Amtrak 28 is trailing on 355 as it heads over one of Detroit's major thoroughfares, Grand River Avenue.

Luria Brothers SW1 # 31. From my slide collection by R. VARTABEDIAN

A Canadian bound ethanol train, CP 642, is only moments from entering the Detroit River tunnel as they pass the old Michigan Central depot. The engines were CP 6234, ICE 6102, DME 6362, and ICE 6... (more)

Pontiac based local R950 is stopped at Greendale Avenue just before making a setout at All American Plywood.

NS 63T is southbound on the Junction Yard Branch at Mellon Street in Detroit. This branch is a former NYC line that is used as a shortcut for trains operating to and from the NS Michigan Line, an... (more)

CSX Y194 is returning from the Boat Yard with a cut of cars as they head west through southwest Detroit at Clark Street.

This former L&N SD40-2 is now assigned to the Conrail Shared Assets, mostly working on autorack shuttles to Chrysler plants in Detroit. This day it was on NY-5 as they approach Harper Avenue on ... (more)

CSX 2676 is leading the West Detroit Branch local across I-96 just after departing from Oak Yard to spend the day switching on the west side of Motown.

Merry Christmas! Beautiful Illinois Central E9's 101 and 100 lead CN's Santa Train south to Flatrock near River Rouge

Unseasonably warm temperatures that Friday morning created a fog bank over Southeast Michigan. DT&I 204 pulls a string of cars from Flat Rock to Ford's River Rouge Plant in Dearborn. Concrete arch... (more)

After years of neglect Michigan Central Station is showing some life by being illuminated with flood lights in the night sky.

The CSX West Detroit Branch job is heading east at Birwood Street with a cut of scrap gons and a pair of corn syrup tanks for Coca-Cola.

Conrail NY-5 is traveling along the Terminal East as they head for Chrysler with a cut of empty autoracks.

CSX's West Detroit Branch local is just about back to their base at Oak Yard as they duck under the pedestrian overpass just west of Greenfield Road that extends over the railroad line and Interst... (more)

CSX's West Detroit Branch local is returning to Oak Yard after spotting cars along the line. This local operates twice a week to serve scrap yards and a Coca-Cola bottling plant.