The taconite plant at Mountain Iron can be seen on the hill behind the train as another load heads for the Iron Range sub and Two Harbors.
Mintac Loads steaming hot and fresh from the plant head south out of Mountain Iron, MN
CN repaint SD40-3 No. 401 departs the Mintac plant at Mountain Iron heading for Two Harbors. This unit started out life in 1972 as Southern Pacific 6772, and was aquired by the Missabe in 1996. ... (more)
DMIR 413 has just departed the Minntac plant and is on its way to Two Harbors to unload taconite.
One of three repainted DM&IR tunnel motors leads an empty limestone train out of Minntac.
DM&IR 223 leads a loaded pellet train at Mountain Iron, MN