Canadian National local L562 does some work in Brookhaven, MS., before heading back north to Jackson with Illinois Central SD40-3 #6250 and GP40-2R #3107 for power

Canadian National local L562 comes south into Brookhaven, MS., to do some work before heading back north to Jackson with Illinois Central SD40-3 #6250 and GP40-2R #3107 for power

Canadian National local L562 heads south through Martinsville, MS., on their way to Brookhaven with Illinois Central SD40-3 #6250 and GP40-2R #3107 for power

The clouds and fog briefly open up for the Proctor arrival of U713 pellet loads from Minntac.

Canadian National local L562 heads south through Hazlehurst, MS., during a heavy T-Storm as they head to Brookhaven with Illinois Central SD40-3 #6250 leading GP40-2R #3107

A pair of SP relics work the rest of their lives away on the Meridian and Bigbee.

Canadian National Local L562 heads south to Brookhaven as they pass through Beauregard, MS., with IC SD40-3 #6250 leading IC GP40-2R #3107

2 tunnel motors and an SD40-3 ease downgrade with an empty limestone train, bound for the port of Duluth to be loaded with Limestone, which is an ingredient in flux iron ore pellets.

Crossing the river on a nice summer's morning.

2 B&LE tunnel motors and a CN widecab deuce lead some steaming taconite fresh from the mine into Proctor yard.

IC 6251 leads a loaded Limestone train past the Alborn Tavern, with the crossing signal mirroring the OLI insignia on 6251's side.

Dumped out and ready to return to the mine to reload. The sun will set before they depart.

Two very different veterans pull vintage Missabe ore cars.

Rounding the bend with steaming taconite pellets in tow.

IC 6253, CN 5349, DMIR 404 and finally CN 2004 backhaul forty-eight loads of pellet chips and fines down from Minntac after delivering forty-eight loads of limestone to the plant.