UP 2829,2943,2417,3139,3195 have coal loads in tow as they arrive at Cheyenne.

UP had a fair number of big U30C's on the roster, they normally seemed to find there way into coal service in the 70's. The 2879,2813 have a loaded train of UP hoppers eastbound near Cozad.

When the E&LS bought the Milwaukee lines north of Green Bay they leased quite an assortment of power from a number of close by railroads. Milw. contributed this U-boat sitting at Stiles Junction a... (more)

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.

Not popular with the crews Soo's small fleet of U30C's never spent much time in Upper Michigan after their first couple years of service. They were slow to load, rough riding and were prone to mec... (more)

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)

Rocks Island U30C #4583 resting between trips at Silvis, IL || June 1975

Waiting to get into Elizabethport yard

This U30-C was one of the better looking ones at this time, since these units did not have much time left on the D&H.

Northbound coal.

L&N U30C #1472 in Corbin, KY awaiting its next assignment in August 1973.

Just an overview of the east side of the Soo's Stevens Point roundhouse in 1978. We have U-boats 806 and 801, GP30's 705, 704 along with F7A's 212B and 2227B. Wish I could drive to Stevens Point t... (more)

LS&I U-boats 3052,3053 lead WC train ACLD eastbound with 37 cars of Tilden Mine pellets for the blast furnace at Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, ONT. The WC was very power short during the winte... (more)

The spring of 1989 was a time of change on the LS&I as ex BN U-boats replaced the Alco's and LS&I's original U23/25C fleet. Here at Eagle Mills a couple ex BN's wait for shop time while already re... (more)