A shortage of pellets at Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie ONT prompted the LS&I/Soo Line to run about 15 all rail pellet moves in the spring of 1979. These jobs operated with LS&I power and Soo ho... (more)

There is no mistaking the commodity hauled by the LS&I - taconite (iron ore) pellets.

7 Tilden approaches Eagle Mills.

A pair of ex-BN U30C's run light power back to the Tilden Mine.

The 7 Tilden Job arrives Eagle Mills with another load of Taconite behind a pair of U30C's on this perfect Autumn morning.

The 7 Tilden Job heads by Empire Mine at Palmer with loads for Eagle Mills.

The 11pm Tilden Job heads back towards Eagle Mills with a pair of U30Cs.

11pm Tilden Job heads through Eagle Mills Jct on its way to Tilden Mine. Apparently, the LS&I has been using the U30C's on the Tilden Jobs rather often, so go get your shots now!

A empty train of jennies rolls past the interchange track at Queens as it heads for the mines.

From my slide collection by an unknown photographer.

Three Lake Superior and Ishpeming RSD-15's (ex Santa Fe) wait quietly for a crew to come on duty and fire them up for the next ore train. Ektachrome 64.

The two LS&I U25C's arrived in this rather striking scheme(at least compared to the solid chocolate scheme)and for the most part they worked as a team early on in there careers. Here is 2500 leadi... (more)

By 2008 most of the remaining U-boats still roaming the LS&I had began to look pretty tired. This shot of 3008 leading a similarly faded sister with 60 loads on the 7 yard at Empire Junction typif... (more)

LS&I had a fair amount of RS-3's to start with, but over the years they were replaced with more sure footed RSD12's,RSD15's,U25C's and U23C's. Finally by the mid 70's most all the RS3's were gone... (more)

It often seemed if you took a girlfriend along with you on trips to the LS&I you could get some terrific smoke shows...maybe those guys had been riding around in the woods a little to long with no... (more)