Classic GE U30C's on the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad -LS&I, old school GE U30C locomotives-

[@ElevatorAl]

The U.P. is beautiful. I was fortunate enough to work 3 months during construction of the new hospital in Marquette. Loved Ishpeming and Negaunee. Never had a bad meal anywhere and never ate at a chain. Took the mine tour in Ishpeming, watched ships unload coal at the power plant. Definitely going back and maybe do my own railfanning! Great video!

[@darrelgibbs4898]

Wow That Alot Of Loco's

[@SD457500]

These are GE U30Cs; not ALCo's. Thank you for watching!

[@MilePost106]

Those old U boats are from the Northern Pacific days. I remember when they pulled coal cars on the Burlington Northern in the early 70’s. Can’t believe they are stilling rolling. Fun to watch them take off and belch black smoke like old Alco’s.

[@SD457500]

Thanks for the comment, and watching! These were actually both built for the BN around 1974, and were never under NP ownership. It's amazing how long these have lasted, and they sound great!

[@EdmontonRails]

Beautiful work capturing those veterans in the snow

[@AMPProductionsVideo]

Nice to see the classic GE's still working

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

Love those ole school GE's. They sound great present day.

[@lexpo181]

The sound from the old hard working GE is really cool! Great catch! ;)

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

Beautiful shots. Thanks for braving the snow to get these for us.

[@freebrickproductions]

Great video and catch! Love those classic six-axel GEs!

[@nubetta7806]

I love this beautifully haunting horn.

[@daylightdave9405]

Really neat to see those Taconite trains.. thankyou.. Daylight Dave.. 🤗

[@SD457500]

Glad you enjoyed it! This is a neat operation, and was WELL worth the drive to see it in person.

[@AndreiTupolev]

How awesome. Classic old school Burlington Northern.

[@SD457500]

The LS&I has a very neat operation, with some very interesting power! To think that these U30Cs built back in the 1970s are still seeing daily service to this very day...

[@jasonscherman4891]

Amazing scenery highlighted by beautiful locomotives. Solid find!

[@clockbuilderhg]

Love the winter scenery! I haven't caught these locos in some years but I heard those horns from a distance in Negaunee this spring.

[@norfolksouthernmemphiswest5978]

WOW!! Those old loco's look amazing = - ) Great job braving the cold for those awesome shots!

[@gmills5763]

Outstanding!

[@SD457500]

Glad you liked the video, and thank you for the kind words!

[@steventurner820]

Love the old GEs!

[@CSX_Doolittle]

An end of an era

[@fakecumberland]

Nothing else sounds quite like these beasts!

[@wfvideos4099]

While the Bluebirds are still very impressive and beautiful, the LS&I won't be the same without these veterans.

[@normansilver905]

The old U-Boats were an uncomfortable ride in the cab BUT they sure could pull hard.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Great video of them units in the snow.

[@bretnielsen5502]

Some great shots there suitable for framing.

[@SD457500]

Thank you for the kind comment, and watching! It truly was a winter wonderland when I was there. I wanted to drone a train or two, but all of the blowing snow could have been bad for the done.

[@WesternSouthDakotaRailfan2006]

Excellent

[@struck2soon]

Nice footage, great soundtrack.

[@Bob.W.]

U-boats. Used to see them on the CNW. Thx.

[@SD457500]

It would have been a sight, and experience, to have seen them back in the day. These are neat units, and they have a lot of charm! Thank you for the comment, and watching.

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

@@SD457500didn’t I hear the u33 series are all gone??

[@tomjohnson9338]

Not sure if you still can as some of the mines have closed but up on the Range, on a cold morning, you can (or could) catch a train coming out of the mill with a fresh load of taconite headed for the lake. Yep, a steaming diesel train.

[@SD457500]

You can still manage that to this very day, but the pellets have to be FRESH, and it needs to be rather cold out. It has been on my to shoot and see list for quite a while now. Thank you for the comment, and watching!

[@25mfd]

looking at those BN U30s reminds me of the powder river basin

[@svtrains4773]

Very nice video!

[@MinnesotaOtter]

When will you do some more TCW videos! :)

[@BNSF1458]

So awesome. I would love to visit the LS&I RR, Its a really neat operation. Great video as always. What type of horn does #3000 Have?? Its so awesome I filmed a train with the same horn the other day and would like to know what it is

[@wfvideos4099]

K3HA. Quite a common horn actually. This one is older so it has some charm to it.

[@uwauwa68]

Do you know what the #3009 horn is?

[@wfvideos4099]

@@uwauwa68 it's a fouled Leslie S3K or RS3K. It was a very common BN horn, but there's not too many left.

[@BNSF1458]

@@wfvideos4099 Thanks, I have heard the horn before many times but yes, the older ones sound really good (The one I filmed was also older so its nice)

[@TheQuietStormKing]

Very cool scenes, nicely recorded as well. Can I ask what you’re using for a camera?

[@alexr3620]

What are these being replaced by? Is the LS&I considering the SD70ACe's used by Cleveland-Cliffs other property North Shore Mining [NSM]?

[@trains2495]

Alex, they are buying three of the six current leased AC4400CW locos! Three more will come soon! They are not ready yet though! This means both U30C and now just one C30-7 will be operating! The season just started! I myself am actually coming here (from lower MI Peninsula) to catch LS&I, E&LS, the new Watco operations and anything else of interest!!!! I have to see the "Green" units! I even was in Marquette with my late Dad (RCJ I) in July 1996! We saw no trains!!!!! This has been on my list for years!!!! RJ

[@alcobufff]

HI I'm putting together a KZbin video on the GE U-boats would it be ok if I used some of this footage?

[@SD457500]

Good evening, and thank you for asking! I will have to say no for the time being on this.

[@gmills5763]

Are any of the ore cars from other roads?

[@SD457500]

I don't believe so; it appears that all of the ore cars have LSI reporting marks on them. Thank you for the comment, and watching.

[@Catalyst-du3cp]

I hate modern-day trains, they have no personality. These old trains are so beautiful and legendary!

[@CSX_Doolittle]

Wonder what will replace them

[@trains2495]

CSX Doolittle, LS&I bought three of the six leased CEFX AC4400CW locos! I think they are buying the other three and have three additional ones coming soon! Total of nine AC4400CWs! :( Also, they may keep two green locos for 2022 operation! Nothing is confirmed (per a worker through a Facebook comment)! Now, I have never seen this railroad! I even was in Marquette with my late Dad (RCJ I) in July 1996! We saw no trains!!!!! I have been trying to get here for years! Man it is far away! I live downstate in Roseville! RJ

[@switchpointproductions7927]

I have to commend shorelines that don’t put their own paint scheme on fallen flag motive power.

[@VincesArtDesigns]

Why is the railroad shutting down?

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

Lake Superior shipping season runs from about mid-March to mid-January when the ice becomes too thick to operate the Soo locks. I believe LS&I doesn't have a storage/retrieval system to store taconite pellets on the ground so when the boats stop running so does the railroad.

[@SD457500]

Thank you for the comment, and question! The Soo Locks close on Jan 15th, and do not open again until March. This makes the LS&I a very slow railroad, and very few trains run. The end of the U30Cs will likely be Jan 15th because of this.

[@VincesArtDesigns]

@@SD457500 oh I see! So the railroad isn’t shutting down, just closing for the “season” basically. Got it. Thanks! Great video and sad that those engines are retiring. They lived a good life of running the rails!

[@VincesArtDesigns]

@@douglasskaalrud6865 makes sense. Thanks for the info! I appreciate it!