On the return trip back to the home base of Kelly Lake, BNSF 2957 dims the ditch lights to meet a northbound CN freight on the double track section of the CN Missabe sub.

Heading back to their namesake yard, the Kelly Lake local knocks the snow off while rumbling across the large steel Missabe era trestle along the CN Keenan sub with 6 cars in tow after serving the... (more)

Returning after serving the Minorca mine with fresh bentonite loads, BNSF 2957 and crew bring 5 empties back with them shown crossing an impressive steel trestle along the former Missabe (now CN)... (more)

A rare Friday run from Kelly Lake going up to serve the Minorca mine and the run back to Kelly Lake takes this crew through the mostly empty CN Keenan yard. This job makes the run utilizing track... (more)

Due to congestion on the CN, a late-running Kelly Lake Local coming back from the Minorca mine with five empty bentonite cars slowly cruising by the former GN depot in Hibbing, MN on a Friday afte... (more)

Some color cutting thru the woods on a drab Thanksgiving eve.

The BNSF's trackage rights once a week trip from Kelly Lake to the Minorca mine to deliver loaded bentonite hoppers about to pass a new signal recently installed by CN. Quite the contrast in styl... (more)

The once a week trip from Kelly Lake to the Minorca mine to deliver loaded bentonite hoppers.

Running on trackage rights over the CN, BNSF 3037 begins the trip home to Kelly Lake after serving the Minorca mine north of Virginia, MN spotting bentonite clay loads and taking empties back wit... (more)

Work continues in the small BNSF yard at Kelly Lake, MN even as small thunderstorm approaches from the south.

As a small thunderstorm moves in, the Kelly Lake local job returns to the yard after serving Hibbing Taconite while some of the M.O.W crew ties down their equipment after a day of driving pilings ... (more)

The three person crew moves cars around the small yard at Kelly Lake while certainly keeping a watchful eye out on a storm that is moving in from the south.

Using trackage rights, the once a week train from Kelly Lake to Minorca comes into CN Keenan yard as the crew continues the days project of delivering loaded bentonite hoppers to the mine and retu... (more)

All is quiet in Kelly Lake and the local assigned here idles away in cold and dark of night.

A pair of veteran SD40-2's still moving freight for the railroad. These two (BNSF 1953 and BNSF 1964) are currently assigned to the Kelly Lake local job and the three person crew is coming down f... (more)