CNW 6730,6715,6707 rumble away from a lunch break at Little Lake with 115 loads. Some jointed rail still remained on the ore line at the time, but it was soon replaced with ribbon rail which smoot... (more)

CNW 6719, 6717, 6701 rest at Little Lake with a loaded ore train while the crew is off getting lunch. Just as lunch is about over an empty job also powered by three C628's will show up and roll th... (more)

Not long after the WC bought the Ex CNW ore lines from UP one of the WC's classy F45's was assigned to ore service out of Escanaba. The 6653 and 6522 depart Little Lake with a cold weather shorten... (more)

After the WC bought the former CNW ore lines from UP they found themselves even shorter on power than during a normal winter(which was always problematic for WC). A few of the UP SD40-2's and GP40... (more)

CNW occasionally was able to score some all-rail ore off the Marquette Range. The summer of 1991 was one of those times and this westbound nearing Little Lake has 137 empty coal hoppers trailing t... (more)

After waiting out a meet with a eastbound ore load and taking a lunch break at the Little Lake VFW this westbound empty has tied back onto their train and with one of the few Zito yellow C628's on... (more)

Getting C&NW C628's making a cloud of trademark Alco smoke in ore service was a little difficult to accomplish. Most engineers were reluctant to really notch them out for fear of ripping a knuckle... (more)

CNW 6709,6716,6708 are just getting ready to couple back up to their train, after the crew has returned from lunch at the local VFW post at Little Lake. The 6709 was one of a few C628's to get the... (more)

CN 5742,5731 are back on the main with 108 empties after meeting a loaded ore train at Little Lake.

CN 5742,5731 roll empties toward a meet with a loaded ore train at Little Lake.

CNW 6707,6725,6706 are just south of Little Lake with 109 empties heading to Empire for another load. This is the big Centuries last spring in ore service as they will finish out most of 1986 be... (more)

A southbound SORE train waits out a meet amidst a late winter snow squall on the siding at Little Lake, MI. The loaded train of ore pellets is bound from Empire Mine near Negaunee to the Lake Mich... (more)

CNW C628's 6723,6716,6720 are waiting for a westbound train of empties before proceeding on to Escanaba with 109 loads on a great September afternoon.

CNW 6723,6716,6720 work eastbound with 109 loads of Empire ore heading to the dock in Escanaba. All three Alco's look to have been washed fairly recently.

CNW 4242,4255 are westbound passing Little Lake with a short train of general freight. Most of these cars will be interchanged to the LS&I at Eagle Mills or Partridge Jct. These units were on borr... (more)