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Eastern Railroad Discussion > Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers SpecialDate: 08/22/19 07:43 Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Special Author: Ohiorailfan I've said for the last 2 years that if I ever find out when Escanaba and Lake Superior runs their Shipper Special that I will go. Well on Monday night around 7pm Matt sent me info on this move and then I quickly learned more in the next couple hours. So I left at 10pm on Monday. Picked up a friend in Chiago and headed up to Pembine, WI. The original plan was for the train to head to Green Bay and back, but due to the owner not wanting to run that section in daylight the train headed north instead to Mass City, MI. The train was powered by ELS GP38-2 #400 and Baldwin RS12 #300. The 300 looks as if it is brand new as the unit is only pulled out once a year for special runs like this. Enjoy!
The GP38-2 was built as a Penn Central unit and the Baldwin was built as SAL in 1953 Some of the locations I am not sure on as we were in the woods on a few    Date: 08/22/19 07:44 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: Ohiorailfan South of Channing, Channing and Amasa
   Date: 08/22/19 07:47 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: Ohiorailfan Route 141, Sidnaw and nearing Mass City
   Date: 08/22/19 07:48 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: Ohiorailfan Coming into Mass City they ran around the train and the Baldwin is now on the lead for the trip back south
   Date: 08/22/19 07:49 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: Ohiorailfan Leaving Mass City and in the woods north of Frost
   Date: 08/22/19 07:51 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: Ohiorailfan At Frost and we ended the day at Sidnaw
  Date: 08/22/19 08:16 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: dlh Oh my - WOW. So glad you made the overnight journey to get these incredible shots. The weather was perfect and to see that Baldwin in such beautiful paint and fantastic skies is amazing.
Date: 08/22/19 09:18 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: cjvrr Beautiful photos of an awesome subject!
Date: 08/22/19 09:33 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: rbenko Great stuff - only thing better would be seeing the sharks pull this train!!
Date: 08/22/19 09:35 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: callum_out Channing to Wells would have been real interesting if that line is even in service anymore. Great shots, the Baldwin used
to live in Wells, wonder if they moved it out of there (home of the Sharks)? Out Date: 08/22/19 09:56 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: robj Great weather, very nice shots! Bob
Date: 08/22/19 10:13 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: Gonut1 Thank you for that beautiful series of photos. I havem't been to U.P. since 1986, too long!
Gonut Date: 08/22/19 12:33 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: refarkas Excellent!
Bob Date: 08/22/19 14:00 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: perklocal Great post ! Glad to see that they are still caring for this spotless RS-12. Amazing how some things never seem to change and some things change quicker than the weather. I shot these same 2 units doing this almost 31 years ago on 9/5/88. First shot a North Escanaba, second coming under the then CNW bridge at Escanaba and final shot of the pair heading for the barn in Wells.
   Date: 08/22/19 14:24 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: Gulliver-Stuart Does the E&LS have have signs not wanting railfans around?
Stuart Date: 08/22/19 14:55 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: ns1000 Thanks for the pics...
Date: 08/23/19 15:19 Re: Escanaba and Lake Superior Baldwin RS12 #300 On Shippers Spec Author: SR_Krause E&LS not only has signs, it's good warning to the hobby of how a fellow fan can be completely turned off to the rest of the hobby. Fans are explicitly unwanted after a burglary in the 80s that stole baldwin maintenance manuals, parts, etc.
SRK Gulliver-Stuart Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does the E&LS have have signs not wanting railfans > around? > > Stuart Steve Krause Chillicothe, IL |