Battle of Light. The signals at Noimi Jct. battle to protect the CN Minntac Sub from an oncoming train. The signals won and the train headed up the CN Missabe Sub.
CN Two Harbors yard is the final destination in Minnesota for some of the taconite pellets made at the Iron Range's taconite plants. Most of what is stored here are from the Minorca mine and Min... (more)
It's always busy when the largest taconite mine in the U.S. is running at capacity. At this facility, iron-bearing rock called taconite is mined and processed into iron ore pellets. Annual product... (more)
An overview of the CN yard and shops at Proctor, MN. A huge change from the days of the Missabe. Back in it's heyday it would have been all maroon and gold here but today there is only one true ... (more)
A pair of SD60F Cowls and crew position limestone cars for dumping at the Minorca mine just north of Virginia, MN. The train pulls into the plant site on a loop and the crew then cuts the train i... (more)