LS&I 2501 and 2500 switch the ore dock in Marquette, MI in August of 1974. Bob Ferge Kodachrome from my collection.

LS&I 1604 tends to a derailment of ore cars in October of 1964. I love the small crane being used to transfer ore from the derailed cars. The exact location is not labeled but it appears to be on ... (more)

LS&I's Presque Isle engine facilities in Marquette, MI are not long for this world in August of 1974 and are now long gone. I like the coal hoppers spotted at the power plant. Bob Ferge photo from... (more)

The LS&I's only remaining pair of serviceable U-boats run through the rock cut at Eagle Mills Junction on their way to pick up loads of pellets at the Tilden Mine.

LS&I's Presque Isle (Marquette) roundhouse sits mostly unused in August of 1974. The roundhouse would be torn down when engine facilities moved to a more modern facility at Eagle Mills. Bob Ferge ... (more)

LS&I 1804 switches the ore dock in Marquette, MI in August of 1965. Bob Ferge Kodachrome from my collection.

LSI 3004 brings iron ore loads thru Empire Junction as WC 6619 waits to head to the mine with empties. My wife and I were on our honeymoon in May of 1997 when I took this shot.

The LS&I yard and engine facilities in Presque Isle looking west from the ore dock in August of 1964. The engine facilities would be torn down and moved to Eagle Mills in 1976-77. Credit Bob Ferge... (more)

The Lake Superior & Ishpeming “Hill Job” gets ready to depart the yard at Eagle Mills, Michigan. The majority of the RSD15’s on the roster were painted in this stunning red paint scheme.

Three Lake Superior & Ishpeming RSD15 “Alligators” bring a train of empties from the ore docks at Marquette into the yard at Eagle Mills. At this time, the RSD15’s were the preferred power o... (more)

The final three “real” paint schemes of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming are demonstrated by this U25C/U23C/U23C lineup at Eagle Mills, Michigan. These units were replaced by secondhand BN GE’s... (more)

While the Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s roster of six-axle U-boats and Alco road switchers was plenty to attract railfans to Eagle Mills, Michigan, visiting Chicago & North Western C628’s were i... (more)

Three of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s ex-Santa Fe RSD15’s get ready to go out on the road at the road’s Eagle Mills shops.

LS&I 2300 leads a colorful consist into the ore yard at Eagle Mills in June of 1988. U23C's were fairly rare here, with only 53 being produced for US roads. The majority (170) went to Brazil. 2300... (more)

LS&I's Hill Job, led by RSD-15 2403, has just crossed Hwy 41 with a loaded ore train in May of 1986. Ahead is the steep grade down to the ore dock.