IC 6263 leads a train of loaded taconite around the S curve in Culver, MN.

CN 2029 leads U717, a hot load of taconite, against the morning sun at the Highway 33 overhead bridge in Saginaw, MN.

CN 321 has a pair of Dash9s as it passes CN 400 at left.

Loaded iron ore train from the Minorca mine to Two Harbors, MN slowly creeps down the siding at Virginia while a loaded sand train is full throttle gaining speed and momentum about to start the cl... (more)

CN 524 made his bi-weekly run over the ''Dominion Bridge''

CN 516 made his bi-weekly run over the ''Travel de Cap-Rouge''

Reflecting late afternoon sunlight onto the waters of Brule Lake at 8:47 p.m. on July 15, 2013, Canadian National train 112 bends through Robertson’s Curve at Swan Landing near Brule, Alberta.

CN 524 on CN Champlain spur

CN 408 leads this trio of ex Espee Power with a train of iron pellets for the docks at Duluth.

Illinois Central SD70's usually dominate the CN local trains around Chicagoland these days. You won't hear any complaints here, but it is sometimes nice to see the older 4 axle power get a chance ... (more)

Now that spring has come, CN has gotten a bunch of their SD70's back together again for the Iowa trains in and out of Kirk Yard back in 2023. Here a very small 338 heads out of Dubuque bound for ... (more)

A northbound CN freight streaks up the CN Missabe through Fairlane as the aurora borealis do their thing in the sky above.

Today a 2x1 DP-d 338 fights the 30mph wind as they make their way towards Chicago and Kirk Yard. Here the train slows as they climb Big Raymond Hill outside of Raymond with almost 16,000 tons of t... (more)

For a long time, the CN in Iowa looked a lot like this. Especially west of Waterloo, big power didn't roam much, and it would normally be on unit trains only. With that, SD40's own the railroad. ... (more)

Kicking off National Train Day 2024 at 0100, southbound iron ore loads wait for a northbound empty as they cross paths at Biwabik under some impressive aurora borealis taking place in the sky abov... (more)