An ABABBA set of LTV F units (still lettered Erie Mining) rolls along the unloading trestle at Taconite Harbor on a hazy spring morning, slowly unloading it's 90 cars of taconite pellets into a great lakes freighter waiting below. It's the late 90's and these classic but hard worked F units are on borrowed time.... Pic taken from MsTS with both the location & route specific loco's and cars from the Abacus products add on pack, a new consist was created as all the ready made consists seemed a little short! [ 28 April 2002, 21:30: Message edited by: Martyn Read ]
In my understanding, taconite is sort of a pelletised iron ore, which makes it easier to transport than the "normal" iron ore. HTH
Hello Robin, being from Minnesota here is some information on Taconite: http://www.taconite.org/ http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:HXU7g3gQmAgC:www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/ch11/final/c11s23.pdf+Taconite&hl=en Hope this helps Robin Lady S.
