After their time on the Iron Range came to an end, CN C40-8's 2004 and 2040 were tasked with taking a train of empty military flats to Centralia. They are seen skirting Cedar Lake in Lake Villa, o... (more)

Iron ore pellets continue their way south to Two Harbors behind a trio of C40-8's.

On a crisp morning, CN 2004, 2040 and 2010 roll south on the Iron Range Subdivision.

The trio of standard cab Dash 8's pass some nice fall color as they make way into Two Harbors, MN.

A trio of standard cab Dash 8's are moving right along as they take control of a train of steaming pellets bound for Two Harbors. The standard cab Dash 8 era on the Iron Range ended not long after... (more)

A pair of CN C40-8s - CN 2004 and CN 2040 - lead an extra train of empty flatcars (labeled as X724) - through the south end of Sutton siding in Chicago's western suburbs. The Dash 8s had been main... (more)

Empties navigate the S-curve around a former natural ore mine pit at Sparta, MN on the CN Iron Range Sub.

On a crisp autumn evening, a trio of dash 8s take a train of empties northbound on the Iron Range Sub. Some emergency trips were made in the past couple of weeks to document these units. This set ... (more)

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.

CN C40-8 2004 leads ore empties North into Iron Junction. The days of these former CNW GEs up here are numbered,

A trio of now retired Dash 8s make their way south along the Iron Range sub just after crossing the Ramshaw diamond with the Rainy Sub and getting a good roll-by from a track worker on scene.

The End Is Near. On a cool morning, a southbound ore train lets off some steam as it makes its way through Biwabik with a trio of former CNW C40-8's. The standard cab Dash 8's are making th... (more)

Continuing on towards Two Harbors on the CN Iron Range sub. with iron ore pellets.

CN 2004 rounds the bend through the yard at Biwabik and is about to take the N. Biwabik signal as the EOT device follows along on the tail end of U790 as the northern lights do their thing in the ... (more)

Three Dash 8s (2004, 2040, 2010) pull 145 cars of iron ore pellets across the diamond at Ramshaw while under the cover of darkness as they head for Two Harbors, MN.