Five C&O GP7s, No's. 5889, 5821, 5875, 5820, and 5810, undergo servicing at the C&O yard in Gladstone. VA on October 16, 1971. The photographer was a passenger on the "Autumn Leaf Special" operat... (more)

Amtrak Train No. 50, the "George Washington," was climbing upgrade through Copeland, VA April 14, 1973. On this day at least, Amtrak could not be accused of under-powering the train. The two B&O... (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)

The "11:00 AM Munising Switcher" was working the Kimberly-Clark Paper Mill at Munising, MI on June 8, 1983 with RS-3 No. 1604. This piece of railroad, approximately 5 miles long, was isolated fro... (more)

The westbound LS&I "3:00 PM Eagle Mills Yard Job" was passing the huge pellet stockpile for Empire Mine at Palmer, MI on June 6, 1983. The train, powered by three RSD12s, was enroute to Tilden Mi... (more)

The LS&I "3:00 PM Eagle Mills Yard Job" is passing westbound through Eagle Mills Jct., near Negaunee, MI on June 6, 1983 enroute to Tilden Mine.

The LS&I "3:00 PM Eagle Mills Yard Job" had a busy day so far, switching out bad orders at Eagles Mills, running light to Ishpeming and returning with the interchange cars from C&NW. Back at Eagl... (more)

The LS&I "3:00 PM Eagle Mills Yard Job" had just gone on duty and was performing its first job of the day, setting out bad order cars. The red building in the background, above the ore gennies, w... (more)

The LS&I "7:00 AM Eagle Mills Yard Job" was passing westbound at Eagle Mills Jct. near Negaunee MI on May 27, 1982 with three RSD12s and 120 empty gennies.

The LS&I "7:00 AM Eagle Mills Yard Job" had just finished weighing gondola loads of ore concentrate at Eagle Mills, MI on May 27, 1982 with three RSD12s.

The Western Allegheny RR freight train from Kaylor had arrived and dropped its loads and was preparing to pick up its empties for the return trip when the head end and rear end power passed in the... (more)

In my mind, in the diesel locomotive world at least, the Alco RSD15 pretty much fit the definition of a "beast." It certainly wasn't beautiful and when it got down to business it let everyone wit... (more)

For an Alco lover like me, time spent on the LS&I was like being a kid in a candy store. I will forever the indebted to a fine gentleman named John B. Dorais. Mr. Dorais was the LS&I Manager-Per... (more)

After throwing the switch, a C&NW brakeman climbs back on board as a westbound train of empty ore gennies gets underway at Empire Junction, MI on June 7, 1983. Unit 6718 leads the usual set of th... (more)

An eastbound C&NW ore drag rolls through Empire Junction, MI on June 7, 1983 with three Alco C628s.