C&NW 6711,1507 are just cutting away from a 50 car cut of loaded ore cars after shoving them up the hill to the dumper shed at Escanaba ore dock. The 1507 is a Baldwin DRS6-6-15 that was re-engine... (more)
Power for iron ore trains laying over in the sprawling Escanaba freight terminal. After these Fairbanks Morse engines bit the dust, C&NW resorted to second hand N&W high hood ALCO Centuries.
At 9:30am after catching A412 east of Gladestone A411 makes its way towards Green Bay with Three locomotives up front.
Newly arrived from N&W for ore service, these beauties spelled doom for the six axle FMs.
In C&NWs crazy numbering plan there were only 6 1900s but at least they were all the same builder and model!
We got to ride around all morning in the yard. Very "gassy", these "Junior Trainmasters"
the ELS returns to town.
A loaded taconite ore train passes the the Wig-Wag crossing protection on the north side of Escanaba, Michigan.
The local bum has found something of interest in Canadian National's dumpster. The aging SD45s, resting between ore trains, seem not to be interested in the bum. The trailing unit, WC 7525, has be... (more)
C&NW's Escanaba roundhouse. See photo ID 211303 for inside shot.
3 CNW C628s share the roundhouse with re-engined BLW DRS-6-6-1500 1506 & a MILW Geep.
A sad end to a rusty old set of cars life
C628's rest at C&NW's Escanaba roundhouse.
WC 6005 sits with van 14 awaiting the arrival of SORE 2.
