Back when CN tested these two units to haul pellets between the mine and the yard either along the CN Missabe sub or the CN Iron Range sub. After a few weeks and several trip back and forth they ... (more)

Thundering north on the trip from Two Harbors, MN along the CN Iron Range sub passing through the mostly empty yard at Biwabik, MN.

Coming off the CN Missabe Sub and onto the CN Minntac sub at Noimi Jct. with empties heading to the mine to load.

After a meet, CN 2004 coming off the running track throttles up getting back to track speed heading north for a date with the west load out pocket at the U.S. Steel Minntac taconite plant.

CN 2031 north and their empties prepare to give a roll-by to CN 2026 south with their loads at north Biwabik.

Empties from Two Harbors take the siding at Biwabik and will wait briefly for their counterpart loads that will be coming shortly.

Coming back from Two Harbors, MN passing through the old mine dumps of past mining days here at Gilbert, MN.

Coming up from Two Harbors crossing over the CN Rainy sub at Ramshaw continuing the trek north for loading at U.S. Steel Minntac.

It's a gloomy late fall day across northern Minnesota as this empty from Two Harbors, MN heads north up the CN Iron Range sub for a date with the west loadout pocket at U.S. Steel Minntac before r... (more)

Testing by CN of these two NS GE AC44C6M's and having them pull ore cars between Two Harbors, MN and U.S. Steel Minntac in Mtn. Iron. Here are the duo just feet onto the CN Minntac Sub at Wolf com... (more)

Testing on the former DMIR by CN of these two NS GE AC44C6M's pulling ore cars on the CN Iron Range Sub between Two Harbors, MN and U.S. Steel Minntac.

Gliding past the former DM&IR engine house (still used by CN MOW) and the small simplified depot (used by the local VFW) and the veteran DM&IR ore cars ( still used for BFT service in the warmer m... (more)

Heading back from Two Harbors, MN going up to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant to load 145 cars with pellets and return back to Two Harbors.

A trio of Dash 8's and 145 ore cars quietly glide around the curve at Biwabik along the CN Iron Range sub the falling snow dampening the usual sounds of the 598 axels slightly.

After some of the white stuff fell the day before now today it's just a plan old nice day. And a train showed up.