The second morning crew followed the first crew to Tilden Mine with another ore train for loading. This crew used a pair of CEFX GEs and is shown rolling by the presently closed Empire Mine en rou... (more)
LS&I 1852 has just departed the Tilden mine and is skirting the south side of the Empire Mine as it makes its way towards Eagle Mills in June of 1988. Only the Tilden mine operates now as Empire h... (more)
What is normally a open and amazing shot of Goose Lake is filled with a very thick fog at sunrise but as the sound of EMD's echoed through the valley, a section of fog cleared in time so that a ph... (more)
The end iron ore pellet production at the Empire mine occurred today (August 3, 2016). Once the cornerstone of C&NW's Marquette Range iron ore franchise, Empire has reached the end of its economic... (more)
As surprising as it seems, former BN GEs continue in service on venerable iron ore hauler LS&I in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Here 3073 (C30-7) and 3009 (U30C) ease 60 iron ore loads out of the Ti... (more)