After switching empties and loads at the U.S. Steel Minntac commercial yard, R901's next task was to shove two tank cars into the "dunk tank" (that's what the crew called the area) which... (more)

Rolling back towards Keenan yard after serving the commercial yard at U.S. Steel Minntac, GTW 4906 stands out amongst the white landscape.

No rest for the weary on this Christmas morning ( note the engineers Santa hat ) as the Keenan switch job is sitting on the siding at Biwabik waiting for an empty pellet train coming up from Two H... (more)

A "mega train" two car ore train splits the signals coming off the CN Minntac sub about to head down the CN Missabe sub.

After having to wait for a southbound CN container train on the west side of the Ramshaw diamond it's now full speed ahead for the Keenan local to head east for switching duties dropping off loads... (more)

A Friday the 13th 2020 CN ore train. Because nothing is normal this year.

Giving a good old fashioned roll-by in a snowstorm. The crew of the Keenan switch job watches and listens for anything unusual while giving a roll-by to a loaded taconite train heading south on t... (more)

GTW 4906 and crew heading up to Minntac with bentonite hoppers to switch out loads and empties in less than ideal conditions.

Under heavy snow, the Keenan local led by GTW 4906 has 20 cars of bentonite in tow as they head up to U.S. Steel, Minntac to do their work.

The Keenan switch job heads back to their namesake yard with BFT (crushed raw taconite rock) loaded at Largo/Thunderbird North. Eventually the product is shipped and ends up at Indiana Harbor (Arc... (more)

After bringing four loads out to Dyno Nobel and performing switching duties swapping said loads for these four empties, CN 2112 and crew return down the east leg of the wye here at Iron Jct. as th... (more)

About to knock down a lone remaining searchlight signal, the Keenan switch job comes back down the Keenan Sub with 6 empties after switching out the Viking Explosives Co. on Thanksgiving morning.

The Keenan Switch crew spotted 4 loads at a local blasting company and now returns with four empties back to it's namesake yard.

After suffering mechanical failure to their second unit a few days prior, the Keenan Switch job is running with a solo unit as they head up to spot this colorful group of trailing cars for loading... (more)

After serving the U.S. Steel Minntac plant by pulling empties and dropping off loads of bentonite, the next stop for the Keenan switch is the small yard at Mountain Iron where they shove back and ... (more)