In the winter of 1976-1977 a severe amount of early ice and heavy business conspired to leave Algoma Steel nearly pellet less by mid March. The solution was to move Tilden pellets all-rail for abo... (more)

LS&I had already bought a number of BN U30C's to replace the Alco's and older U-boats when I shot this photo of 2301 lashed up to a RSD15 at Eagle Mills. If You look closely a 3000 series Ex BN bo... (more)

Just about every winter during the 70's Soo was in the market for leased power. Mostly they turned to their ore hauling neighbors. DM&IR SD9's and LS&I U23C's or U25C's spent quite a few winters ... (more)

Wreathed in smoke from the units and brake shoes LS&I 2301,2300,2501 make there way down the hill from Eagle Mills to the dock in Marquette on a hot humid July morning. A crew member who had been ... (more)

LS&I 2300,2304,2501 roll 120 loads off the US-41 bridge and down the hill to Marquette. The 2300 was the only U-boat to get the green scheme.

LS&I 2301,2501 let out a puff of black smoke as they struggle with bentonite loads at Eagle Mills.

LS&I 2301, 2300, 2501 getting ready to depart Eagle Mills yard with the 2nd trip of the day to the docks. July 6, 1988 turned out to be a extremely hot day and as the afternoon progressed a number... (more)

A empty bauxite train TOD double heading by GE U23C locomotives.

Old diesel fuel tanks used during the RFFSA the supply of locomotives.

Still hangin' on in 1991. Every time I would go down to Toledo/Walbridge/Vickers for the weekend when I was living in Michigan, I expected to see this and the other U23C sidelined at the e/f. It... (more)

Pausing in between taking cuts of ore jennies from the yard to the tipple and into the hold of a laker, one of the sentries of the docks poses for what would be one of the last opportunities to ca... (more)

Once tough and proud sentry of the Preque Isle docks, one of the tough guys now sits in vain waiting for another call at the Eagle Mills shop.

Sad lite engine move, as these have just cut off the Hill Job at the AEI scanner and are running lite back to the shop. A 3 unit set of "new" ex BN U30Cs will replace them and bring the train in.... (more)