The empties from the plant at Silver Bay are at the halfway point around m.p. 28 in the trip back to the mine at Babbitt, MN.

Empties head back west at about the halfway point in their journey between the plant and the mine.

NSM SD70ACe 672 leads an ore train South past railfan rock.

NSM SD70ACe 672 leads ore loads South past railfan rock.

NSM SD40-2 654 brings up the rear of a tailings train passing railfan rock in Beaver Bay.

As dawn approaches, NSMX SD40-2 651 leads a tailings train North through Beaver Bay.

The Northshore Mining Railroad runs 47 miles from the open pit mine at Babbitt, Minnesota to the huge mill and plant facility on the shore of Lake Superior at Silver Bay. Raw ore is hauled down th... (more)

A pair of ex-Alstom SD40-2's lead a train of raw iron ore towards the Silver Bay plant to be processed into taconite pellets to be loaded onto a ship.

A special high-wide move on Northshore Mining involving the transfer of a large dump truck from the mine at Babbitt to the tailings disposal site at Milepost 7. One of NSM's three former GCFX/WC/C... (more)

An empty tailings train rolls through a frosted forest setting as it heads back to Silver Bay from Babbitt.

A duo of NSM SD70ACe's bringing the morning set of loads into the Silver Bay yard. They would quickly detach from the headend and grab the set of empties on the track in the foreground and depart ... (more)

A trio of SD70ACe’s bring a set of loads towards Silver Bay.

Two of NSM's new (ex-CSX) SD70ACe units ease a loaded taconite iron ore train into the yard at Silver Bay. On the left is the silo for tailings that are loading into side dump cars and moved to a ... (more)

Two former CSX SD70ACe units reconditioned by MEI for Northshore Mining rest at CN's engine facility at Proctor before being moved to the mining railroad. NSM is receiving five of these, 671-675, ... (more)

The first run of NSM's former CSX SD70ACe models heads east toward Silver Bay with taconite loads. NSM expects five of these to replace four leased CEFX SD9043MACs. For now the mining railroad's S... (more)