The 7am Tilden brings in 60 loads of fresh taconite for the dock in Marquette as they slow for the yard at Eagle Mills with the all to common AC4400's leading the ways.

After bringing in a load of ore into West yard, the pair of U30C's run around there train at the east end of the yard and will head to the west end for a power swap out with the 7 Dock.

After having one of the AC4400's over heat the 7 hill swapped put power for aC30-7/U30C combo. Finding the old GE's on the main except maybe once a week for a power swap out for the Dock job is a ... (more)

After swapping out the two U30C's in Marquette with the 7am dock, the hill job heads back to Eagle mills with the 3073 and another U30C as they approach the scales. There is nothing like the Upper... (more)

A rare catch on the LS&I now a days, a pair of U30C's pull a load of pellets into Eagle mills yard for the docks in Marquette. Since the lease of the CEFX AC4400's the U30C's and C30-7's have been... (more)

A somewhat unusual GE model

Really fresh paint

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.