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The LS&I 7-Tilden job has returned to Eagle Mills from the Tilden Mine with a loaded train of iron ore pellets. Later, the loaded cars will be brought down the hill for loading onto ore boats serv... (more)

On a hot, humid July morning the 7AM Tilden has just arrived at Eagle Mills with 60 loads. Power is 1801, 1852, 1804 and they are using the lead into the abandoned Pioneer Pellet Plant to double o... (more)

On a fine late summer afternoon the 1850,1804,1852 roll through Palmer Line Junction with 120 empties for Tilden. The LS&I's vintage fleet of Alco's and older GE's ran into 1989 before being repla... (more)

LS&I picked up the a few spare U-boats from DE for parts in late 1994 early 1995. They passed through Trout Lake on their way to the LS&I and I was able to look them over pretty good. They were in... (more)

On a scorching hot, humid July 6, 2404,2303,2402 work out of the rock cut near Eagle Mills Junction with 60 empties on the 3PM Tilden job.

An 81 car train 34 is rolling past the Trout Lake campground with leased LS&I U-boats 3010,3051 and AC 1753 leading the way. A rather unusual power combo to say the least.

WC like the Soo had done decades earlier often turned to the LS&I for leased power to get them through the Upper Michigan winters. Strangely both roads had limited(Soo) or no(WC) experience with G... (more)

Well I shot this photo 34 years ago today, that says a lot to start with! LS&I 2500,2302 stroll east with 51 cars of Tilden pellets bound for Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. These trains we... (more)

All good things come to an end and as the 80's drew to a close so too did the LS&I's wonderful operating diesel museum! The last operating RSD15 is spliced to the last operating U25C by a U23C at ... (more)

For some reason this guy was in charge of the SOO line local this day. We didn't complain.

The brakeman on the LS&I "11:00 AM Munising Switcher" had dropped off RS-3 No. 1604 and was walking up to handle the switch to the connection track to the Soo Line. This day's train consisted of ... (more)

The "11:00 AM Munising Switcher" slowly ambled along the rickety track enroute to the Soo Line connection at Munising Junction on June 8, 1983 with RS-3 No. 1604. This piece of railroad, approxim... (more)