C628 6701 in the company of a pair of Baldwin/EMD re-builds at Escanaba Roundhouse in the spring of 1977.

The CNW C628's didn't often tie up at the LS&I Eagle Mills shops, but on rare occasions could be found there due to problems on the CNW line to Escanaba or trouble at the mines. Also if awaiting a... (more)

The sun is barely up as an early morning ore load works east at West Gladstone with 6888,6847,6835 leading the way.

Freshly painted 6718 leads 6709 and 56 cars of the Escanaba-Green Bay freight east near Daggett.

Green Bay roundhouse
Having hauled a coal train north out of Butler Yard earlier that morning, Chicago and North Western SD40-2 No. 6808 backs one of the trailing Union Pacific C30-7 in... (more)

CNW's lone RS-11 has been in the roundhouse for a little work and now is getting a test run with a couple machinists and a hostler on board near the roundhouse at Escanaba. When the smaller 4 axle... (more)

By the Spring of 1986 if not sooner it was becoming obvious that the CNW Alco fleet that had called the ore lines home since 1974-1975 was living on borrowed time. The CNW had SD50's on the prope... (more)

CNW 6706 rests at the end of a long string of stored C628's in the new ore yard at Escanaba. After being stored in December of 1986 the Alcos spent quite awhile in the number six ore yard with der... (more)

About 7 miles west of Escanaba on the line to Powers the CNW crosses the Ford River on this bridge. Alcos 6703,6727,and 6704 are hustling the Antoine turn west toward the Milwaukee connection at I... (more)

CNW 4249 at North Green Bay Shop awaiting work...you already can see the Penn Central and CR on the side of the long hood peeking through the yellow.

A group of tired beat up mongrels gather at the Escanaba Roundhouse on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The Baldwin/EMD rebuilds were in pretty rough shape and tended to be kept close to home around the ... (more)

Until the Groveland Mine north of Iron Mountain closed down the CNW ran the Antoine Turn on a daily basis departing Escanaba a little after 11AM. It went to Iron Mountain and swapped empties for l... (more)

Six big Alco hogs and an unidentified EMD rest at the "new" North Western engine facility in Escanaba. This was a large manufacturing facility for P&H before they closed and the C&NW and E&LS star... (more)

Late on a May evening CNW 4253 waits for yard space at North Green Bay after spending the day working local industries. The HE15's were rebuilt from EMD GP7's at Oelwein Shops with High Efficiency... (more)

CNW Butler -Green Bay train BUGBA waits to get in the big yard at North Green Bay. It had been a pretty miserable day for photos as I had only managed an early morning shot at Escanaba and then I'... (more)