CN Yooper Action 3/21/21
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:39 pm
On Sunday the 21st I was road tripping back down through the UP, and lucked out with some solid CN action. First stop was in Ispheming where a pair of CN SD60s assigned to L539 and L540 were getting serviced.
Sunday Servicing by Michigan Central Lines, on Flickr
After getting a quick shot of the SD60's we continued on through Marquette where the LS&I still had most of the ore cars stored for the winter. Advancing south through Minising Michigan were just outside of town we found the L541 heading west in perfect early afternoon light. They are doing their slow trip west at 10mph as they take 4 cars into Munising. Note the GP40-2 on this local is a former DT&I unit.
Yooper Local by Michigan Central Lines, on Flickr
This was my first catch of the Munising Local, and ticks of a line that I have wanted to catch for a long time. Some additional finds over the weekend were the Calumet and Hecla snow plow which is at the Copper Town USA Museum in Calumet.
Calumet and Hecla Russell Snow Plow by Michigan Central Lines, on Flickr
And a little bonus, for those interested, the Northern Lights were decently active this weekend which was a bucket list thing for me to see.
Northern Lights, Houghton County by Michigan Central Lines, on Flickr
Sunday Servicing by Michigan Central Lines, on FlickrAfter getting a quick shot of the SD60's we continued on through Marquette where the LS&I still had most of the ore cars stored for the winter. Advancing south through Minising Michigan were just outside of town we found the L541 heading west in perfect early afternoon light. They are doing their slow trip west at 10mph as they take 4 cars into Munising. Note the GP40-2 on this local is a former DT&I unit.
Yooper Local by Michigan Central Lines, on FlickrThis was my first catch of the Munising Local, and ticks of a line that I have wanted to catch for a long time. Some additional finds over the weekend were the Calumet and Hecla snow plow which is at the Copper Town USA Museum in Calumet.
Calumet and Hecla Russell Snow Plow by Michigan Central Lines, on FlickrAnd a little bonus, for those interested, the Northern Lights were decently active this weekend which was a bucket list thing for me to see.
Northern Lights, Houghton County by Michigan Central Lines, on Flickr