After coming out of Keenan yard during a power swap, CN 3238 is the new leader of U730 on a T-Bird set. The sun has set on a duo of Dash 8's on this assignment as CN ore pool power is changing.... (more)

Early morning fog shrouds a pair of recently rebuilt AC44C6M's and 96 ore cars as they glide along.

A pair of recently rebuilt AC44C6M's glide over the St. Louis River along the CN Missabe Sub. These rebuilds are now being assigned to the ore pool of the former Missabe.

Shiny new AC44C6M's are taking over the former Missabe as power for ore moves. Here is the first set, assigned as T-Bird power, coming thru the pre-dawn fog out of the yard after dumping 95 cars ... (more)

Shiny new AC44C6M's are taking over the former Missabe as power for ore moves. Here is the first set, assigned as T-Bird power, heading south with rock from the mine heading down to the plant.

CN 2111 comes off the CN Rainy Sub at control point T-Bird and enters the loop at United Taconite's coarse crusher for loading.

Dumped out at the plant and returning to the mine to reload, CN 2112 gets going north on the CN Missabe Sub at Fairlane.

After dumping crude ore loads at the plant, the skies have cleared as the sun sets for the return trip back to the mine.

Coming down the Missabe sub with crude ore loads just barely dodging cloud shadows along the way.

Anniversary logos pulling crude ore loads south.

The engineer leans back in the seat as he creeps along while loading iron ore bearing rock at the United Taconite coarse crusher at the Thunderbird mine.

Low afternoon light greets the crew as they leave the yard at the plant, cross Highway 7 and to head back north to the mine to reload.

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. On a cold morning, a T-Bird starts to... (more)

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. A T-Bird departs the yard at the Unit... (more)

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. A T-Bird rolls through Iron Jct. as ... (more)