Built in 1953, the Baldwin RS-12 #300 leads the Escanaba & Lake Superior's business train into the state of Wisconsin as it crosses the Menominee River. The train will get onto home rails at Pembi... (more)

EL&S Baldwin RS-12 #300 is seen in action running a customer special from Wells to Mass City and return. The EL&S uses CN's Marinette and Pembine Subs between Escanaba and Pembine.

EL&S 501 and ISLX 1338 head north passing the old depot at Crivitz to retrieve their train for Green Bay.

Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad RS12 leads a company passenger special Northward past the former Milwaukee Road Depot at Iron Mountain, Michigan. Thanks to Fred Pajak (real retired firefighter)... (more)

The Hermansville, Michigan Vietnam Museum has a Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter on display, as Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad RS12 waits for a switch to be lined. Steve Smedley photo

ELS 1220 (ex-Reserve Mining) stops at the Crivitz, WI depot before it does some switching in July of 2000.

Escanaba & Lake Superior executive painted GP38 400 leads venerable Conrail sister 402 south at Crivitz with a variety of feight cars in tow on a spectacular picture perfect winter's day.

Former Reserve Mining SD9 1221 basks in the morning sun at the Wells, MI roundhouse. This locomotive is operational, but currently stored with its stacks capped off.

At some point decades ago, an old E&LS coach (presumed - exact lineage not known) was left in Turner to be used, reportedly, as a local schoolhouse. But today, the town of Turner consists of one h... (more)

Escanaba & Lake Superior was another of the many short lines that tried to cash in on the short-lived per diem box car market. Here one of their cars rolls through McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. ... (more)

Picking up a load of cars this train headed east to store them in a siding

Ready for the invasion? I've seen a lot of unusual MOW vehicles, but this is certainly one of the most unusual. The E&LS painted up this ex-military 6x6 in their GN inspired scheme, see here at th... (more)

A February heatwave is in full swing on a 46 degree Sunday as an E&LS turn to Mass City works the pulpwood loading tracks. Since the track beyond to Ontonagon was removed, the last station on the ... (more)

A sunny February heatwave is underway on this beautiful 46 degree Sunday as an E&LS turn to Mass City nears its destination. Since the track beyond to Ontonagon was removed, the last station on th... (more)

ELS 400 crosses the CN diamond on its way to the freight car repair facility in Escanaba. Pentax KX, Kodak Portra 160.