Duluth-Superior (Great Lakes Port — Iron Ore & Grain)
Port / break-bulk gateway · Duluth, MN · Class I service: BNSF, CN, CPKC
Largest port on the Great Lakes by tonnage. Primary Great Lakes export point for Mesabi Range taconite (iron ore pellets) and Northern Plains grain. BNSF, CN, and CPKC all reach the docks. Lake vessels move taconite to Lower Lakes steel mills (Gary, Cleveland, Detroit).
Commodities through this hub
- Iron Ore by rail — Ore cars, 95–110 tons/car
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This hub is one of 66 plotted on the interactive North American Commodity Flow Map — origins, ports, gateways and border crossings with their serving railroads.
Moving freight through Duluth?
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