LSI's 3 Tilden heads south through Palmer Line Junction on the way to load up at Tilden Mine.

The second train running as the 7 Tilden heads back to Eagle Mills with another load of ore. Multiple AC4400CW's were down this weekend making the duo of C30-7's in constant use.

LSI 3073 pulls out of Eagle Mills Yard to make a shove move. The LS&I at the time still had searchlight signals all over their trackage.

The 7 Tilden pulls east into Eagle Mills with steaming loads. The LS&I is one of the last places in the US to have running C30-7's.

LSI 3073 pulls ore loads out of Palmer and on the way back to Eagle Mills. The big hills behind the train are all tailing piles.

LS&I's 3 Tilden after swapping power 3 times finally took the pair of C30-7's to the mine and back. Here they are rolling through Eagle Mills Junction with their first pull of the night.

A pair of former BN C30-7's are on the point of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming's 3 Tilden job as it makes its first pull of the night and crosses Buffalo Road in Negaunee, Michigan. The vintage GE'... (more)

Rare LS&I C307s pair up on a mine run job out of Eagle Mills, MI. Here they are bringing several cars back to a siding west of Eagle Mills and will set them out for the CN to pick up.

LS&I had two C30-7s, nos. 3073 and 3074 operating the afternoon of July 20, 2018. The units were making a light move to Partridge Yard on CN to pick up empty all rail ore cars for loading at Tilde... (more)

A pair of GE C30-7's head back for more iron ore at Tilden as they pass through the rock cut at Eagle Mills Jct.

7 Tilden power has turned into the 3 Tilden and departs with empties the 7 Yard/Hill brought up earlier. The LS&I logo under the window has faded fast.

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)

CN's U741 ore train has stopped clear of Partridge while freight L-549 puts its train together. This short delay allowed LS&I's 7-Tilden to sneak past at Empire Junction with C30-7 3073 and U30C 3... (more)

An eastbound train approaching the Eagle Mills yard.