A long L567 (484 axels long) makes its way north through Virginia, MN as they travel up to Ranier, MN with mixed freight and colorful boxcars. The yard is busy this morning with several different... (more)

Early morning run from Proctor to the Minorca mine with limestone.

CN 3199 is at m.p. 78 on the CN Rainy Sub which is also the top of the hill otherwise known as the Laurentian Divide.

CN's train A439 is in the siding at Virginia giving the roll-by to a southbound Q198 container train.

CN 2032 leads the way up the CN Rainy Sub about to pass through the yard at Virginia, MN as the travel to the Minorca mine on the north side of town.

The longest day of the year at 2000 hrs. finds container train Q199 led by CN 3199 climbing the south side of the Laurentian Divide approaching m.p. 78 on the CN Rainy Sub as they head for the bor... (more)

An early morning departure out of Proctor now finds this trio of tunnelmotors pulling limestone loads at 0700 thru the yard at Virginia at track speed to climb the hill up the south side of the La... (more)

A trio of dash 8s and 145 cars following along make the run from Two Harbors and are about a half hour away from their destination of loading pellets at the Cliffs owned Minorca mine just north of... (more)

The crew from train A439 sits in the siding at Virginia giving a roll-by to a southbound container train.

CN 2261 leads a southbound intermodal as they approach the Laurentian Divide just north of Virginia, MN.

After dumping limestone for the Minorca mine and then waiting for traffic to clear on the CN Rainy sub, a trio of BLEs finally depart the plant for the trip back to the yard at Proctor just about ... (more)

After departing the Minorca mine, CN 2041 comes down the CN Rainy Sub pulling 145 ore cars of taconite pellets with the mine dumps of the U.S. Steel Minntac looming in the background.

The day after April Fool's Day and CN had this little surprise present itself, DMIR 400 and DMIR 404 leading a pellet train back to Two Harbors from the Minorca taconite plant. The two former Miss... (more)

DMIR 215 rests in Virginia while the lead units work the yard.

CN's L568 comes down the siding at the former DWP yard after meeting their northbound counterpart which is taking the signal on the other end of the yard to continue heading to Ranier, MN. DMIR 40... (more)