C&NW Alco #6720 is entering home rails at Empire Junction as it brings the first cut of cars out of Empire mine. They will return to the mine for a second cut of cars before they reassemble their ... (more)
Brake shoes smoking in the late evening light, LS&I 2300 leads a colorful consist into the ore yard at the dock in Marquette in June of 1988. U23C's were fairly rare here, with only 53 being produ... (more)
Soo Line 724 (and 703) is spending the night at the Soo Line roundhouse in Marquette, MI in June of 1987. Lit by Mark Simonson the old fashioned way, with multiple flashbulbs.
LS&I 2303 and friends smoke it up as they pass thru Empire Junction with an ore train in October of 1988. 2303 is a relatively rare GE U23C. Only 53 were produced for domestic use in USA.