After meeting the regular train on the way back from Big Bay our M&HM special gets ready to depart again for Marquette engine backward. I know it's 55 years ago but anybody recognize anyone?

After meeting the regular train on the way back from Big Bay our M&HM special gets ready to depart again for Marquette engine backward.

MHM #21 (ex-LSI #21) rests near LS&I's lower yard in May of 1986 as a trio of Alligators watch from the distance. Although they look in rough shape, both steam engines would be saved.

Owned by the Empire State Railway Museum since 1984, engine 23 has been sitting in storage in Kingston, NY ever since. Some restoration efforts have taken place but finally after 32 years, the eng... (more)