A nice afternoon as CN 2020 heads north to load iron ore.

Coming off the Iron Range sub and passing through the west leg of the wye at Iron Jct. and making the turn to get on the CN Missabe sub headed to the Minntac plant.

Minntac loads hold the main line at Biwabik for an empty train coming north out of Two Harbors. The yard here sees little use these days other than as storage space for unused railcars.

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

A nice afternoon finds an empty ore train moving along.

CN 2020 leads U791 to Two Harbors, passing through desolate Skibo, MN.

CN 2020 leads train U791 from Minntac to Two Harbors, passing through Highland at Highland Lake Road.

Three dash 8s take a loaded train south into Two Harbors.

About to come off the Iron Range sub, CN 2020 takes the signal at east wye and will continue the trip up to Minntac to load taconite pellets.

Turning off the CN Missabe sub and heading into the United Taconite plant to load pellets before returning back down to Proctor, MN.

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Heading off the CN Missabe sub and onto the Iron Range sub at Iron Jct. west wye bound for Two Harbors, MN.

CN 2020 leads ore loads South through Biwabik.