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Fairfield Ore 2002

A lucky opening in the clouds illuminates a loaded all-rail train beginning its decent on Steelton Hill. This train loaded at Minntac on the DM&IR and was headed for U.S. Steel's Fairfield mill near Birmingham, Alabama. That mill has since closed its blast furnace, this ending moves of ore from Minnesota to Birmingham.

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Uploaded on November 30, 2016
Taken on January 19, 2002