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

They served CN well hauling iron ore pellets to the docks from the mines but the days of Dash 8s on the Iron Range are definitely numbered as this trio, shown here doing what they were brought to ... (more)

Typical Minnesota fall weather and scenery. Dreary, an ore train and colored leaves.

CN 2025 barking upgrade through Allen Jct. on the way to the yard and dock facilities at Two Harbors.

Easy on Sunday morning as iron ore pellets head for Two Harbors.

CN 2025 departing Minntac with iron ore pellets for Two Harbors in the midst of peak fall color.

Coming off the CN Missabe Sub at Iron Jct., CN 2025 turns east for the southbound trip down the yard at Two Harbors with taconite pellets.

Probably the last fall season these three Dash 8s will see as the purge of the former ex UP/CNW from CN's roster has begun. Here's a trio of them departing Minntac with taconite pellets bound for... (more)

Under threatening skies, CN 2025 cuts between hills of fall color as they roll towards home at Two Harbors, MN.

Late afternoon sun hits the nose of this northbound empty taconite train as the long winter shadows hit the ore cars.

Canadian National empty iron ore train U712 heads north through Alborn, Minnesota as it makes its way to Minntac for loading. A C40-8, SD40-2, and SD40-2W power the train as it rolls past an old I... (more)

Heading back to Proctor after delivering limestone to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant overnight.

Going back to Proctor yard with limestone empties.

A black and white landscape with some CN red passing through hauling steaming pellets down from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant bound for Two Harbors.

Two Harbors destined taconite pellets gather speed after clearing the diamond at Ramshaw.