Soo 395 at the Marquette Roundhouse. The 395 was built as Baldwin demonstrator 1600 in 1949 and went to the DSS&A in 1952. It was one of a few ex DSS&A Baldwins to get Soo paint. This unit was ret... (more)

Soo 4407,4409 have 28 cars in tow as they start to depart Marquette bound for Trout Lake. Big changes were on the horizon within the next few years in Upper Michigan railroading but on this day th... (more)

West bound WC train to Marquette

At one time the LS&I was entirely signaled from West Yard to the mines with intermediates every couple miles, now the only section signaled is the area from Eagle mills to the mines and the rest i... (more)

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)

The local taxi service decided to find a shortcut with out a crossing and became stuck on the tracks. Luckily no one was injured! We were waiting for this train about a mile away when it happened.... (more)

Really fresh paint

All good things come to an end and as the 80's drew to a close so too did the LS&I's wonderful operating diesel museum! The last operating RSD15 is spliced to the last operating U25C by a U23C at ... (more)

For some reason this guy was in charge of the SOO line local this day. We didn't complain.

WC 6656,6523,6512 wander along with a 55 car ore load that originated at Tilden Mine. The pellets were bound for Geneva Steel in Utah. That's the shore of Lake Superior in the background and the t... (more)

LS&I's 3-Hill job heads down the hill to the ore dock at Presque Isle on Lake Superior. This bridge across US41 has extra screening along the sides to keep stray iron ore pellets off the windshiel... (more)

All's quiet in Marquette on a Sunday afternoon, except for the sound of two U30s idling by the yard office.

LS&I C30-7 #3072 along with U30C #3010 lead the 7:00 am Hill Job westbound across the Dead River Trestle en route back to Eagle Mills with ore empties. The empties will eventually be taken back t... (more)