A CN manifest trains is southbound near Virginia MN.

Due to its inaccessibility, this hill is rarely shot but it is incredibly impressive. One of the few remaining orange BLE units holds back 145 fresh loads of taconite as they drop from the Prindle... (more)

Only one of few B&LE locomotives remaining in the B&LE orange paint leads a southbound Taconite train with fresh steaming pellets, bound for the docks at Two Harbors.

Happy Fourth of July.

Some old abandoned rail from the Oliver Iron Mining Rouchleau Mine operations laying in the woods near the edge of the pit near Virginia, MN. The Rouchleau Mine is an abandoned open-pit mine and i... (more)

CN 2839 pulls it's mixed freight up and over the Laurentian Divide as it continues it's southbound journey. The peak of the divide is back at the second power pole and it's where it separates the... (more)

Limestone loads being delivered to Minorca. One of the three "ingredients" needed for taconite production. The other two: Iron ore and bentonite clay.

A northbound CN freight has just cleared the road crossing and the bells and gates retract and that's just what the crew on board RG316 wanted as they prepare to now leave the yard at Virginia and... (more)

The Keenan Roadswitcher had a busy day of errands and ran out of time today, so they parked the train on the siding at Virginia. Next to them is the Loram Railgrinder that is preparing to head out... (more)

A power set idles away holding down the siding while the Loram RG316 crew prepares their train for departure out the yard at Virginia to head north to work on the CN Rainy Sub. under the cover of ... (more)

Loram RG316 holds the siding at Virginia, MN waiting for another northbound CN freight to pass before heading north themselves to do work on the CN Rainy Sub under the cover of darkness.

A quiet night hanging out in the CN Virginia yard with two fresh and clean ES44AC units (2892 and 2886) and new SCYX and NAHX hoppers shining in the night light. Soon the crew will arrive and whe... (more)

Another cloudy night, another pair of fresh and clean ES44AC units (CN 2916 and CN 2836) with more new SCYX and NAHX hoppers waiting to move.

After climbing aboard his train, the engineer preps for departure while waiting for his conductor to arrive by van. Two fresh and clean ES44AC units (2892 and 2886) and new SCYX and NAHX hoppers ... (more)

With the Christmas lights from the hotel across the street reflecting off the low cloud ceiling, CN 5636 and CN 2338 and with what must be a low priority mixed freight hold the siding in the form... (more)