IC 6253 and 3 tunnel motors has just loaded 145 cars of fresh taconite, and has started its journey to Two Harbors, where it'll be unloaded, then the process will be started all over again.
Northbound on the running track at Sparta, IC 6253 pushes snow as the northbound trek from Two Harbors to U.S. Steel Minntac at Mountain Iron continues while heavy snow persists.
A trio of veteran second generation EMDs shove Taconite loads onto CN's Dock 6 for dumping in evening light in Duluth, MN.
IC 6253 and two tunnel motors spot ore loads for direct dumping into the 1004 ft. ore carrier American Spirit at CN Dock 6 in Duluth, MN.
A southbound ore train from United Taconite's Fairlane mine rolls down the Missabe Subdivision through an S curve on a beautiful September morning.
After dumping their train at CN dock 6, IC 6253 prepares to make the run up Proctor hill and back to the yard with the empties. In the background is the John A. Blatnik bridge which carries Inter... (more)
A quartet of EMD's led by IC 6253 throttle up and blow past a stranded BFT rock train which was being led by CN 2138. The nb CN 2138 had a fuel line come off and spray fuel causing a situation re... (more)
An IC SD40-3 shoves empty ore cars toward the outgoing yard at Two Harbors while the American Steamship Company 1000-footer American Century loads taconite iron ore pellets for Indiana Harbor.
A nice lash-up of EMD's heads downgrade through Duluth.
A loaded ore train out of Minntac Mine hammers east near sunset. With 145 loads in tow, these 4 SD40's make quick work of the grade coming out of Ramshaw. The train is seen passing the absolute si... (more)
As the sunset nears on the Iron Range, a loaded ore train pounds 145 cars up to track speed leaving Ramshaw. Lots of old school stuff left along the old Missabe with the code line, signals, and po... (more)
IC SD40-3 6253 teams up with DMIR SD40T-3s 407 and 400 heading back to the docks at Two Harbors with 145 loads of iron ore from Minntac.
IC 6253 reclaims its turf from the city plow as it eases downgrade into Two Harbors.
Loaded ore train eases down the 2.9% grade into Two Harbors through a winter wonderland, in April.
A loaded ore train descends the steep 2.9% grade into Two Harbors after a storm dumped over a foot of new snow.
