Steaming Pellets South at Wales
CN 2029 leads a southbound Two Harbors ore load into Wales, Minnesota, on a cold fall day in the northwoods. The heavy loaded taconite train is running south on the former Duluth Missabe and Iron Range railroad mainline for the ore docks in Two Harbors on Lake Superior. The train is fighting uphill from Rollins a few miles back, but will soon prepare to drop down the steep 3% grade to the lake in Two Harbors. The C40-8's running the Two Harbors side are the last holdouts for class one standard cab dash 8's. Trios of C40's routinely hold down taconite pellet shuttles on the remote Iron Range Subdivision running north from Two Harbors to the Minntac Mine and return. With the disposition of many units already taking place I was glad to have photographed at least one train with these former Chicago and Northwestern C40-8's on point.
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Steaming Pellets South at Wales
CN 2029 leads a southbound Two Harbors ore load into Wales, Minnesota, on a cold fall day in the northwoods. The heavy loaded taconite train is running south on the former Duluth Missabe and Iron Range railroad mainline for the ore docks in Two Harbors on Lake Superior. The train is fighting uphill from Rollins a few miles back, but will soon prepare to drop down the steep 3% grade to the lake in Two Harbors. The C40-8's running the Two Harbors side are the last holdouts for class one standard cab dash 8's. Trios of C40's routinely hold down taconite pellet shuttles on the remote Iron Range Subdivision running north from Two Harbors to the Minntac Mine and return. With the disposition of many units already taking place I was glad to have photographed at least one train with these former Chicago and Northwestern C40-8's on point.
Thanks for looking!