A pair of SD60's rip north at track speed with freight from Proctor yard and Keenan yard for Ranier, MN.

The R901 crew uses the north leg of the wye on the south end of CN's Keenan yard for headroom while switching cars around and after the switch is thrown the engineer shoves back into the yard.

CN 321 has an ES44DC pair and an even 100 cars as it passes the Turcot Interchange.

Coming off the CN Iron Range sub and turning north at Iron Jct. for the rest of the trip up to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant to load iron ore.

Time to get going as the engineer ramps up the speed.

Back when it was a day train, CN 377 is through Dorval with CN 5770, CN 8927 and 125 cars.

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.

CN 120 passes some spring flowers.

CN 3309 and CN 3331 and a train made up of three different sets of passenger cars (some to Pokegama for Duluth, some for the Friends of 261 in the Twin Cities and some for Homewood) make their sou... (more)

After doubling away for the westbound morning hotshots (running a touch late at Hornepayne) a shorter eastbound Calgary Logistics Park, AB to Montreal Taschereau, PQ "Z" train is able to scoop a "... (more)

CN 3092 leads a coal empty north as it nears Centralia.

Steam is still coming off of a loaded train as it accelerates toward the highway crossing at Rollins, making a run at the last long upgrade section of track between here and Highland. Like many ra... (more)

After waiting for a loaded train at Waldo, an empty train is working hard upgrade toward Stewart as it makes its way back north to Minntac for more taconite pellets.

A loaded taconite train is on the final descent into Two Harbors as it passes the signal at MP 3.5 on a clear June morning.

CN 3323, a fresh rebuild that also has straight air added for ore pool service, leads an empty limestone train back to Proctor after delivery to the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.