Navigating the S-curve, CN 2007 north is making the turn on what was the former DM&N, then DM&IR and now the CN Iron Range Sub passing by the grade of the former D&IR which was abandoned in 1972.
CN 2000 leads an empty U788 going through Aurora Minnesota on the Iron Range Sub.
A nice afternoon as CN 2020 heads north to load iron ore.
Rounding the bend on the west wye as U788 comes off the Iron Range sub and heads north.
Coming off the CN Iron Range sub and turning north at Iron Jct. for the rest of the trip up to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant to load iron ore.
On the way up to the Minntac mine on a nice evening.
Creating a little shadow of their own as they go between the long shadows of a late evening.
Coming up from Two Harbors, CN 2039 runs through the Nugget control point on the CN Iron Range Sub as they travel to the Minntac mine to load iron ore pellets.
An early morning with wildfire smoke already visible in the air finds CN 2039 heading up the Minntac sub near m.p. 5 with empties that they'll start loading in about a half hour.
A little snow falling as this empty ID from Two Harbors heads for U.S. Steel Minntac to load the trailing ore cars.
A nice afternoon finds an empty ore train moving along.
Splitting the hills made from former mining activity, CN 2041 is coming north from Two Harbors amid peak fall colors.
The first snow of the season falls as an empty pellet ID heads north through Sparta heading to load at U.S. Steel Minntac.
A peaceful day with a train rolling through the white landscape.
Taconite loads rolling south for the yard at Two Harbors, MN
