A little distortion from the locomotives somewhat hides the fact they are pulling hard on this northbound pellet train at N. Biwabik. Normally this a southbound move to Two Harbors with the loads ... (more)
After a quick trackside crew change, CN 2028, with its 145 cars of steaming taconite pellets in tow, responds to the engineer's throttle commands and starts pulling for Two Harbors.
Heading south happens several times a day but heading north on the CN Iron Range sub with steaming pellets is rare. Due to a conveyer belt malfunction this train was rerouted to Proctor, MN inste... (more)
A northbound container train just clears in time to not cast a shadow on the southbound pellet train as they are about to take a right turn and head for Two Harbors with these loads from the Minnt... (more)