MARQUETTE, MICH 14 October 2017

The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad's Ore Dock has stood above the waters of Lake Superior for over a hundred years, serving as the gateway to the steel mills for ore from the Marquette Iron Range.

With 200 pockets, this classic gravitydrop pocket dock has served its function continuously since it opened, except for the brief winter shutdown when the lakes freeze over.

On a fine midOctober morning, two ships call at the dock: the Tug Victory and barge James L Kuber, along with the Lee A Tregrutha. The backtoback ships provide a great look at the dock's operations, as the 7 DockHill job is also on duty to help reload the dock, with more ships due within the next 36 hours.

In this video, you'll see how ships berth at the dock and take on their load of iron ore. From dumping the ore into the dock to raising and lowering the chutes, it's all here as both the LS&I and Ship crews work to keep the iron ore flowing.

CORRECTION: At 14 seconds, the caption is misspelled. The correct name for the ship is James L Kuber and Tug Victory.

History of the Lee A Tregurtha: http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/flee...
History of the James L Kuber and Victory: http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/flee...

LS&I 7 DockHill & Ore Dock Action
Consist:
James L Kuber & Tug Victory departing
Lee A Tregurtha arriving and loading iron ore
LS&I 7 DockHill w/ CEFX 1003 [AC44CW] & CEFX 1012 [AC44CW]
Location/Time:
LS&I Marquette Ore Dock, Marquette, MI, on 14 Oct 2017 from 09:04 to 10:42 EDT

Curious about how the railroads are laid out on the map? Check out my Google Map Overlay of Michigan’s Railroads, via this link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GeS...

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