Doing what Alco's do best, CNW 6710 smokes it up as it departs Brampton, MI in May of 1986 after meeting an empty ore train heading north. Not much ore traffic remains on this line since Empire mi... (more)

Three Chicago & North Western ALCO C628's accelerate empty ore jennies through Brampton, Michigan. July 18, 1986

CNW 6916 leads a loaded ore train thru Brampton, MI on a beautiful day in June of 1988, bound for Escanaba. The SD40-2's replaced the Alco's and were quickly replaced by a pair of SD50/60's.

CNW 6710 leads a loaded ore train near Brampton, MI in May of 1986. It's hard to believe that this line sees little, if any ore traffic at this time.

CNW 6710 stops at Brampton to meet an empty ore train in May of 1986. I hope the ore business picks up on this line as there is a lot of track for the meager business that remains.

Led by three former Norfolk and Western Alco C628s, a Chicago and North Western ore empty heads north for loading north of Brampton, Michigan, on October 25, 1986. The weather was pretty much sock... (more)

Crewmen exchange greetings as a loaded ore train meets an empty one heading back to the mine at Brampton, MI in May of 1986.

After running up to Partridge Jct. in the morning, L549 races back to Escanaba with a lashup that will probably not be repeated after they are split up. With only about 20 running, Dash 8-40CM CN ... (more)

WC's lone FP45 and SD45 6585 comes thundering around the curve at Brampton with 100 loads.

Another winter is slowly coming to an end as WC 6595 and 6604 lead ore loads to Escanaba under a threatening sky near Brampton.

Alco's here, there, and everywhere! C628's 6730,6715,6707 roll loads east, while 6708,6709,6710 cool there heels in the siding at Brampton. After CNW removed the siding at Maple Ridge(just north o... (more)

C628's 6712,6703,6713 are Escanaba bound a couple miles south of Brampton. Winter weather in Upper Michigan tends to alternate between clear cold days and slightly warmer snowy weather.

On a bitterly cold February morning WC 6653,6522 come charging around the curve at Brampton with a late running SORE1. The train was shortened to only 60 cars due to loss of train line pressure in... (more)

The CNW ore lines were a pretty boring piece of railroad during the the 1975-1986 time frame. The C628's were generally the only power to be seen except for the rare BLD-EMD and then later 4-axle ... (more)

Clean C&NW SD60s power a pair of ore trains meeting north of Escanaba.