LS&I dock job with U30C 3006 and C30-7 3074 (both ex-BN) pull a cut of empties off the Presque Isle ore dock while Lower Lakes Towing steamer Michipicoten waits to load.

LS&I dock job with U30C 3006 and C30-7 3074 (both ex-BN) shove loads onto the Presque Isle ore dock while Lower Lakes freighter Michipicoten waits to load.

In one of my last shots of LS&I RSD-12's in operation 1852,1804,1850 roar out of Empire Junction with 61 loads on the 7AM Tilden job. Ex BN U30C were already on the property and crews were looking... (more)

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

LS&I 2500,2401,2303 are waiting for the 3PM hill job crew to come on duty at Eagle Mills. One crew member has showed up early and can be seen washing the windows of 2401.

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)

LS&I 1804,1801,1807 slowly ease into Eagle Mills with 65 loads of ore from Mather B mine in Negaunee headed to the pellet plant at Eagle Mills. This is the last full year for this operation as the... (more)

Once a common sight on the LS&I, U30C's are on borrow time. This shot from 2008 was when the first three "lease/test" power was starting to show up, this last year the U30C's and C30-7's were stil... (more)

Michigan 1938. It's been a long hard day on the line and the crew of LS&I #33 returns to home base in a light engine move, eagerly anticipating a nice cold Pfeiffer's Famous Beer upon arrival. T... (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)

The end for the LS&I Alco fleet was just weeks away when I shot this set of RSD-15's departing Eagle Mills with the 7AM Hill Job. I knew the end was near and made the 130 mile trip up to Marquette... (more)

LS&I had already bought a number of BN U30C's to replace the Alco's and older U-boats when I shot this photo of 2301 lashed up to a RSD15 at Eagle Mills. If You look closely a 3000 series Ex BN bo... (more)

The LS&I dead line at Eagle Mills on October 25, 1987 consisted of U25C 2500, RS3 1608, RSD12 1802. The front two had not been operational in years while the 1802 was a more recent addition to the... (more)

LS&I 1850,1803,1801 swing through the cut and start to pour out some Alco smoke as they head to Tilden Mine with 60 empties. This scene could be repeated virtually everyday at about 4:00PM and som... (more)

Just about every winter during the 70's Soo was in the market for leased power. Mostly they turned to their ore hauling neighbors. DM&IR SD9's and LS&I U23C's or U25C's spent quite a few winters ... (more)