Quietly gliding along the CN Iron Range Sub these rebuilt GE's and new ore cars are much stealthier than the SD40's and the cars they used to pull through here but it's the red CN nose that makes ... (more)

Breaking trail and taking the siding at Biwabik for a meet with taconite loads already waiting on the main.

Ripping around the curve to make the climb onto and into the U.S. Steel Minntac property to load iron ore pellets.

Heading up the Missabe Sub for the Minntac Sub to load iron ore pellets at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

CN 3308 climbs the grade into the Minntac mine property with about 4 more miles and a half hour to go before they are positioned under the west loadout pocket to begin loading iron ore pellets.

A white winter wonderland landscape while the new rebuilds and the new ore cars are getting that used look to them already hauling taconite pellets from the mines down to the ore dock at Two Harbo... (more)

Early morning fog as the sun comes up and a train is on the move scheduled to load at U.S. Minntac's west pocket.

Coming off the Iron Range Sub and taking the big hook to the north and onto the Missabe Sub at Iron Jct. MN

Heading up to Minntac to load taconite pellets on a warm and bug filled evening.

Empties are stopped and the conductor is giving a roll-by to the still steaming taconite loads that are heading south.

Taking the siding at Biwabik to meet loads coming their way.

Iron ore pellets spill off the cars as they travel along, and CN will periodically dispatch a fleet of vacuum trucks to clean between the rails and discard them into to piles in the R.O.W.

Hitting a sliver of sun while cutting through the early morning fog on the way to Minntac to load 145 cars with pellets.

Having navigated half the S-curve just north of Sparta, MN, CN 2007 will swing to the right for the second half shortly as the trip north to the mine to reload some more iron ore pellets continues... (more)

Early morning fog with a trio of Dash 8's and ore cars coming up the CN Iron Range sub.