A couple big beasts pull 130 veteran DMIR ore cars loaded to the gills with blast furnace trim rock destined for the ore dock at Two Harbors, MN.

The engineer slowly descends the 1% grade preparing to bring this cut of cars to a stop so the conductor can line the switch for a shove back and onto the first cut of cars before leaving for Two ... (more)

Illinois Central 1000 comes down the hill from U.S. Steel's Minntac plant with a second cut of loads of blast furnace trim. The train will double onto their first cut, which they shoved into the ... (more)

The glint from the early morning sun shines off the side of this rock train as they head for Minntac to load raw crushed taconite (blast furnace trim). They will bring the train back to Two Harbo... (more)