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Railroads - Soo Line

Transportation, Railroads, Persons, Seasons, Winter Soo Line Caboose 580 was the last one to move into the Calumet area while a station agent was serving it. Here a unit of Soo employees are on hand to properly commemorate the occasion. In the above group are Joseph Sterbenz, Dave Manninen, the agent; Ivor Lytikzinen, Francis Beaudry and Joseph Kaufman. The train still will move to Calumet when there is freight for it but this does not mean that it is making a profit while performing such activities. Service will be from the Houghton station. [The employees stand in a snow storm holding a sign reading " Last tricks on the Lake Linden, Keweenaw, Calumet closing Copper Country stations. Mineral Range - H&C RR's DSS&A RY - Soo Line RR 1873 - Finis - Nov. 14, 1969. Please see comment section for further information.]

Scanned: February 20, 2009


Railroad Depots - Champion

Railroads, Buildings and Structures, Railroad Stations, Seasons, Winter, The Soo-Milwaukee station at Champion is this structure which is soon to be decommissioned. Already, it is indicated that the agency will be abolished March 31. Although outside the Copper Country, Keweenaw Peninsula people will know the location because it once was a junction point for all movement from the copper district to Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Ignace, Marquette and Detroit. [Exterior view of the building.]

Scanned: February 20, 2009


Railroad Water Tank

Railroads, Buildings and Structures, Seasons, Winter, Woody Plants, Trees This evidence of a bygone era in railroading is still standing at Lake Mine, the once active mining property in Ontonagon County not far from Greenland. The property of the Copper Range Railroad, the tank rests in an area of heavy snow. To the left is a once-mined bluff, while to the right is the road to Nissula and Alston. [Photo of the water tank in winter. Snow covered trees in background.]

Scanned: August 14, 2007


Copper Range Railroad School Train

Persons, Seasons, Winter, Transportation, Railroads Copper Range School Train [Students head home carrying their lunch buckets.]

Scanned: November 3, 2008


Copper Range Railroad School Train

Persons, Seasons, Winter, Transportation, Railroads Copper Range School Train [Students leave the train at the depot.]

Scanned: November 3, 2008


Street Car Rigged with a Snow Plow

Seasons, Winter, Buildings, Dwellings, Housing, Single Family, Transportation, Railroads, Street, Railroads Houghton County Traction Company, winter scenes. [Photo shows children watching a street car clearing a snowy road with an attached plow. The conductor can be seen in the car smoking a pipe, while another man pushes snow away from the car's side door.]

Scanned: August 31, 2012


Locomotive Engine with Snow Plow

Seasons, Winter, Transportation, Railroads, Persons Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Plow on Houghton, Chassel, Southwest. [Man stands in front of a centrifugal snow plow that is fixed onto a locomotive during the winter months.]

Scanned: May 21, 2014


Locomotive Snow Plow

Transportation, Railroads, Seasons, Winter, Early negatives of Mason Bogies Kitchigummie. Negs have been taped for printing, please do not remove tape for future printing. [Engineer can be seen hanging somewhat out of the doorway.]

Scanned: May 29, 2014


Locomotive

Transportation, Railroads, Seasons, Winter, Early negatives of Mason Bogies Kitchigummie. Negs have been taped for printing, please do not remove tape for future printing.

Scanned: May 29, 2014


Locomotive

Transportation, Railroads, Seasons, Winter, Early negatives of Mason Bogies Kitchigummie. Negs have been taped for printing, please do not remove tape for future printing.

Scanned: May 29, 2014