Rare LS&I C307s pair up on a mine run job out of Eagle Mills, MI. Here they are bringing several cars back to a siding west of Eagle Mills and will set them out for the CN to pick up.

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In a scene that reminds me of Montana, LSI 3005 leads an empty ore train over Morgan Trestle near Marquette, MI in May of 1997. It's hard to believe these U-boats have spent far more time on the L... (more)

Lake Superior and Ishpeming's two remaining U30Cs lead a train of taconite pellets through Eagle Mills Junction in a pouring rain. The fall colors more than made up for the gloomy weather on this ... (more)

LS&I 1853 brings a loaded ore train thru Palmer Line Jct. in June of 1987.

A Lake Superior & Ishpeming ore run rolls a string of loads through Palmer Jct. as it heads from Tilden Mine back to Eagle Mills Yard. Later the cars will be handled down the grade to the ore dock... (more)

Brake shoes smoking in the late evening light, LS&I 2300 leads a colorful consist into the ore yard at the dock in Marquette in June of 1988. U23C's were fairly rare here, with only 53 being produ... (more)

Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s Hill Job works its train by the yard office at the east end of Eagle Mills yard.

Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s Hill Job makes a pull as it puts together its train to feed an ore boat at Marquette. Alligator smoke drew railfans from all over the country to the Upper Peninsula.

LS&I had two C30-7s, nos. 3073 and 3074 operating the afternoon of July 20, 2018. The units were making a light move to Partridge Yard on CN to pick up empty all rail ore cars for loading at Tilde... (more)

LS&I 2303 and friends smoke it up as they pass thru Empire Junction with an ore train in October of 1988. 2303 is a relatively rare GE U23C. Only 53 were produced for domestic use in USA.

LS&I 35, decorated for Christmas, sits outside Barn 9 at IRM.

LS&I U30Cs nos. 3000 and 3009 work a morning mine run returning from Tilden Mine to Eagle Mills, where another crew with CEFX power will take the train down to the Presque Isle ore dock. The forme... (more)

The 7 A.M. Tilden train returns to the yard at Eagle Mills with a load of taconite. These are some of, if not the last U30C's operating in the United States.