Ore loads from United Taconite going through the Zim/Sax bog as they travel to Proctor yard.

Southbound ore loads at Biwabik going to Two Harbors, MN and the dock facilities.

Southbound EMDs with ore cars used for limestone delivery going back to Proctor yard.

A southbound freight on the CN Rainy Sub knocks down the signal at Ramshaw as they glide over the CN Iron Range Sub.

CSX B241-20 curves around with CN 3115 leading off the Manchester Sub connection.

This was a prelude to what ore trains in northern Minnesota look like current day. These rebuilt AC44C6Ms have replaced all the Dash 8s and are working on the variety of EMDs currently.

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.

Racing south on the CN Rainy Sub from Canada with three different sets of passenger cars from various entities that will be dropped off along the way at Pokegama yard in Superior, WI, Friends of 2... (more)

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.

All the stored boxcars filling the yard here at Biwabik harken back to the days when this yard had even more tracks with more activity, and it was filled with cars loaded and heaped with natural o... (more)

Going back to Proctor yard with loads of iron ore pellets on a nice fall day.

Moving taconite pellets no matter the weather. These steaming marbles are heading for Two Harbors, MN.

Rounding the bend and shrouded in fog along the CN Iron Range sub.

An ex-GATX GP38-2, now owned by CN, is leading CN 596 with a (very) long double-stacks train towards Pointe-Saint-Charles, out of the Port.