Some of Minntac's finest pellets head south towards Proctor, MN on a nice day.

On the marijuana holiday, a quad set of dash 8s with 145 ore cars of Minorca made marbles in tow cut through the latest snow event as they head back for Two Harbors, MN.

Today the snow is falling, the wind is blowing and it's 22 degrees which is a far cry from 48 hours ago when it was sunny and 72. A T-Bird rumbles and rattles the old steel bridge spanning the sw... (more)

Quite the change from forty-eight hours ago when the snow was almost gone and the temperature was 72 degrees with sun. Fast forward and it's 22 degrees with snow falling and the wind is howling as... (more)

A T-Bird mine shuttle train rolls over the swollen Elbow Creek as they south.

A week ago it was 10 degrees and snowing, today it was 70 degrees and sunny. The snowmelt was fast this spring across NE Minnesota and took less than a week so the rivers are high and moving fast... (more)

It's 0130 and nothing is southbound on the CN Iron Range sub, and nothing is southbound on the CN Rainy sub, but the northern lights above were full of action here at the Ramshaw diamond.

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)

Coming south down the CN Missabe Sub 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 in tow for Two Harbors.

The day after April Fool's Day and CN had this little surprise present itself, DMIR 400 and DMIR 404 leading a pellet train back to Two Harbors from the Minorca taconite plant. The two former Miss... (more)

A duo of DMIR units and a trio of Dash 8s power 145 loads of steaming taconite pellets and get the 610-axel train back up to speed after coming off the CN Missabe Sub and onto the CN Iron Range su... (more)

Going back to Proctor yard with limestone empties.

CN's L568 comes down the siding at the former DWP yard after meeting their northbound counterpart which is taking the signal on the other end of the yard to continue heading to Ranier, MN. DMIR 40... (more)

After doubling up their train back at Keenan yard, CN 2925 leads an all-rail taconite train down the main line beginning the trip for points much farther south.