A rare SD28 and 2 SD18's from the Northshore Mining railroad work hard to pull a long iron ore tailings train uphill to the dumping site around MP12.
A leased Alaska GP40-2 trails NSM 650 on a loaded taconite ore train.
Empties charging uphill past "Railfan Rock" at the peak of fall colors.
Passenger extra heads north to Babbitt for an employee picnic.
A DPU-powered train of taconite tailings crosses over in front of a passenger extra.
Rear DPU unit on tailings train
Loaded tailings train heads towards the dumping basin with a DPU SD40-2 on either end.
Loaded taconite train rolls downgrade towards the receiving yard at Silver Bay.