A fairly rare catch to find one of NSM's rebuilt SD28s leading a loaded ore train. Here 1234 leads three leased SD40-2s towards Silver Bay with 156 cars.
With a total of 650 axels, a single SD40-3 and two NREX SD40-2's lead the 158 taconite loads from the mine at Babbitt tthrough the colors of a Minnesota forest to the plant at Silver Bay on a perf... (more)
Headed for Silver Bay with 130 loads.
Recented leased 5482 wears NSM colors but is lettered for owner NRE. Here it leads 130 ore loads towards the pellet plant at Silver Bay. Getting any clean unit this time of year is a handsome re... (more)
Three blue SD40s lead 130 loads of crude ore east towards Silver Bay under clear skies on a mild (+31F) Sunday.
Empties grind out of the Lake Superior Basin at Milepost 6.
A leased Alaska GP40-2 trails NSM 650 on a loaded taconite ore train.
Two leased Alaska GP40-2s help on the loaded 130-car ore train.