Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad (LSI) 3051 - GE U30C

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)