After retrieving 7 stored sand cars, CN 3238 heads past m.p. 2 on the Hinsdale Sub as they make their way back out to the CN Iron Range Sub at cp Nugget.

With a down day at United Taconite, the usual T-Bird power and crew was used to retrieve 7 sand cars from storage on the former Erie Mining, LTV Mining now Cliffs Erie property. Before the other c... (more)

With a down day at United Taconite, the usual T-Bird power and crew was used to retrieve 7 sand cars from storage on the former Erie Mining, LTV Mining now Cliffs Erie property and are seen headin... (more)

CN's local from Two Harbors passing through Nugget on the way to Keenan yard.

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.

LTV/Erie RS-11 7205 works a mine train at their facility in Hoyt Lakes, MN. in September of 1987. These units were seldom photographed as they stayed near the mine and rarely ventured out on the m... (more)

Blasting around the curve at track speed CN 2004 is about to knock the signal down at Nugget while on the move back to Two Harbors with iron ore loads.

An empty ore train for loading at the Minorca mine heads north at Nugget along the CN Iron Range sub.

The Keenan local crew comes up the former DMIR Hinsdale branch empty handed after their paperwork numbers didn't match the cars being stored at the former Erie Mining property, so they were told t... (more)

CN C40-8 2029 leads ore loads South through Allen Junction.

Having to pause here at Allen Jct. for a meet, the signals are now green and it's back on the throttle towards Two Harbors, MN.

A trio of dash 8's lead an ore train through Wyman.

A trio of CN C40-8s lead ore loads South through Allen Junction.

After switching out loads for empties at the Dyno Nobel plant, R901 is almost back to home to Keenan yard with their short train having just passed a long stack train that's parked with air issues... (more)

After switching out loads for empties at the Dyno Nobel plant, R901 is traveling east and approaching Nugget where they will wye their train and head back west to Keenan yard.