A pair of DMIR tunnel motors led a taconite load out of the plant at Mountain Iron

The split second CN 2014 north knocks down the signal at Noimi Jct. as the run to U.S. Steel Minntac continues.

All is quiet along the CN Minntac Sub at Noimi Jct.

After delivering it's cargo of limestone to the U.S. Steel Minntac taconite plant, the empty leaves the property and heads back to the yard at Proctor.

A pair of CN repainted IC GP38-2's lead local R901 as it heads south out of Mountain Iron on the Minntac Sub and back towards Proctor Yard.

DMIR 402, DMIR 404 and IC 6252 pull 130 loads of taconite pellets leaving the U.S. Steel Minntac property via the CN Minntac sub heading south for the CN Missabe sub that will take them on a sever... (more)

After serving the U.S. Steel Minntac plant by pulling empties and dropping off loads of bentonite, the next stop for the Keenan switch is the small yard at Mountain Iron where they shove back and ... (more)

Departing Minntac under the code blue skies provided by the polar vortex. Temperature was a fresh -28 degrees with an added wind chill.

Coming up from Two Harbors, MN, a BLE trio is on the Minntac sub and will be arriving at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant shortly to begin loading 145 cars off the west loadout silo before returning b... (more)

A crisp and clear day as CN 2041 descends down the grade from U.S. Steel Minntac with steaming taconite pellets in tow. Even though the sun was out, it was minus 28 degrees when they departed on... (more)

Gliding around the curve while on the approach to U.S. Steel Minntac property.

A four EMD product consist lead 145 ore cars down the CN Minntac Sub which will transition onto the CN Missabe at Wolf shortly up ahead only to transition onto the CN Iron Range Sub at Iron Jct. t... (more)

The GE power is starting to take hold on the Iron Range. A trio of Dash-8s can be seen here leading hot taconite loads from Minntac south out of Mountain Iron at the beginning of their journey ... (more)

Just before sunset, an empty limestone train departs U.S. Steel Minntac behind a trio of Dash 8's bound for Proctor.

CN 6017 holds back 145 cars of taconite pellets as they descend the hill from U.S. Steel Minntac and head towards Two Harbors, MN under grey skies, cold temps and fresh fallen snow mixing in with ... (more)