CN 2025 departing Minntac with iron ore pellets for Two Harbors in the midst of peak fall color.

Heading back to Proctor after loading iron ore pellets at United Taconite.

Having finished their switching moves for the day, DMIR 332 is almost back to the barn to tie up.

A northbound mixed freight rolls through Fairlane as they travel towards Canada under light snow falling.

A trio of Dash 8s pull a string of brand spanking new ore cars up Proctor Hill after dumping iron ore pellets at CN dock 6.

Heading to the plant from the mine crossing over Elbow Creek south of Iron Jct. MN.

Crossing the St. Louis River on a nice spring morning.

DMIR 332 works on switching some cars around along Railroad Street near the waterfront at Duluth, MN.

Taking the curve around Highland Lake CN 2004, in charge of U791 which is iron ore pellets from the Minorca mine, will shortly begin the downgrade drop into Two Harbors which is 14 more miles ahea... (more)

Burning diesel fuel to make the climb up and over the Laurentian Divide in a few miles, KCS 4185 pulls CN train A439 through Virginia, MN on a nice afternoon.

Thar She Blows! DMIR 332 was used for some switching moves and created quite a scene along Railroad Ave. near downtown Duluth, MN.

Hauling iron ore pellets back to Proctor yard while the snow falls.

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum had some switching to do so they fired up DMIR 332 (former D&NE 28) to do the job that needed to get done. Here they come over the hill from their home rail down ... (more)

Rumblin, bumbling and gurgling along with snow falling as a T-Bird train is moving crude ore from the mine to the plant.

Blasting around the curve at track speed CN 2004 is about to knock the signal down at Nugget while on the move back to Two Harbors with iron ore loads.