The final three “real” paint schemes of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming are demonstrated by this U25C/U23C/U23C lineup at Eagle Mills, Michigan. These units were replaced by secondhand BN GE’s... (more)

While the Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s roster of six-axle U-boats and Alco road switchers was plenty to attract railfans to Eagle Mills, Michigan, visiting Chicago & North Western C628’s were i... (more)

Three of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s ex-Santa Fe RSD15’s get ready to go out on the road at the road’s Eagle Mills shops.

Sticking His Head in an Alligator

A Lake Superior & Ishpeming shop mechanic does some top-end tuning on one of the LS&I’s former Santa Fe RSD15 “alligators”. His unique stanc... (more)

One of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s half-dozen U23C’s idles outside the Eagle Mills shops, while a freshly-shopped RSD15 comes to life.

Blue-flagged and on a side track, three Lake Superior & Ishpeming RSD12’s of Chesapeake & Ohio and later Baltimore & Ohio lineage stand near the shops in Eagle Mills, Michigan. Neither the C&O n... (more)

A good cross-section of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s mid-1980’s roster is shown in this view at the Eagle Mills Shops. On the left, in the late 1970’s green paint scheme, is RSD12 1802, p... (more)

A nice juxtaposition. 7 Yard/Hill with modern day LS&I power backs down to their train as the 7 Tilden with old school LS&I power heads light to Tilden.

7 Tilden shoves back into the yard after pulling up on the Pellet Plant lead for headroom.

This is what we came for! An impromptu road trip yields great rewards as two sets of greens were used on this day as opposed to the blue CEFX leasers. 7 Tilden arrives back at Eagle Mills with loa... (more)

The day's first 7 Tilden job runs east for the LS&I yard behind a pair of GE relics with 60 loaded ore hoppers that will eventually make their way down to the ore dock in Marquette.

A pair of GE relics lead 60 loads of iron ore pellets east from Tilden Mine for a set out in LS&I's yard before they ride into Marquette behind a pair of leased CEFX AC4400s.

With storms surrounding the Eagle Mills, Michigan area, a small hole of full sun opened up for just a moment on a set of Lake Superior & Ishpeming U-boats working some non-ore traffic in the yard.... (more)

A trio of Lake Superior and Ishpeming RSD12’s works the yard at Eagle Mills, Michigan. The green paint scheme that succeeded the original solid maroon scheme was already obsolete by this time.

A Lake Superior and Ishpeming crew puts together their train at Eagle Mills Michigan. Although the prime objective of the visit was to capture six-axle Alco road switchers, this U23C in relatively... (more)