CN 2945 leads the charge up the grade north of Virginia, MN on the CN Rainy sub at Minorca Jct. about to cross up and over the Laurentian Divide shortly. One can tell by the ballast color which t... (more)

CN 3008, the Illinois Central heritage scheme, is northbound on the CN Rainy Sub at Virginia, MN as the DP unit on this Q train headed for Ranier and the crossing over the Canadian border and poin... (more)

After a work block ended, CN 3008, the Illinois Central heritage scheme, is underway southbound on the CN Rainy Sub at Virginia, MN with what looks like a fall colors train of mostly maroon and ... (more)

After howling up the grade out of Virginia, MN , IC 6254 steps off the CN Rainy sub and onto the line to the Minorca mine to deliver the daily train of limestone.

Winding through the S curve on the climb up and over the Laurention Divide, CN's L567 Proctor, MN to Ranier, MN job looks and sounds good with two SD60's on the point.

Running up the CN Rainy sub through the yard a Virginia, MN a trio of dash 8's and 145 ore cars glide along and in a few miles will reach the Minorca mine loadout chute.

CN L568 cruises down the Rainy sub mainline into Virginia, MN with 4 SD60s on the point. CN 5426 south from Ranier, MN will take a right turn at Shelton Jct. shortly and head down the Missabe su... (more)

Kicking up dust after recent tie replacement CN 3816 is rolling thru the yard at Virginia, MN with a lengthy mixed freight passing a string of veteran DM&IR ore cars being stored.

A pair of SD60's bark up the grade past Minorca Jct. on the CN Rainy sub on a hot summer morning. This is an interesting spot with the steep grade and the S curve.

CN SD75I 5706 ties down in Virginia with a Northbound ballast train. Wildfire smoke was very thick at the time.

As late summer sun fades, a mixed freight makes the climb up and out of Virginia, MN along the CN Rainy sub just a few feet from crossing over the Laurentian Divide on the way to Canada.

Burlington Northern SD7 6019 at Virginia MN August 1974. This SD7 was built as Great Northern 569 in April 1953 and rebuilt in June 1968 after being fire damaged in Superior in September 1967. The... (more)

A rail train with CN 5755 and CN 5793 departs the former DW&P yard at Virginia, MN. This train would end up at a new autoport facility that CN is building in New Richmond, WI and would drop this ... (more)

Duluth Missabe and Iron Range SD9 130 leading Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific RS11 3609 on a passenger fan trip at Virginia MN August 1975. The 130 was built in March 1957 and was one of two Missabe S... (more)

After spending the night in the yard at Virginia, CN 5794 waits for a crew to continue spraying vegetation in the right-of-way along the CN system. They did to the Canadian border, the Iron Range... (more)