Working rail roads and their tracks.

[ArlyA]

Photos from a ore car derailment in July 1968 at Two Harbors MN. Note the damage of those cars and I do not see ribbon rail being used here. I worked on cars damaged at derailments. But not that bad!

 

[MossRoad]

WOW! Crumpled like pop cans. Wonder what the speeds were? Grade?

 

[ArlyA]

WOW! Crumpled like pop cans. Wonder what the speeds were? Grade?

No idea. Poster didn't say much.

 

[ArlyA]

Rent photo of pellets heading to the head of lake Superior. Locks at the Soo will be open soon.

 

[ArlyA]

Neat to see 145 shiny new ore cars on their first revenue run. A hint of pellet steam on this sunny and dry day. Mountain Iron, MN - March 4, 2024 Looks snow-less there!

 

[ArlyA]

Same train with new and loaded ore cars heading from Minntac to Two Harbors this afternoon on the Minntac Sub. 3/4/24

 

[MossRoad]

So clean!

 

[BravoXray]

I see those little cars are limited to 220K GVW, and carry 175K payload. Interesting dump mechanism on the side, too.

 

[bcp]

I see those little cars are limited to 220K GVW, and carry 175K payload. Interesting dump mechanism on the side, too.

...and no tie-down straps.



Bruce

 

[ArlyA]

The first time I worked as a carman was at a retire army depot site located in SW South Dakota called Igoo. This is located along BNSF double main line. I looked for photos or drone views of the site and didn't come up with much of the rail yard there but here is a poor one. We worked within the buildings seen here. Its doesn't look that from this distance photo but those buildings are quite large.