Coming down the mountain from U.S. Steel Minntac at m.p. 5 on the CN Minntac sub, CN 2040 leads 145 ore cars filled to capacity on a frost covered afternoon as they head for Two Harbors, MN.

A fog filled morning with the red CN nose as really the only color around on this southbound taconite train.

Southbound CN 2033 leads 145 cars of steaming taconite pellets through a valley between two old mine dumps full ablaze in fall color.

With the backdrop of an old mine dump showing the fading colors of the fall season , CN 2027 rolls though the yard at Biwabik heading towards Two Harbors, MN with 145 cars of taconite pellets.

Rolling south along the CN Iron Range sub at Gilbert, MN amidst the fall colors during their peak.

It's early morning with an abundance of fog as a loaded ore train going towards Two Harbors, MN quietly rolls south along the CN Iron Range sub at Gilbert, MN amidst the fall colors.

CN 2001 and fresh taconite pellets cut through the early morning fog while heading south on the CN Iron Range Sub for Two harbors, MN.

CN 2001 runs south down the Iron Range sub and through the yard at Biwabik as a fast moving early morning thunderstorm approaches from the north.

Rolling into the early morning sunlight for a meet with an empty northbound.

A contractor is loading recently built track sections on a flatbed trailer as CN 2001 rounds the curve with taconite pellets that could possibly be made into future rail on this busy early morning... (more)

After a meet with a northbound mty, CN 2020 is back underway towards Two Harbors, MN with Minntac taconite pellets.

A brief break in the fog that's rolling across the yard affords the crew of CN 2020 some better vision.

CN 2006 plies the rails of the CN Iron Range sub heading south with Minntac taconite pellets for Two Harbors, MN.

Always nice to see an old veteran plying the rails as they come around the curve and down the hill from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant with steaming hot taconite pellets on a cold winter's afternoon... (more)

CN 2006 is about to knock down the signal at N. Biwabik as they continue on their way south down the CN Iron Range Sub. This photo is an updated one to a recently submitted photo from Greg Mross... (more)