CN 5422 leads U745 along Goose Lake as they head for interchange with the LS&I. I stopped counting ticks after I pulled 10 off on the walk back here.

LSI 3000 leads a duo of U30C's on the 3 Tilden as they pull through the rock cut at Eagle Mills Junction.

A CN local runs along the banks of Goose Lake with a duo of CN SD60's up front.

A duo of CN SD60's leads U745 through Eagle Mills to interchange with the LS&I.

The 3 Tilden heads back to Eagle Mills with two C30-7's on point. The 3074 was built as BN 5531 in 1977.

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

CN 1501 splits the rock cut at Eagle Mills Junction as it inspects the tracks into Eagle Mills.

A lonely RDC treks its way across Goose Lake on a cold and dreary day. CN 1501 was once used for hauling passengers but is now the track geometry car.

The afternoon 3 Tilden runs through the rock cut at Eagle Mills Junction with LSI 3074 leading. Tilden was putting out tons of ore this weekend and really made for a good show.

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.

The 7 Tilden makes another run back to Palmer to get a second train of ore loads. The 3074 was built in 1977 for the Burlington Northern.

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.

LS&I 1852 brings the 7:00 Tilden past Queens Siding near Negaunee, MI in June of 1988. The loaded train is only a few miles away from Eagle Mills where they will pick up empties and head back to t... (more)

CNW 6706 has just crossed the Goose Lake causeway and is about to duck under Hwy M-35 with an empty ore train in May of 1986. The train will soon enter LS&I tracks for the short trip to the Empire... (more)