The 7 AM Tilden Job waits to depart from the Tilden Mine back to Eagle Mills. Photo taken on 8/11/1999
In what just might be the last photo of her. LS&I Engine # 3051 Ex BN 5930 is in the process of being parted out and scraped. She has hauled her last load of ore.
A string of U boats and a C30-7 "All Ex BN" rest on the storage tracks in LS&I's Eagle Mills Yard. These old gals do not see much action these days with the recent addition of 8 leased CEFX AC4400's.
LS&I engines # 3051 & # 3006 round the bend as they lead a loaded ore train towards Marquette.
LS&I engines # 3051 & # 3006 lead a loaded ore train.
LS&I engines # 3051 & # 3006 head for the dock with a loaded ore train.
A Close up shot of LS&I engines # 3051 & # 3006 as they lead a loaded ore train.
A nice close up of LS&I engine # 3051 leadeing a loaded ore train. Note the water bottles that were left on the nose.
LS&I engines # 3051 & # 3006 cross CO. RD. 492 as they leave the Eagle Mills Yard with a loaded ore train. Note that the crew left their water bottles on the frount of the lead unit.
LS&I engine # 3051 crossing CO. RD. 492 as it leads a loaded ore train out of the Eagle Mills Yard.
LS&I engines # 3051 & # 3006 lead a loaded ore train out of the Eagle Mills Yard.
LS&I engine # 3051 leads a loaded ore train out of the Eagle Mills Yard.
LS&I engines # 3051 & # 3006 let out some smoke as they start to leave the Eagle Mills Yard with a loaded ore train.
LS&I engine # 3051 hides in the Marquette Yard.
The cab of LS&I engine # 3051 is framed here between LS&I engines # 3001 & # 3072 in the Eagle Mills Yard.
An iron ore load heads for the docks.
Morgan creek trestle
LS&I engines # 3051 & # 3011 going by Forestville RD. with A loaded ore train.
LS&I engine # 3051 at the Forestville RD. crossing with A loaded ore train.
LS&I engines # 3051 & # 3011 put on the breaks as they head down grad with A loaded ore train near Forestville RD.
LS&I engines # 3051 & # 3011 near the Forestville RD. crossing with A loaded ore train.
LS&I engine # 3051 aproaching the Forestville Rd. crossing with A loaded ore train.
LS&I engines # 3051 & # 3011 comeing into view with A loaded ore train near Forestville RD.
3 Tilden is at Palmer Line Juction and heading for another load of taconite.
LS&I engine # 3051 which was built in 1974 for BN sits outside the shops for its turn to enter in the Eagle Mills Yard. This Locomotive has A 3,000 horse power moter weights 410,000LBS and has A tractive effort of 100,000.
2 LS&I U-Boats await service in the shops in the Eagle Mills Yard.
LS&I engines # 3011 & # 3051 head down the aproach to the dock with A string of empty ore cars
LS&I engines # 3011 & # 3051 head down the aproach to the dock with A string of empty ore cars
2 LS&I (GE U30C's) working the LS&I ore dock (Note the dock worker walking along side the engines)
2 LS&I (GE U30C's) working the LS&I ore dock
A crewmen stands on the frount of LS&I engine # 3051 as it switches the LS&I ore dock
2 LS&I GE U30C's pull a BN covered hopper down the line in the firs snow storm of the season
2 LS&I GE U30C's pull a BN covered hopper down the line in the firs snow storm of the season
LS&I engine # 3051 crossing HWY M-35 SOUTH with 2 covered hoppers
LSI 3051 and 3009 lead the 7-Hill in to West Yard.
2 LS&I (GE U30C's) work the Eagle Mills Yard
LS&I engines # 3009 & # 3051 push 3 empty gondolas back into the yard (ALL OF LS&I's GREEN U30C's ARE Ex BN UNITS)
LS&I engines # 3009 & # 3051 working the Eagle Mills Yard (BOTH OF THESE U30C's ARE Ex BN UNITS)
LS&I engine # 3051 switching the Eagle Mills Yard