The warm glow from a yard light at Northshore Mining's Babbitt facility illuminates two leased CREX GEs as they prepare for a pre-dawn departure for Silver Bay with 156 cars of iron ore.
Two of the three brand spanking new GE's being tested by Northshore Mining have just departed the mine yard track at Babbitt and are heading out on the 47 mile trip to Silver Bay and the processin... (more)
A pure stroke of luck would have a Northshore Mining train running outside of the normal schedule this fine late summer afternoon at the Superior National Forest Road 113 crossing.
Roughly nine months after Cyprus Northshore Mining brought the former Reserve Mining property back from the dead two SDs still retain their Reserve colors and lettering. Of note is SD9 1225, the l... (more)