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An LTV Mining Railroad loaded ore train prepares to depart the Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota yard on September 14, 1996. This train will head east to the Taconite Harbor, MI ore dock where it will drop tons of taconite pellets into the holds of huge vessels on Lake Superior. The power for this train was F9A No. 4214, F9Bs No. 4221 and 4222, and GP38 No. 701. This railroad closed down in early 2002 when the LTV company ended the operations of the harbor. In 2004 Cliffs Erie hired a contractor to claim leftover chips and pellets from the mine due to the high iron prices. The cleanup trains ran until 2008. In 2014, the F9s were sold off. Noted author, photographer and trip organizer Steve Glischinski escorted Teresa and I through this area to photograph this operation and several others in Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range over a four-day period. Steve’s knowledge of the area and clear skies enabled us to obtain many great photos.

Alex Mayes photo.



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Scheduled News

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Court to UP: Cease ‘Antiunion Animus’
[www.railwayage.com]

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[www.mpbonline.org]
and
Amtrak dumps its nice guy persona in fight for Gulf Coast trains
[www.cnn.com]

NJ Transit’s $45.5M upgrade of Perth Amboy Train Station commences with groundbreaking
[www.roi-nj.com]

China-Liaoning Province Launches Intl. Freight Train
[www.telesurenglish.net]

Train through Houston makes the list for most scenic Amtrak route
[www.chron.com]

Train derails in northern Kansas after collision with commercial vehicle
[www.ksnt.com]

Will a Fast Train to Vegas Lure Road Trippers From Their Cars?
[www.bloomberg.com]

California Voters (Still) Want their Bullet Train
[cal.streetsblog.org]

Tangerine designs airline-inspired train for China Rail
[globetrender.com]

Chicago crime: Security volunteers, martial artists patrol CTA Red Line trains
[abc7chicago.com]

LAX Automated People Mover guideway structure done; train system should open next year
[www.dailybreeze.com]

Train in Ukrainian flag colors runs in western Japan
[english.kyodonews.net]

This Company Is Leading the Hybrid Train Charge
[www.fool.com]

Service Changes Announced for The Hartford Line
[portal.ct.gov]

Sounder trains to run for Sunday’s Seattle Mariners game
[myedmondsnews.com]

Metra to begin overhaul of Harvey train station
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Classical Music Arriving in Berlin’s Underground Train Stations
[theviolinchannel.com]

America’s Freight Train Drivers Are Exhausted and Overworked
[www.vice.com]

3-County Philly To Reading Train Authority Gets Green Light
[patch.com]
and
PA: Berks, Montgomery commissioners vote to form passenger railroad authority
[www.masstransitmag.com]

Montco Residents Ready For Restoring Train Service
[patch.com]

Greater Golden Horseshoe will receive more train horsepower in the future
[www.rtands.com]

Commuter advocate calls for "mask car" in trains, like the quiet car
[www.cbsnews.com]

Russia’s Military Has a Railroad Problem
[foreignpolicy.com]

U.S. Rep. Davids tours A&K Railroad Materials
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Cheyenne Railroad Contractor Convicted Of Exposing Employees To Asbestos
[cowboystatedaily.com]

Indiana Northeast Railroad to improve tracks in Branch County
[www.thedailyreporter.com]

Union Pacific rate hikes push railroad’s Q1 profit up 22%
[www.seattletimes.com]

Reading & Northern Railroad buying Kovatch KME plant
[www.wnep.com]

Some Long Island Railroad workers used overtime to double their earnings in 2021
[www.wshu.org]

Federal Railroad Administration announces climate challenge to meet net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
[ajot.com]

CSX to Pay Workers More in Advance of Expected Rail Raises
[www.usnews.com]
and
Rail roundup: CSX offers advance payments to union members in a bid to repair ‘dysfunctional’ dynamic
[www.freightwaves.com]

CF Industries: UP delaying fertilizer shipments
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Feds OK CSX's Acquisition of Regional Railroad
[www.inddist.com]

Watco Issues Inaugural Sustainability Report
[www.railwayage.com]

TSA will no longer enforce federal mask mandate
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Wabtec announces railroad inspection business acquisition
[www.bizjournals.com]

White Pass Railroad will not run into Canada this summer
[www.wrangellsentinel.com]

TEXRail Announces Second Female Railroad Engineer
[woai.iheart.com]

Better watch your speed, watchdog and others tell a flush Amtrak
[rollcall.com]

BNSF, FRA Automated Track Inspection Dispute in Federal Court
[www.railwayage.com]

Little Rock port raising rates to move rail cars
[www.arkansasonline.com]

Oregon Eastern RR expanding reload operations at Vale
[www.malheurenterprise.com]

U.S. rail volumes tumbled in Week 15
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see annual gains, for the week ending April 16, reports AAR
[www.logisticsmgmt.com]

Brazos Valley and Central Texas elected officials file Amicus Curiae against Texas Central Railroad
[www.kbtx.com]

Amtrak's National Network locomotives get new look
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

WMATA joins FTA sustainability challenge to reduce emissions
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

UP expands ESG strategy
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Alarm over box dwell times at west coast ports – the railroads must help
[theloadstar.com]

VIA Rail Canada unveils five-year sustainability plan
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

BNSF paints former Santa Fe locomotive 5704 in bicentennial colors
[www.rtands.com]

NS expands conductor trainee incentive program
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Biden’s Transportation Regulators Put Unions First Yet Again
[www.nationalreview.com]

UP defends precision scheduled railroading amid service struggles
[www.freightwaves.com]

Coos Bay port completes Coalbank Slough Bridge project
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Union Pacific’s Big Boy tour for spring has been postponed
[www.rtands.com]

BLET, Montana Rail reach tentative agreement
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Railway to Machu Picchu remains blocked by protests for 2nd day
[www.laprensalatina.com]

Union threatens ‘biggest rail strike in modern UK history’
[www.theguardian.com]

CSX Recognizes 6 Customers for ‘Environmental Excellence’
[www.railwayage.com]

CSX 1Q22 Earnings Soar on Lower Volume
[www.railwayage.com]

Rail supplier news from Wabtec, Alstom, Railinc, Industry-Railway and David Evans
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Smith County Commissioners show support for proposed I-20 railway project
[tylerpaper.com]

Canadian National Railway under fire for failing to nominate French-speaking executives to board
[www.theglobeandmail.com]

California’s light rail transit project receives federal funding
[www.railway-technology.com]

Iran’s Rasht-Caspian INSTC Railway Makes Progress
[www.silkroadbriefing.com]

Contractors ordered to stop work on £7.5bn Mexico railway due to cave concerns
[www.newcivilengineer.com]

New Orleans-Baton Rouge Inspection Trip
[www.railwayage.com]

Transit Briefs: Metrolinx, TEXRail, TransLink, VIA Rail, WMATA
[www.railwayage.com]

CHSRA Advances Wildlife Protection Project
[www.railwayage.com]

More than 150 heritage steam railways facing potential 'critical' shortage of coal
[news.sky.com]

TransmetriQ Launches Rail Management System
[www.railwayage.com]

Railway revolution as 34 new train stations could open across UK - see full list
[www.mirror.co.uk]

Running Extra

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Lawsuit alleges house burned because train blocked firefighters
[www.texarkanagazette.com]

Take a Ride on a Vintage 1940s Train This Summer and Fall
[www.afar.com]

Railroad buffs form their own coffee group
[www.mississippivalleypublishing.com]

‘At What Point is This Not Worth It?’
[www.railwayage.com]