After Harnischfeger Corporation closed its crane plant in Escanaba the CNW moved its engine facility from the run down antiquated steam era roundhouse to this more modern building at the former cr... (more)

Escanba-Green Bay freight SB through Duck Creek Jct where the line from Wausau meets the line from Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Two sets of Chicago and North Western Alco C628s used on taconite ore trains sit at C&NW’s Escanaba, Michigan, engine facility on October 18, 1986.

Spring is in the air as 6707,6725 and 6706 smoke it up as they head west with 108 empties bound for Empire Mine.

In this photo from my collection taken by the late Bill Dechau D&H 609 leads an EL SD45 and open auto racks at Buffalo in the spring of 76. I have been notified that this photo was probably taken ... (more)

After leasing these C628's from N&W for a few months CNW was about to or had just bought them when this photo was taken at Butler Yard. Photo is from my collection and was traded for. Photographer... (more)

Dumper Job power is serviced and ready to go at the Escanaba roundhouse. 6711 and 6716 will spend the evening and overnight shoving ore. Before the CNW moved out of the old lakefront roundhouse it... (more)

Riding high on the ore dock lead is the Dumper Job with 6715 and 1506. The Baldwin/EMD 6 axle hybrids were pretty much confined to yard duty by 1978 and 1506 would soon be retired. The Dumper Job ... (more)

Lunch stop! 628's 6701,6726,6707 have just cut off there loaded ore train on the main at Little Lake and are pulling down to the east switch. After backing into the siding to minimize the walk thi... (more)

The Soo, LS&I and C&NW shared track west of Eagle Mills to near Ishpeming. This was CTC controlled by the LS&I control operator in Eagle Mills. I had been following Soo 4407 westbound out of Marqu... (more)

Escanaba roundhouse always played host to sets of big Alco's from the mid 70's until the retirement of first the roundhouse and then the Alco's. Here 6712, 6727 and 6716 have been fueled, sanded a... (more)

Eastern veterans
Two Chicago and North Western locomotive veterans that originated on eastern railroads sit at the Butler, Wisconsin, engine facility. EMD GP40 No. 5518 was originally N... (more)

Engineer Vern King has a grimy set of C628's in full dynamic as they ease down to the ore yard at Escanaba on a warm Spring day in 1977. C628's 6710, 6730, 6715 lead 108 loads and after a long day... (more)