A line up like this can only be found at the Illinois Railway Museum: GBW 2407, CBQ 504, SP 1518, CNW 6847, WC 7252, and BN 5383... And they all run! A total of 15,900 HP in a row.

Two big Alligators sit in front of the now-vanished shops on a beautiful fall afternoon in Barstow.

On a scorching hot, humid July 6, 2404,2303,2402 work out of the rock cut near Eagle Mills Junction with 60 empties on the 3PM Tilden job.

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)

In my mind, in the diesel locomotive world at least, the Alco RSD15 pretty much fit the definition of a "beast." It certainly wasn't beautiful and when it got down to business it let everyone wit... (more)

For an Alco lover like me, time spent on the LS&I was like being a kid in a candy store. I will forever the indebted to a fine gentleman named John B. Dorais. Mr. Dorais was the LS&I Manager-Per... (more)

Storm clouds roll in off Lake Superior as LS&I RSD-15s No's. 2401, 2400, and 2402 undergo servicing under the sand tower at Eagle Mills, MI on Sept. 8, 1986.

LS&I gators 2400,2405,2401 are heading west to Ishpeming after departing the yard at Eagle Mills. The area including the cars and locomotives is all covered in ore dust. At this point in time the ... (more)

LS&I 2400 sits in front of the Eagle Mills yard office. Soon 2400 and two sisters will depart with a train of empties headed for the loadout on this bitterly cold day. In fact as a Californian th... (more)

Here comes an alligator.

Utah gators 403,402,401 have just put a UP caboose on a string of empty coal cars. The units will now run around the train and depart the south end of the yard at Martin and head for the mines.

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)

LS&I 2405,2304,2401 have been fueled, sanded and are about ready to go on a sunny morning in 1988.

LS&I 2403,2402 sit outside the shops at Eagle Mills awaiting some work. The LS&I had riot of color schemes and no one class of units except for the single operational U25C and RS3 could be found p... (more)

2400,2402,2404 are assigned to the 7AM dock job at West Yard. The LS&I was really friendly to visitors back in the day and all you really needed to do was take the time to get a pass from the gene... (more)