Due to recent heavy snow NSM called out their unique looking former Reserve Mining spreader to plow the mainline. Here the plow extra nears Silver Bay.
A mere 15 miles off pavement and down a logging road into the woods of northern Minnesota you will come across the Skibo Road crossing at M.P. 43 on the NSM RR. Rumor had it this was the most rem... (more)
An elusive NSM SD28 pulls loads up to the dump pocket by remote control on the left, empties wait to depart one of the yard tracks center stage and a tailings train waits to begin loading on the r... (more)
After delivering loads, this trio of NSM SD40-3's tie onto a string of empties and will head back to the mine in Babbitt, MN for more loads of taconite rock.
A NSM coarse tailings train waits to begin loading under the load-out silo in the never ending cycle of hauling waste product as the plant makes taconite pellets from taconite rock.
NSM 650 prepares to lead 156 cars of taconite rock from the mine in Babbitt, Mn south to Silver Bay, MN. All added up this train is roughly 17,000 tons end to end.
Headed for Silver Bay with 130 loads.
Recented leased 5482 wears NSM colors but is lettered for owner NRE. Here it leads 130 ore loads towards the pellet plant at Silver Bay. Getting any clean unit this time of year is a handsome re... (more)
NREX 5418 leads 129 empties back to Babbitt for loading. Recently arrived clean sister 5482 trails.
An SD28 along with a pair of SD18's grind up the hill from Silver Bay with tailings loads. The train is headed for the tailings basin at milepost #7.
Northshore Mining ran an extra train, complete with a SD18 and SD28 trailing, as seen here near MP 5 approaching Silver Bay MN.
A few fall colors are evident as Northshore Mining ore loads near the MP 23 overpass south of Toimi MN.
A crude ore Northshore Mining train at the Forest Road 409 crossing near Toimi MN.
Miles from any kind of civilization, NSM 655, 650 & 653 approach the ex-LTV over pass (where this shot was taken from). Be careful if you drive a car to get this location because I hit a rut in th... (more)
NSM 650, 650 & 655 head up the grade out of Silver Bay with the empties for Babbit. Time taken: 1756hrs.
