Leaving the U.S. Steel Minntac plant with fresh bakes iron ore pellets on a fall afternoon.

A quad set of EMDs bring Minntac made taconite pellets down from the plant and they are heading for Proctor yard and eventually CN Dock 6.

With work at Minntac completed, Canadian National local R901 cruises around the bend through the swamp outside of Mountain Iron, Minnesota and heads back to Keenan Yard where these cars will be se... (more)

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

With CN almost exclusively running AC44C6Ms in the ore pool out of both Proctor and Two Harbors, it was nice to hear and see these veteran mighty marble movers called into service to run from Proc... (more)

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.

The long shadows of a winter day extend as DMIR 404 departs the Minntac taconite plant with limestone empties as they head back to Proctor, MN.

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

Now retired from CN's ore hauling pool, these Dash were still running, albeit on borrowed time, moving taconite pellets from the mines to CN's dock facilities in Two Harbors, MN not that long ago.

Descending the grade from the Minntac taconite plant bound for Two Harbors, MN.

A couple shiny new GEs and 145 new ore cars show CNs investment and commitment to moving iron ore in northern Minnesota.

A crisp fall morning provides the right conditions to create some steam coming off the iron ore pellets as they travel down from the Minntac taconite plant.

The first trip for the shiny new AC44C6M's that are now being assigned to the former Missabe heads down the hill after loading 145 cars with iron ore at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant. They will con... (more)

CN 2007 arriving on U.S. Steel Minntac property to load 145 ore cars with iron ore pellets.

Fresh out of Minntac with freshly made iron ore pellets bound for Proctor tard.