Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad
RS3 1608
Eagle Mills, MI
8/19/92
stored unserviceable
RS3 1608
Eagle Mills, MI
7/10/78
photo ©Bob Heathorn
RSD12 1801
Marquette
5/2/70
photo ©Dennis Schmidt
RSD12 1802
Eagle Mills, MI
10/80
photographer not noted
RSD12 1803
Eagle Mills, MI
9/6/80
photographer not noted
RSD12 1803
West Tennessee Railroad
2002
Pete Schierloh photo
RSD12 1803, 1850
West Tennessee Railroad
2002
Pete Schierloh photo
RSD-12 1804
Eagle Mills, MI
8/84
photo ©The Houser Collection
RSD-12 1804
Escanaba, MI
8/30/02
RSD12 1850
West Tennessee Railroad
2002
Pete Schierloh photo
RSD12 1850
West Tennessee Railroad
2002
Pete Schierloh photo
RSD12 1851
West Tennessee Railroad
2002
Pete Schierloh photo
RSD12 1851
West Tennessee Railroad
2002
Pete Schierloh photo
RSD12 1852
West Tennessee Railroad
2002
Pete Schierloh photo
RSD12 1853
West Tennessee Railroad
2002
Pete Schierloh photo
RDS12 1850
Eagle MIlls, MI
photo ©John Mech
RSD12 1852
Eagle Mills, MI
11/1/87
photo ©Curt Fortenberry
RSD12 1852
Ishpeming, MI
8/85
photo ©Pete Ellis
RSD12 1853
Eagle Mills, MI.
10/7/81
photo ©Dennis Schmidt
U23C 2301
Eagle Mills, MI
8/19/92
U23C 2301
Eagle Mills, MI
4/91
photographer not noted
U23C 2302
Eagle Mills, MI
6/81
U23C 2303
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
U23C 2304
Eagle Mills, MI
9/85
photo ©Lon Coone
RSD15 2400
Marquette, MI
4/29/76
photo ©Robert C Anderson
RSD15 2400
Green Bay, WI
6/92
RSD15 2400
photo ©John Mech
RSD15 2400
Green Bay, WI
6/92
RSD15 2401
Eagle Mills, MI
9/9/87
photo ©John Petko
RSD15 2401
Eagle Mills, MI
9/9/87
photo ©John Petko
RSD15 2401
Eagle Mills, MI
7/3/86
photo ©Dennis Schmidt
RSD15 2401
Marquette, MI
5/3/82
photo ©J.M. Seidel
RSD15 2402
Marquette, Mi.
photo ©Bob Lenardson
RSD15 2402
5/84
Eagle Mills, MI
photo by Dennis Hertrich
RSD15 2403
Eagle Mills, MI
5/3/78
photo ©Larry Nast
RSD15 2404
Green Bay, WI
6/92
RSD15 2404
photo ©John Mech
RSD15 2404
6/85
Marquette, MI
photo by Dennis Hertrich
RSD15 2405 & 2402
Green Bay, WI
6/29/78
photo ©The Houser Collection
RSD15 2405
Green Bay, WI
6/92
RSD15 2405
Green Bay, WI
1/31/93
photo ©James C Herold
FRV 2406
Green Bay, WI
6/9/90
photo ©J M Seidl
RSD15 2407
Green Bay, WI
6/92
RSD15 2407
Union, IL
5/23/03
U25C 2501
Marquette, MI
undated
photo © Al Chione
U25C 2501
Marquette, MI
8/31/02
2501 U25C
Eagle Mills, Mi.
8/18/92
U30C 3000
Eagle Mills, MI
8/25/97
photo ©Paul Webster
U30C 3001
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
U30C 3002
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
U30C 3005
Marquette, MI
8/19/92
U30C 3005
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
U30C 3006
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
U30C 3007
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
U30C 3008
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
U30C 3009 & 3053
Eagle Mills, MI
8/19/92
U30C 3010
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
U30C 3011 & 3001
Eagle Mills, MI
8/19/92
U30C 3014
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
U30C 3050
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
U30C 3053
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
C30-7 3071
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
C30-7 3072
Eagle Mills, MI
8/31/02
Presque Isle Station,
later used by
Big Bay Depot
postcard
LS&I Depot
Big Bay
7/25/05
Main Shop
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Caboose 16
Wells, MI
8/31/02
Wells, MI
8/31/02
Marquette, MI
9/1/02
LS&I 9998?
Randville, MI
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Marquette, MI
9/1/02
Scale Test car 4
Eagle Mills, MI.
8/19/92
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Eagle Mills, MI
9/1/02
Marquette Dock
postcard
LS&I 21
2-8-0 Alco, 1910
#21 has been moved to Augusta, WI for restoration
2-8-0 Alco, 1910
5/24/03
North Freedom, WI
2-8-0 Alco, 1916
5/23/03
Union, IL
Alco (Pittsburg) 2-8-0
Grand Canyon, AZ
Lake Superior & Ishpeming 20 Alco (Pittsburg) 2-8-0
Grand Canyon, AZ
2-8-0 Alco (Pittsburgh)
Kingston, NY
M&HM 23
Marquette, MI
8/28/74
photo ©Robert C Anderson
2-8-0 Alco, 1910
Green Bay, WI
2-8-0 Alco (Pittsburg)
Grand Canyon, AZ
2-8-0 Baldwin
West Lafayette, OH
Lake Superior & Ishpeming 34
Alco 2-8-0
West Tennessee Railroad
former LS&I Alcos
Status as of 1/02
1801 - O/S for Parts
1850 - O/S for Parts
1851 - O/S for Parts, no trucks
1852 - Operational,Stored pending SALE.
1853 - Operational,Stored pending SALE.
1854 - O/S for Parts, gutted
Diesel Roster
Road # Model Builder number Build date Notes 1001 RS-1 79576 12/51 Retired 12/67; to George R. Silcott, then to L.B. Foster; then to the Sabine River & Northern1001; renumbered SR&N 101 (7/73) 1002 RS-1 79577 12/51 Retired 12/67; to Calumet & Hecla, 205 1003 RS-1 79578 12/51 Retired 12/67; to Calumet & Hecla, 206 1501 RS-2 76802 4/49 Retired 6/69; George R. Silcott, then to Peabody Coal Co 1501 1502
RS-2
76803
4/49
Retired 3/69; George R. Silcott, then to Peabody Coal Co 1502
1503
RS-2
76804
4/49
Retired 2/69; George R. Silcott, then to Peabody Coal Co 1503
1504
RS-3
78301
9/50
Renumbered to 1604; retired 9/89; to Clint Jones; to MNNR 1604
1505
RS-3
78302
9/50
Renumbered to 1605; retired 3/72; to BC Rail 559,
converted to slug S-405 in 1984
1606
RS-3
80478
5/53
Retired 3/72; to BC Rail 560, converted to slug S-404 in 1984
1607
RS-3
80479
5/53
Retired 1/65; traded to GE on U25C 2500
1608 RS-3 80737 5/54 Retired 1/86; scrapped 1/90 1609 RS-3 81350 8/55 Retired 8/74; to Diesel Supply Co (dealer); to Continental Grain 207 1610 RS-3 81365 9/55 Retired 1/70; scrapped 7/70 1611 RS-3 78264 9/50
Built as CRI&P 466; acquired from GE 10/66; retired 6/72; to
Rail to Water Transfer 102; to Mexico
1801 RSD-12 81953 2/57 Retired 5/89; to Nashville & Eastern 1801; to West Tennessee 1801 1802 RSD-12 81954 2/57 Retired 7/87; scrapped 12/89 1803 RSD-12 83547 11/59 Retired 5/89; to Nashville & Eastern 1803; to West Tennessee 1803 1804 RSD-12 84293 4/63 Retired 10/89; to Basic Marine, Escanaba, MI;
prime mover used to re-power a tugboat
1850 RSD-12 81943 4/56 Built as C&O 6700; to C&O 2007; to B&O 2007; to LASCO 2007;
to LS&I 1800; to LS&I 1850; retired 5/89; to Nashville & Eastern1850;
to West Tennessee 1850
1851 RSD-12 81944 4/56 Built as C&O 6701; to C&O 2008; to B&O 2008; to LASCO 2008;
to LS&I 1805; to LS&I 1851; retired 5/89; to Nashville & Eastern1851;
to West Tennessee 1851
1852 RSD-12 81945 4/56 Built as C&O 6702; to C&O 2009; to B&O 2009; to LASCO 2009;
to LS&I 1806; to LS&I 1852; retired 5/89; to Nashville & Eastern1852; to West Tennessee 1852
1853 RSD-12 81946 4/56 Built as C&O 6703; to C&O 2010; to B&O 2010; to LASCO 2010;
to LS&I 1807; to LS&I 1853; retired 5/89; to Nashville & Eastern1853; to West Tennessee 1853
2300 U23C 36706 3/68 Retired and sold 1993-94; scrapped 2301 U23C 36707 4/68 Retired and sold 1993-94; scrapped 2302 U23C 37138 9/69 Retired and sold 1993-94; scrapped 2303 U23C 37572 9/70 Retired and sold 1993-94; scrapped 2304 U23C 37573 9/70 Retired and sold 1993-94; scrapped 2400 RSD-15 81764 5/59 Built as Santa Fe 802, re# 9802: acquired 4/75; retired 11/89;
to FRV 2400; to GB&W 2400; scrapped
2401 RSD-15 83466 5/59 Built as Santa Fe 807, re# 9807: acquired 4/75; retired 11/89;
to FRV 2406; to GB&W 2406; scrapped
2402 RSD-15 83577 5/60 Built as Santa Fe 841, re# 9841: acquired 4/75; retired 11/89;
to FRV 2407; to GB&W 2407; to IRM
2403 RSD-15 83054 6/60 Built as Santa Fe 844, re# 9844: acquired 4/75; retired 11/89;
to FRV 2403; to GB&W 2403; scrapped
2404 RSD-15 83469 6/59 Built as Santa Fe 810, re# 9810: acquired 4/75; retired 11/89;
to FRV 2404; to GB&W 2404; scrapped
2405 RSD-15 83574 5/60 Built as Santa Fe 838, re# 9838: acquired 4/75; retired 11/89;
to FRV 2405;to GB&W 2405
2500 U25C 35062 5/64 Out of service 12/84; retired 10/89; scrapped 1/90 2501 U25C 35063 7/64 Retired 10/89; placed on display in Marquette, MI 3000 U30C 39718 4/74 Built as Burlington Northern 5931; acquired 4/89 3001 U30C 39721 4/74 Built as Burlington Northern 5828; acquired 4/89; retired 3002 U30C 39725 5/74 Built as Burlington Northern 5830; acquired 4/89; retired 3003 U30C 39730 5/74 Built as Burlington Northern 5937; acquired 4/89 3004 U30C 39715 4/74 Built as Burlington Northern 5825; acquired 4/89 3005 U30C 39714 4/74 Built as Burlington Northern 5829; acquired 4/89 3006 U30C 39720 4/74 Built as Burlington Northern 5932; acquired 4/89 3007 U30C 39724 5/74 Built as Burlington Northern 5934; acquired 4/89; retired 3008 U30C 39732 5/74 Built as Burlington Northern 5832; acquired 8/89 3009 U30C 40390 5/75 Built as Burlington Northern 5303(2nd); acquired 12/90 3010 U30C 40395 5/75 Built as Burlington Northern 5305(2nd); acquired 12/90 3011 U30C 40640 6/75 Built as Burlington Northern 5838; acquired 12/90 3012
U30C 40737 7/75 Built as Detroit Edison 018; acquired 1995; retired 3013
U30C 40738 7/75 Built as Detroit Edison 019; acquired 1995; retired 3014
U30C 40739 7/75 Built as Detroit Edison 020; acquired 1995; retired 3015
U30C 40740 7/75 Built as Detroit Edison 021; acquired 1995; retired 3016
U30C 40741 3/72 Built as Detroit Edison 022; acquired 1995; retired U30C 38237 3/72 Built as Detroit Edison 007; acquired 1995; used as parts supply 3050
U30C
39719
5/74
Built as Burlington Northern 5927; acquired by LASCO 7/89;
leased to LS&I
3051
U30C
39716
5/74
Built as Burlington Northern 5930; acquired by LASCO 7/89;
leased to LS&I
3052
U30C
39728
5/74
Built as Burlington Northern 5936; acquired by LASCO 7/89;
leased to LS&I
3053
U30C
39732
5/74
Built as Burlington Northern 5938; acquired by LASCO 7/89;
leased to LS&I
3071 C30-7 41541 6/77 Built as Burlington Northern 5518; acquired 1999 3072 C30-7 41550 7/77 Built as Burlington Northern 5527; acquired 1999 3073 C30-7 41552 7/77 Built as Burlington Northern 5529; acquired 1999 3074 C30-7 41595 11/77 Built as Burlington Northern 5531; acquired 1999
Also see: Marquette & Huron Mountain
LinksLS&I #1 Combination Car at Mid Continent Railway and Museum
New Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railway Photos by Ted Ellis
Unofficial Lake Superior & Ishpeming Website
Lake Superior Region Ore Docks
OreRail Mailing List onelist.com
Andy Larson's Home Page Marquette area Railroad, Mine, & Ore Dock photos and information
ALCoWorld
Reference Materials
Motive Power of The Lake Superior & Ishpeming David R, Sweetland Diesel Era Sep/Oct 2005
U-Boats in the U.P. Steve Glischinsky Trains Sep. 99
Pellets and Pulpwood Doug Leffler Railfan & Railroad Mar 80
Alligators in The North Woods Sandy Burton Railfan & Railroad
Videos
Alcos, Iron Ore and More Buy it at Rails & Shafts
Michigan Ore Lines Pentrex
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