A small sliver of blue sky is evident on an otherwise cloudy and cold morning as U791, with its 1x1 configuration, thunders along the CN Iron Range Sub heading for Two Harbors, MN.
Rounding the bend and shrouded in fog along the CN Iron Range sub.
A southbound pellet train loaded from Minntac's west pocket meets an empty pellet train heading to Minntac's east pocket to load. The sb has the two engines up front while the nb had a 1x1 setup ... (more)
Empties are stopped and the conductor is giving a roll-by to the still steaming taconite loads that are heading south.
CN AC44C6M 3338 is paired with CN ES44AC 3929 80 cars back on this 124 car Moncton, NB to Toronto, ON freight.
New AC44C6M 3338 heads west on the Edson Sub.
Loaded grain train G813 is on the approach to Bickerdike West behind new AC44C6M 3338.
G813's train rounds the bend at Marlboro.
A heavy grain train battles the hill at Bickerdike with a fresh AC44C6M leading.
G813's train gets back up to speed after a crew change at Edson.
A417's train bangs across the former east siding switch at Pedley.
A417's train hustles downhill at Pedley with new rebuild CN 3338 leading.
