CN has completed their delivery of ore to the CSL Tadoussac as the veteran lake freighter makes its departure out of Duluth. IC 6251 and company are putting on the finishing touches before departi... (more)

The last IC SD40-3 with its original white frame stripe leads ore loads south past the abandoned depot in Saginaw.

IC 6251 holds at Collingwood with a string of empty ore cars, awaiting a signal to Proctor.

Some nice afternoon light as this 4 pack of EMD's lead taconite pellets down the hill from U.S. Steel's Minntac plant and will be traveling to Two Harbors, MN.

IC 6251, the white strip, leads loads of taconite pellets south down the CN Missabe from U.S. Steel Minntac at dusk to the yard at Proctor where they will arrive in darkness.

Making their way down the scale track, three classic EMD's enter Proctor Yard with ore loads from the United Taconite Fairlane plant.

While IC 6251 isn't the only deathstar SD40 remaining on CN's roster, it is in fact the last deathstar SD40 wearing the white frame stripe. With help from a CN SD40u and an SD40-2W, 6251 makes its... (more)

"The New Queen of The Range" After the departure of DMIR 403 due to RCO, the "staple" of CN's Iron Range fleet became the Illinois Central veteran 6251. It still wears its whit... (more)

In the bitter cold, southbound ore loads out of Fairlane let off a cloud of steam as the EMD set heads for the Kelsey siding to meet two northbounds.

After just departing United Taconite in the frigid -15 degree weather, IC 6251 charges down the former DMIR trackage with ore loads destined for the docks of Duluth, MN. IC 6251 still wears its or... (more)

On a brutally cold morning, Fairlane loads head south under the CN Rainy Sub (former DWP) at Munger. Classic EMD's are in charge, led by an Illinois Central deathstar SD40-3, complete with Operati... (more)

Snow, 40 below wind chills, code blue skies, thundering EMD's and a train of steaming ore pellets....does it really get much better? IC 6251 is in charge of this southbound out of Fairlane, bound ... (more)

After making the trip north from Proctor, IC 6251 leads another IC SD40-3 and a CN-painted, DMIR tunnel motor into the United Taconite loadout at Fairlane.

A four EMD product consist lead 145 ore cars down the CN Minntac Sub which will transition onto the CN Missabe at Wolf shortly up ahead only to transition onto the CN Iron Range Sub at Iron Jct. t... (more)

Sunny winter days and all EMD consists moving taconite trains across the Iron Range of northern Minnesota.