Softly burbling on the still night of August 29, 1987, is Escanaba & Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 No. 300 on the lead of a chartered passenger train at Howard, near Green Bay, Wisconsin. Dressed in ... (more)

Escanaba & Lake Superior Baldwin 300 shows off a freshly waxed paint job.

In Beecher, WI the power for the Escanaba & Lake Superior's business train (shipper's special) waits to run around for the northbound trip to Mass City, MI. Baldwin RS-12 300 and GP38 400 have the... (more)

The Escanaba & Lake Superior's business train (shipper's special) is seen making its way through the middle of nowhere with their RS-12 leading the way. Built in 1953 as the Seaboard Airline (SAL)... (more)

ELS 300 & 400 prepare to run around the shippers special at Pembine for the northbound run to Mass City.

An EL&S shippers special traverses CN's Pembine Sub on a round trip from Wells to Mass City.

Built in 1953, the Baldwin RS-12 #300 leads the Escanaba & Lake Superior's business train into the state of Wisconsin as it crosses the Menominee River. The train will get onto home rails at Pembi... (more)

EL&S Baldwin RS-12 #300 is seen in action running a customer special from Wells to Mass City and return. The EL&S uses CN's Marinette and Pembine Subs between Escanaba and Pembine.

A freshly waxed ELS 300 makes a very rare appearance after a long slumber in the roundhouse. The locomotive will switch the old Harnischfeger shops before being positioned for the next days passen... (more)

ELS 300 switches the stone dock in Escanaba, MI in August of 1984. I believe this facility is no longer used.

The pride of the E&LS fleet rests at Saunders waiting to be picked up by the WC for a trip back to Michigan after spending time at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.

E&LS RS-12 300 was built as SAL 1474 then became SCL 215. It was then sold to the Michigan Northern as their 215 and later re-sold in 1980 to E&LS. From my slide collection taken by Jeff Kneipper... (more)

Due to the poor condition of the E&LS line between Channing and Escanaba, the E&LS used trackage rights over the WC from Pembine to North Escanaba. This use to be a tri-weekly operation so catchin... (more)