Empties head north on the running track at Gilbert to meet southbound loads.

After serving their time on the former DM&IR in Minnesota, the CN's fleet of C40-8's have found themselves running ballast trains on the former Wisconsin Central. CN 2001, 2006 and 2007 are in cha... (more)

Coming north to reload with taconite pellets.

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

A heavy spring snowfall is occurring as this empty limestone train heads back south to Proctor yard after dumping its contents at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

A quartet of C40-8's have conquered Proctor Hill with a train of Difco's loaded with limestone for Minntac.

A quartet of ex-Chicago Northwestern C40-8's shove to Missabe Junction with limestone loads for US Steel's Minntac Mine. Interlake Steamship Co's "James R. Barker" sits backed onto Dock ... (more)

Loads head south in the morning with a dash 8 leading 2 EMDs in Saginaw.

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.

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)

Out of the Minorca mine thru Minorca Jct. and down the CN Rainy sub with a right turn at Shelton Jct. onto the CN Missabe sub passing thru DW&P Jct. With several hours of the trip to go, CN 2001 i... (more)

Running back to Two Harbors with some hot commodity.

Steaming pellets for Two Harbors, MN glide through the stuffed Biwabik yard on Thanksgiving morning.

A loaded pellet train from U.S. Steel Minntac heads towards Two Harbors on the CN Iron Range Sub passing through some old mine dumps on Thanksgiving morning.