In honor of Star Wars Day, here's IC 6260 on the headend of a string of ore cars being loaded on the siding at Biwabik, MN. These loads are the result of reclaimed taconite pellets that were suck... (more)
Heading north along the CN Rainy Sub at Virginia, MN on a nice summer morning to deliver limestone to the Minorca mine in a few more miles.
After a meet with an empty coke train that was heading south, IC 6260 pulls off the siding in the former DWP yard at Virginia to continue north for the Minorca mine with limestone loads.
IC 6260 pulling limestone loads north on the CN Missabe sub in the early morning hours of a summer day.
Early morning run from Proctor yard to deliver limestone to the Minorca mine using a cut of CN's newest ore cars.
Headed back to Proctor with iron ore loads from the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.
After loading at U.S. Steel Minntac, IC 6260 heads back to Proctor yard with 140 new ore cars filled with iron ore pellets.
Cruising back to Proctor yard with three EMDs and Missabe ore cars loaded to the brim with taconite pellets made at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant.
IC 6260 hangs out at the yard in Two Harbors waiting for its next assignment which is most likely a MRF (miscellaneous road freight) trip over to Keenan yard later on.
Crossing through the intersection while heading north on the CN Missabe Sub to go up the CN Rainy Sub to Minorca Jct. and begin plowing south back to Proctor, MN to tie up for the day.
Limestone empties (actually loaded with taconite pellets!) head south towards Duluth to unload on the dock before heading for another load of limestone.
IC SD40-3 6260 slows U714's train down in order to enter the siding at Alborn.
IC SD40-3 6260 leads a train of limestone cars loaded with taconite pellets south on the Missabe Sub.
IC SD40-3 6260 leads an empty limestone train south towards Proctor.
A pair of IC SD40-3s bracket a pair of CN C40-8s leading U714's train south on the Missabe Sub approaching the north end of Alborn.
