IC SD40-3 6252 heads north between Keenan and Fairlane on the Missabe Sub with local train L567.

IC 6252 leads a T-bird South through Wolf.

IC 6252 leads a T-bird South through Keenan.

The nearby detector broadcasts "3-9-F" for temperature, and the calm morning air requires a hoodie. Fall is in the air in the Minnesotan Northwoods and it's only the end of August and th... (more)

Crossing the river on a nice summer's morning.

Dumped out and ready to return to the mine to reload. The sun will set before they depart.

Two very different veterans pull vintage Missabe ore cars.

A few minutes before sun sets, IC 6252 sits in the yard at United Taconite waiting while an IC semi-trailer sits alongside. The trailer has been moving along with a tie gang that's been working o... (more)

Under darkening skies, IC 6252 has just departed United Taconite and is underway hauling pellets towards CN's Proctor yard on the CN Missabe sub.

IC 6252 pulling taconite loads slows at N. Kelsey where they will sit and wait for a work block to expire up ahead on the CN Missabe sub.

With a work block ahead, IC 6252 hauling United Taconite pellets and IC 6262 hauling U.S. Steel pellets have pulled even with other and the crews share stories until the block is lifted and they c... (more)

Taconite pellets made at the United Taconite plant start the journey south towards Proctor, MN under more clouds than sun.

IC 6252 & DMIR 405 bring a loaded taconite train South towards Proctor to be unloaded

One hundred twenty nine loads of taconite pellets start the trip south from the United Taconite plant down the CN Missabe sub to the yard at Proctor, MN behind IC 6252 and DMIR 405.

IC SD40-3 6252, CN SD40U 6017, and BLE SD40T-3 909 round a curve with a southbound ore train, making its way into Munger, Minnesota.