A northbound Illinois Central grain train has just departed from Champaign minutes before and is getting up to track speed here at Leverett. Leading the way is IC 6250, a unit usually stuck betwee... (more)

IC 6250 lifts ore empties out of Two Harbors, bound for the Taconite plants of Minnesota's famed Mesabi Iron Range.

IC 6250 and BLE 878 shove a pulldown back into Kirk Yard as a trio of IC SD70's wait to depart the yard with L537. It was an Illinois Central kind of afternoon.

Despite the heavy cloud cover, the sun managed to make a much needed appearance as IC 6250 and EJ&E 666 shoved back to Van Loon with the L516. After working at Van Loon, the train would continue o... (more)

Illinois Central #6250, one of a few remaining IC SD40's leads CN transfer L515 west through Park Forest Illinois

IC SD40-3 6250 leads L515 west through Chicago Heights.

L515 (Kirk-Markham) rolls west through Chicago Heights with Illinois Central deathstar SD40-3 6250 leading a CN SD40-2W, a CN GEVO, a pair of CN SD60F's and a CN SD60. The SD60F's are enroute to M... (more)

Running on home rails in Homewood, IC 6250 leads CN 5281 out of Markham Yard, passing under the classic Illinois Central signal bridge.

L515 heads south through the control point known as Swede. Bound for Kirk Yard, IC 6250 and CN 5281 are in charge as they utilize the connection to the former EJ&E Eastern Subdivision.

L515 is known for having crazy lash-ups and today was no exception. IC 6250, an Operation Lifesaver SD40-3 still in classic deathstar paint, leads a zebra striped SD40-2W, a zebra striped C40-8M, ... (more)

Another load of taconite pellets makes it way down Missabe rails towards Two Harbors.

I know I do tend to wax poetic in my description, but as I took in what could very well be my last iron range fall as a resident of Minnesota, change is in the air. The IC 6250, one of the last IC... (more)

A Missabe tunnel motor is sandwiched in between a couple of IC units on a tac loaded near Wolf.

IC SD40-3 6250 leads a steaming load of iron ore towards Two Harbors, MN having left the loadout at Minntac moments ago.