Not much is left of this consist in the current 2023 railroading. Back in 2007, this Northtown to KC freight had a dog's breakfast lashup as they made their way south on the Marshall Sub. The trai... (more)

We managed to find a lone thunderstorm here, and all hell broke loose for about 15 minutes. Lucky for us, this Minntac load showed up afterward. Steam from the cold bath covers the tracks as the t... (more)

A load out of Minntac drifts downgrade out of the mine. The train is about to pass through Mt. Iron and pass MP 6 on the Minntac Sub. The train is dropping down a steep 1.5% grade out of the mine.... (more)

The mine at Minorca isn't as busy as the other 2 mines on the Range, but trains still come and go daily from this plant. A trio of C40s chugs along as they pull a train of empties from Two Harbors... (more)

Nearing noon hour, the 11am loads make their way towards Lake Superior.

A loaded ore train awaits a new crew to take the train to Two Harbors MN for unloading.

A pair of CN's unique SD40-2Ws lead road local L568 south along the former DM&IR Missabe Sub in Northern Minnesota. 568 and its counterpart 567 are the only two trains that do not follow the direc... (more)

After dumping limestone at the Minorca mine, a trio of BLEs finally get favorable signals to leave and head back to Proctor, MN and the yard.

A foggy afternoon on the CN Iron Range Sub with fresh GEs pulling fresh ore cars on the move to the Minorca mine for loading.

The snowless winter. DMIR 400 leads back to Proctor in the late afternoon winter light after loading iron ore at United Taconite.

The snowless winter. DMIR 404 leads back to Proctor after dumping limestone at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant. CN uses these DMIR Difco side dumps in cold weather months to help the dumping of produ... (more)

On March 15, 1969, GN F7A 309C leads an F7B, a GP9 and another F7A with more then 200 ore cars, totaling around 15,000 net tons of taconite pellets into Minneapolis. The Great Northern usuall... (more)

Minnesota Valley with a westbound train near Tower E-14 in Minnetonka MN. MNVA had trackage rights to Norwood MN where their trackage began (which was ex-CNW/M&St.L).

An SD38-2 originally built for BC Hydro and operated for many years by the Southern Railway of British Columbia is still finding work at the Prairie Grain Partners elevator in Clarkfield, MN. The ... (more)

Aside from one short chase of them westbound a few years back, I've never really made much of an effort to find BNSF's Madison local on the Hanley Falls Subdivision. With a sunny Monday morning an... (more)