The Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad office in Wells (north of Escanaba) which appears to have been used one time as a passenger station.  (Below)  The E&LS roundhouse at Wells, just south (east) of the station.  The roundhouse originally had 8 stalls and now has six.  The two in the middle were converted to parts storage.  The walls are made of poured concrete.  The active stalls all have the original steam locomotive pits with steam heat in them.  The three stalls on the left side are longer and are the bays used for repair.  The roundhouse received a new roof two years ago (in 2001).  The building to the right rear is the old machine shop, which has a drop pit for steam locomotives.  The coaling tower for steam engines was located behind the left shoulder of the photographer.  There was no turntable at Wells as there is a wye for turning power.  There was also a wye on the Escanaba Branch, east of where it crosses Stephenson avenue, behind Chatfield's Machine.  It is still there buried under Coplins Scrap Yard.  [Photo and information from Greg Bunce]

Above, a former E&LS combine passenger car which sits on the ground next to the old car shop in Wells.  It is used for storage of car parts. 2003 photo. [Greg Bunce]  Below, E&LS #300 is photographed near Wells in December, 1998.  The piers for the Escanaba-Wells street car line can be seen to the right.  [Neil Plagens]