At Mai, the train is delayed for a hour while a broken rail is repaired. The stop gave me the opportunity to get off and photograph a southbound ore train waiting for its crew to return from lunch. At the Labrador border, the line reaches the railroad's peak elevation of 2,066 feet. Continuing north the hills are smaller and the rivers are replaced by a large number of lakes. We are starting to make frequent stops in the wilderness.
Groups of people detrain with their mountains of supplies.
The train is repeatedly met by snowmobiles hauling trailers. It is getting dark when we arrive at Ross Bay Junction at milepost 224. We pull in next to the waiting train from Labrador City. This train consists of a SD40, an ex-Southern stainless steel coach, and a converted box car with an electric generator. A few items are passed between trains, one passenger makes the transfer, and we are northbound again.