LTV Erie Mining Company Trainset. Its name gives you a hint as to how these trains were used. These mighty railroads were used to move 8,000 tons of iron ore! The men and woman who worked on the LTV/EMC line were in business for the "heavy haul" for parent company LTV Steel Mining Corp. It operated in northern Minnesota from Hoyt Lakes to Taconite Harbor. The 74 mile long route winds from the head of the mines to the shores of Lake Superior.

It's amazing that these locomotives were designed and made more than 40 years ago. But the longevity of the EMD-F9s demonstrates the care and dedication the company and the crews put into maintaining their equipment. While other locomotive types came and went, nothing outlasted the Fs.