BLE SD40T-3s 909, 904 and 906 lead a set of limestone empties south on the Missabe Sub at Fairlane.

CN SD60 5426 heads north at Fairlane with Proctor-Ranier train L567/

Approaching S. Fairlane back through N. Fairlane and with the tail end still crossing over the St. Louis River, CN 3853 leads about 20,000 tons of taconite pellets along the CN Missabe Sub.

It's a cold morning hauling hot taconite pellets as IC 6254 emerges from the shadows heading south for Proctor, MN.

It was a nice peaceful wait for the train to cross over the river.

After delivering limestone to the Minntac plant that turns into a backhaul of blast furnace trim with CN 2004 leading the way south to Proctor, MN.

CN 5244 leads a massive consist South through Forbes on a limestone train.

CN 730 heads back to Largo for another load of crude ore behind C40-8's 2107 & 2111.

Another All-Rail taconite train loaded at U.S. Steel's Minntac plant make its way down the CN Missabe sub for points much further south than here in northern Minnesota.

An empty T-Bird shuttle train waits outside the Fairlane Taconite Plant in Forbes, Minnesota with a Bessemer tunnel motor on the point. Once the recrew arrives, the train will depart for the T-Bir... (more)

Crossing the river on a nice summer's morning.

Dumped out and ready to return to the mine to reload. The sun will set before they depart.

After a M.O.W. work window recently expired, three classic EMD SD40-3s with DMIR 408 leading now sits and waits for their turn to enter the CN Missabe Sub to head south while a T-Bird shuttle wi... (more)

Emerging from the fog, DMIR 406 gets on the throttle coming off the double track portion of the CN Missabe sub as they roll towards Proctor, MN with taconite loads from the U.S. Steel Minntac plan... (more)

A few minutes before sun sets, IC 6252 sits in the yard at United Taconite waiting while an IC semi-trailer sits alongside. The trailer has been moving along with a tie gang that's been working o... (more)