LS&I 2400 leads a loaded ore train to the dock in Marquette (Presque Isle) in October of 1988. The train has just crossed Morgan Trestle a short distance from the yard at Eagle Mills.

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

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.

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.

LSI 3074 slows its train down to enter Tilden Mine. Here they are running along a small pond just outside of Palmer.

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.

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 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)

A pair of CEFX AC4400's lead the Lake Superior & Ishpeming's 3 Yard Hill job as they bring a train of empty ore cars up from the dock and head towards the Tilden Mine. The train rolls through a ro... (more)

It's a rainy evening on Michigan's Upper Peninsula as a pair of CEFX AC4400's make their way through Eagle Mills Junction in Eagle Mills, Michigan. This is the LS&I's 3 Tilden Job making their fir... (more)

LS&I, Lake Superior and Ishpeming, U30C 3009-3005, with the 7-weigher, Empire Junction, Michigan. October 10, 2003. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©