After spending the day dumping limestone at the U.S. Steel Minntac taconite plant ( some of which is visible in the background ), CN 2016 and crew leave the property and head for home back to Proc... (more)
Change on the Range. CN is in the process of replacing its fleet of EMD units assigned to the former DM&IR with C40-8s of C&NW heritage. The first loaded train from Minntac to Two Harbors to be po... (more)
Keenan Switch has just descended Minntac Hill and the conductor gives the engineer hand signs to make the cut, as they will head into Mt. Iron to grab some pulpwood cars. GT 6221 was a nice sight ... (more)
The engineer slowly descends the 1% grade preparing to bring this cut of cars to a stop so the conductor can line the switch for a shove back and onto the first cut of cars before leaving for Two ... (more)