Breaking the silence for a moment are three SD40-3's working hard pulling empties back inland from the Lake Superior basin and the plant at Silver Bay back to the mine at Babbitt, MN. Fall colors ... (more)

Pushing the tailings train back to the plant at Silver Bay. Fall colors are at the peak here in northern Minnesota.

Sometimes you have to take what the railroad gives you. Northshore Mining loads heading from Babbitt, MN to the plant at Silver Bay, MN reach the half way point of the 47 mile trip.

One of two leased CIT EMD SD9043MACs leads taconite loads from Babbitt Mn to Silver Bay MN. Shown here at "Railfan Rock".

One of two leased CIT EMD SD9043MACs leads taconite loads from Babbitt Mn to Silver Bay MN

This pair of 90MACs goes off lease shortly. Get them while you can.

While waiting for the SD90MACs, a bonus: tailings come up the hill from the plant.

Two of North Shore Minings SD40-3's work hard to move a morning tailings train up the grade at Beaver Bay MN. After a few more minuets they will head up the spur track to the dumpsite to offload a... (more)

On a otherwise quiet and tranquil late winter afternoon, NSM 653 breaks that quiet and tranquility momentarily as it and two other SD40-3's chase the sun to the horizon working up hill out of the ... (more)

In the last light of a cold winter's day, NSM 651 pushes hard on a loaded tailings train traveling inland the seven miles from the plant to the tailing pond to unload and then return to the plant ... (more)

A trio of former Alstom SD40's head east through the searchlights in Silver Bay.

The mosquitos were thick as 6AM loads made way through Toimi, enroute to Silver Bay for unloading. The SD9043MAC's were in for 92 day inspections, giving the older SD's a chance to run the core tr... (more)

This typical northern Minnesota winter scene brought to us by the fine folks at North Shore Mining on a forecasted hot and humid northern Minnesota summer day.

6AM loads head east to Silver Bay with a trio of matching SD40-3's.

A trio of SD40-3's lead the 6AM loads by Toimi, as a work train waits in the siding.