By 2008 most of the remaining U-boats still roaming the LS&I had began to look pretty tired. This shot of 3008 leading a similarly faded sister with 60 loads on the 7 yard at Empire Junction typif... (more)

By the Spring of 1986 if not sooner it was becoming obvious that the CNW Alco fleet that had called the ore lines home since 1974-1975 was living on borrowed time. The CNW had SD50's on the prope... (more)

Late evening of August 24th, 1984 finds C628's 6728,6704 and 6710 getting underway at Partridge with a trainload of pellets heading for the dock at Escanaba. The 6728 was one of a very few C628's ... (more)

Ore loads roll toward Escanaba powered by UP 6258 and 3942. The UP wasn't long in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but it left some pretty cool images of modern power pulling ore cars that had loo... (more)

On a fine late summer afternoon the 1850,1804,1852 roll through Palmer Line Junction with 120 empties for Tilden. The LS&I's vintage fleet of Alco's and older GE's ran into 1989 before being repla... (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 summer of 2008 was beginning to be a time of change on the LS&I as different units were being tested to replace the U30/C30's that had wiped out the Alco's and the U23/25C's in 1988. A number ... (more)

The leafs are pretty much gone for another year as CNW 8036 and 8037 add some color to the scene, while muscling another train load of Empire Mine ore out of Partridge.

UP 5050,5028 curve out of the rock cut at Eagle Mills Jct. with a few cars of freight that they had picked up at Eagle Mills. The SD50's will grab a cut of ore at Partridge and then head for Escan... (more)

LS&I 3011,3006 chug past Empire Junction with the 7AM Tilden loads.

CNW 6704,6712,6702 have 105 loads on the roll at Partridge. This was the C628's last spring in ore service and they probably were the last Century's operating for a major RR in the US. A few had b... (more)

WC 6525,6521 are arriving at Partridge with a few loads of mine supplies and the Tilden empties.

WC 7528,6532 have 55 loads working upgrade from Empire Junction to Partridge. The WC normally brought the loads out in two cuts from Empire Mine to Partridge.They then combined them into a 110 car... (more)

LS&I 3004,3011 head toward Tilden Mine with 120 empties at Palmer Line Junction. The U-boats are about out of work now with the recent arrival of AC4400's.

On a extremely hot, humid July 6 the 3PM Tilden is blasting upgrade through Palmer Line Junction with 60 loads. RSD15's 2402 and 2404 are spliced by U23C 2303 on this scorching day. Dust is blowin... (more)