WC like the Soo had done decades earlier often turned to the LS&I for leased power to get them through the Upper Michigan winters. Strangely both roads had limited(Soo) or no(WC) experience with G... (more)

Well I shot this photo 34 years ago today, that says a lot to start with! LS&I 2500,2302 stroll east with 51 cars of Tilden pellets bound for Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. These trains we... (more)

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)

For some reason this guy was in charge of the SOO line local this day. We didn't complain.

The brakeman on the LS&I "11:00 AM Munising Switcher" had dropped off RS-3 No. 1604 and was walking up to handle the switch to the connection track to the Soo Line. This day's train consisted of ... (more)

The "11:00 AM Munising Switcher" slowly ambled along the rickety track enroute to the Soo Line connection at Munising Junction on June 8, 1983 with RS-3 No. 1604. This piece of railroad, approxim... (more)

The "11:00 AM Munising Switcher" was working the Kimberly-Clark Paper Mill at Munising, MI on June 8, 1983 with RS-3 No. 1604. This piece of railroad, approximately 5 miles long, was isolated fro... (more)

The westbound LS&I "3:00 PM Eagle Mills Yard Job" was passing the huge pellet stockpile for Empire Mine at Palmer, MI on June 6, 1983. The train, powered by three RSD12s, was enroute to Tilden Mi... (more)

The LS&I "3:00 PM Eagle Mills Yard Job" is passing westbound through Eagle Mills Jct., near Negaunee, MI on June 6, 1983 enroute to Tilden Mine.

The LS&I "3:00 PM Eagle Mills Yard Job" had a busy day so far, switching out bad orders at Eagles Mills, running light to Ishpeming and returning with the interchange cars from C&NW. Back at Eagl... (more)

The LS&I "3:00 PM Eagle Mills Yard Job" had just gone on duty and was performing its first job of the day, setting out bad order cars. The red building in the background, above the ore gennies, w... (more)

The LS&I "7:00 AM Eagle Mills Yard Job" was passing westbound at Eagle Mills Jct. near Negaunee MI on May 27, 1982 with three RSD12s and 120 empty gennies.

The LS&I "7:00 AM Eagle Mills Yard Job" had just finished weighing gondola loads of ore concentrate at Eagle Mills, MI on May 27, 1982 with three RSD12s.

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)