Cold and snow falling as an unusual 4 pack of the dash 8 variety pull the usual 145 ore cars of taconite round the bend near north Biwabik as they head south for Two Harbors yard.
As a early April snowstorm pounds the iron range, DMIR 400 leads the Two Harbors MRF South through Biwabik.
Just before the sun rises on a cold April morning, CN 2031 is scurrying along the CN Iron Range Sub and passing through the yard at Biwabik, MN heading towards home at Two Harbors.
Coming south down the CN Iron Range sub and through the yard at Biwabik with taconite pellets from the Minorca mine led by two former Missabe SD40-3s and a trio of former CNW Dash 8s with 145 cars... (more)
The wind was whipping as this empty ore train ran across the open yard at Biwabik along the CN Iron Range sub.
The Keenan switch job bringing back a healthy cut of sand cars from out of storage on the former Erie Mining Co. property.
It's Christmas Eve and throughout the land not a creature was stirring except for the crew on this U789 hauling Minntac made taconite pellets bound for Two Harbors. It was -10 degrees with a nw w... (more)
Minorca mine loaded U793 rips through the s-curve leading into N. Biwabik but will soon slow and come to a stop for a crew change at Biwabik.
Along with their normal task of switching the Dyno Nobel facility outside Biwabik, today's R901 Keenan job also had the project of retrieving 174 sand empties from storage on the former Erie Minin... (more)
CN C40-8s 2000, 2016 and 2010 lead 145 iron ore empties northbound onto the main track at Biwabik.
CN C40-8 2029 leads ore loads South through Biwabik.
Loads south meeting empties north on the curve at Biwabik with a fall color backdrop.
BLE 903 leads ore empties North through Biwabik.
More marbles on the way down to Two Harbors, MN.
Coming through Biwabik, starring at the sun, empties roll north behind a trio of dash 8's. Note the engineer's t-shirt logo.