orange lasted for the final runs.

The perfect sucker... hole.

Today's history lesson... I'm sure the kids on board the bus didn't bother to give the F9's a second look. What is likely the second to the last run of these beasts, it is never known for sure as... (more)

The Railfan Gods looked down upon the photographers at West Portal and gave a nice sucker hole for one of the last runs on '08.

Five F9's in 2008, ore dock, crashing waves, blue sky... can it get any better?