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

3 Tilden heads south through Eagle Mills at sunset.

Late in the afternoon, the 3 Tilden heads to the mine with empties and the U boats on point.

The LS&I 7 Tilden arriving at Eagle Mills West.

The LS&I 7 Tilden heads light power towards the Tilden Mine.

Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s 7 Tilden job passes through Empire Junction with a pair of former BN U30Cs.

The LS&I 7 Tilden heading north at Empire Junction.

The LS&I 7 Tilden shoving some ore cars into eagle mills yard.

After completing the process of loading and weighing a train of hoppers with taconite pellets, the LS&I's 7 Weigher Job comes around the south leg of the wye at Empire Junction with a pair of form... (more)

After completing the process of loading a weighing a train a hoppers with taconite pellets, the LS&I's 7 Weigher Job comes around the south leg of the wye at Empire Junction with a pair of former ... (more)

On August 2, a morning LS&I mine run using a pari of U30Cs diverges from joint LS&I/CN trackage to the branch down to Tilden Mine with empty ore jennies for loading. CN trackage goes to the right,... (more)

An LS&I mine run from Eagle Mills, MI to Tilden Mine rolls through Palmer Junction with a trainload of empty ore jennies powered by a pair of U30Cs. This junction is where the Canadian National co... (more)

Lake Superior and Ishpeming's two remaining U30Cs lead a train of taconite pellets through Eagle Mills Junction in a pouring rain. The fall colors more than made up for the gloomy weather on this ... (more)

The 7 A.M. Tilden train returns to the yard at Eagle Mills with a load of taconite. These are some of, if not the last U30C's operating in the United States.

With a tight market for lease locomotives due to traffic levels on most North American railroads, the Lake Superior & Ishpeming continues to utilize its shrinking fleet of former BN U30Cs as a vit... (more)