During early January CN assembled 3 matched IC SD40-3s. Originally they were in order 6250-6251-6252 but were reshuffled by the time this image was taken. Still, seeing a matched set of IC units i... (more)
Black and white in color.
The MRF shoves its short train out onto the mainline after working the Wales Branch and a connection with Northshore Mining. The unused mailbox identifies the heritage of this trackage.
Ore loads from US Steel's Minntac Plant are plowing the way towards Two Harbors.
Somewhere under all that steam is a fresh batch of taconite pellets heading Two Harbors.
A friendly wave from the crew as a trio of SD40-3's lead loads of taconite rock over the steel bridge crossing the frozen St. Louis river on a cold early spring day in northern Minnesota.
Ore loads from US Steel's Minntac Plant are plowing the way towards Two Harbors near Ramshaw.
Loads of fresh pellets steam towards Two Harbors as empties head back to Minntac for more. A couple bad order set-outs and some empty hoppers make Biwabik Yard look like the hub it once was.
Illinois Central train I-11 coasts by the restored station in Galena as it heads west towards Dubuque, Iowa.
The PRS rounds the curve atop Spirit Mountain as it heads for Proctor with 100 empties.
IC 6250 + 6255 + 6265 lead Taconite empties through Gilbert MN en route from Twin Harbours to Mintac.
IC 6250 + 6255 + 6265 lead Taconite empties through Biwabik MN en route from Twin Harbours to Mintac.
A classic SD40-2 and a brand new SD70M-2 lead M336 slowly through Pewaukee.
One of five untouched IC 6200 series SD40-2's leads a "IC" Dash 9 on the Champaign to Waterloo merchandise train.
CN M-337 with the IC 100, 101, and two business cars stuck in the middle of the consist.
