WC 7528,6532 have 55 loads working upgrade from Empire Junction to Partridge. The WC normally brought the loads out in two cuts from Empire Mine to Partridge.They then combined them into a 110 car... (more)

LS&I 3004,3011 head toward Tilden Mine with 120 empties at Palmer Line Junction. The U-boats are about out of work now with the recent arrival of AC4400's.

On a extremely hot, humid July 6 the 3PM Tilden is blasting upgrade through Palmer Line Junction with 60 loads. RSD15's 2402 and 2404 are spliced by U23C 2303 on this scorching day. Dust is blowin... (more)

In one of my last shots of LS&I RSD-12's in operation 1852,1804,1850 roar out of Empire Junction with 61 loads on the 7AM Tilden job. Ex BN U30C were already on the property and crews were looking... (more)

CN 5693,2518 head south on train U745 near Partridge with 64 loads.

After the CNW retired the Alco C628 fleet at Escanaba they tried many combination's of units to try to replace them with varying degrees of success. The original plan was a pair of SD60's or SD50'... (more)

UP 3942,2621,2517 drift downhill to Tilden Junction. The UP didn't usually run three units on the Escanaba-Empire Mine trains, in fact it was one of the rare times I caught a three unit set. The w... (more)

UP 3439 and CNW 8053 head across Goose Lake causeway with an a train of empties. It's late April but the ice on Goose Lake is still thick enough to support me taking this photo.

WC 7523,7554 lead the Tilden loads around the curve near Partridge Jct. The WC tended to keep the 7500-7600 rebuilds on the ore trains as the Q-tron set up on the units allowed them to creep while... (more)

C&NW 6824 and 6927 curve off the LS&I onto home rails at Palmer Line Junction, next stop will be Partridge and then they will be off to Escanaba working a couple stops along the way with the eastb... (more)

Three big C&NW C628's are easing down to the LS&I connection at Partridge Jct. The Alco era is almost over on the C&NW as the 4 axles are already retired as are a few of the 628's. By late Dec. th... (more)

LS&I 1801,1852,1804 have been rolling down a sag and are now starting to tackle the grade that stretches pretty much the rest of the way to Eagle Mills. This job has the normal cut of 60 loads.

LS&I 2501,2302,2303 head up the 7AM Hill Job near Empire Jct. The Hill Job started the day with a trip to Tilden mine as no loads for the dock were available at Eagle Mills. While the train made a... (more)

The LS&I 7-weigher job passes the Empire Mine pellet conveyors on its way to Tilden Mine.

SD75I 5664 leads an empty ore train across the Goose Lake causeway with train SORE-4 and 100 ex-C&NW ore cars.