A pair of GP38-2s amble their way past the former GN depot in Bob Dylan's hometown of Hibbing, MN as they head for their yard west of town at Kelly Lake.

Coming off the CN Iron Range sub and turning north at Iron Jct. for the rest of the trip up to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant to load iron ore.

Time to get going as the engineer ramps up the speed.

CN 3309 and CN 3331 and a train made up of three different sets of passenger cars (some to Pokegama for Duluth, some for the Friends of 261 in the Twin Cities and some for Homewood) make their sou... (more)

CN 3323, a fresh rebuild that also has straight air added for ore pool service, leads an empty limestone train back to Proctor after delivery to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.

Having left Keenan yard and getting on the CN Iron Range sub its now off to switch loads for empties at Dyno Nobel on a nice morning.

After departing Proctor, MN and a stop to drop cars off at CN's Keenan yard, CN 5485 has reassembled their train and heads for Ranier, MN.

After departing Ranier, MN and stopping at CN's Keenan yard to pick up, it's now time to head down to Proctor, MN. Note the CN track inspection boxcar behind the locomotives.

On the way home after switching bentonite hoppers at the Minorca mine the crew now swaps out one gondola and picks up two others from a small siding at a metal scrap yard just outside downtown Hib... (more)

On the way home after switching bentonite hoppers at the Minorca mine and passing by what once was a small stretch of light industrial business along the line.

On the way up to the Minntac mine on a nice evening.

The engineer leans back in the seat as he creeps along while loading iron ore bearing rock at the United Taconite coarse crusher at the Thunderbird mine.

Creating a little shadow of their own as they go between the long shadows of a late evening.

Coming up from Two Harbors, CN 2039 runs through the Nugget control point on the CN Iron Range Sub as they travel to the Minntac mine to load iron ore pellets.

Headed back to Proctor with iron ore loads from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.