A trio of Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad units (909, 904, 903) bring up 145 ore cars from Two Harbors to be loaded at U.S. Steel Minntac with approximately 15,000 tons of taconite pellets.

Northbound on the running track at Sparta, IC 6253 pushes snow as the northbound trek from Two Harbors to U.S. Steel Minntac at Mountain Iron continues while heavy snow persists.

Four EMD's and 145 ore cars ply the rails that are the CN Iron Range Sub on a drab Thanksgiving Eve.

A trio of GE's (CN 2039, 2033, 2013) and their empties take the siding at Jones in anticipation of meeting another trio of GE's (CN 2010, 2002, 2004) with their loads. GE's on the former Missabe r... (more)

A quad set of EMD's race north with their train travelling on the CN Iron Range Sub heading for U.S. Steel's Minntac taconite plant for loading.

An empty pellet train traverses the landscape on another gloomy day across northern Minnesota.

Loads meet empties.

Running through Jones on a nice summer morning with empties for reloading at US Steel, Minntac.

An empty taconite train led by a quartet of EMD's cruise thru the fresh coating of snow that fell overnight as they head back from Two Harbors to load at U.S. Steel, Minntac.

An empty taconite train rounds the curve into the late afternoon sun as they head back from Two Harbors to load at U.S. Steel, Minntac.

The new kids on the block. CN has been looking to replace their aging EMD fleet in the ore pool and this seems to be their solution. These ex-C&NW C40-8s have been modified with straight air cont... (more)

The new kids on the block. CN has been looking to replace their aging EMD fleet in the ore pool and this seems to be their solution. These ex-C&NW C40-8s have been modified with straight air cont... (more)

DMIR 400 cruises through the wind whipped snow as they travel north from Two Harbors, MN with empties for U.S. Steel Minntac for loading.

DMIR 403 leads empties thru a frozen landscape as they travel back north from Two Harbors to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant for loading

DMIR 403, still wearing the Missabe maroon, looks good in the fresh snow that fell on northern Minnesota earlier in the day. The train will load at U.S. Steel, Minntac before returning to Two Harb... (more)