Busy Times On The LS&I

Mick · Unread post by **Mick** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:29 pm

I got a phone call last week from a friend who works on the LS&I. He said there were two boats at the dock, and two more at anchor waiting to get in. They were running a "Double Dock"---two crews working the dock at the same time! They were doing well until an engine failure left one crew under-powered. The U30's are getting tired!

Mick Enright

GLC 392 · Unread post by **GLC 392** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:04 pm

cool, i thought shipping season ended a long time ago? or are they still running cause the lakes havent froze?

Mick · Unread post by **Mick** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:57 pm

I don't think things are frozen yet. Some years, even after the locks freeze, shipments to Algoma Steel in the Canadian Soo can go on quite long into the winter. (I don't think boats need to use the locks to get from Marquette/Duluth to the Algoma plant)

Mick Enright

GLC 392 · Unread post by **GLC 392** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:58 pm

ok so thats were the ships are going thought they might be going south through the Locks.

astrovanman1989 · Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:34 pm

hi mick
the ge's must be at least 20 years old i wounder what type of locomotives they would get next if they had to buy more locomotives

GLC 392 · Unread post by **GLC 392** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:51 pm

what i have heard they would be getting More Ge's.

Mick · Unread post by **Mick** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:16 pm

Apparently, this one wasn't much of a success.

http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayi ... pos=-36622

Mick Enright

Railnut · Unread post by **Railnut** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:25 pm

There are several C39-8's on the market now..plus those UP(CNW) C40-8's now stored at Proviso. The LS&I could proboly benifit from the Dash-8 technology.
Dave C

RailCanon · Unread post by **RailCanon** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:54 pm

I've heard rumors saying they might be eying the UP ones.
Sure would be nice if they went for the C39s.

CAT345C · Unread post by **CAT345C** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:49 pm

wonder if that means that they get a UP based paint scheme now.. of course thats it they take the UP units

Old Hogger · Unread post by **Old Hogger** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:53 pm

Welcome back Mike.

i995impalass · Unread post by **i995impalass** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:34 pm

cool, i thought shipping season ended a long time ago? or are they still running cause the lakes havent froze?

the shipping seasons is when the locks are open and closed, I dont know when they closed this years, but first day open for them is March 25th and yes the GE have served well for there use, and Id asume looking at the past they will end up with some other type of GE

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Busy Times On The LS&I

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