A pair of Lake State Railway SD50's lead a train of loaded autoracks and manifest freight as they notch up after clearing the diamond with the CN in Holly, Michigan and pass by the searchlight sig... (more)

The south end of the Saginaw Sub from Flint to Wixom for LSRC is a section that I haven't shot previous to yesterday. With guidance from a friend, I would call my first chase successful. While ... (more)

Lake State Railway train Z127 notches up as it passes the South Holly searchlight signals with a train of autoracks. In late February of 2021, the LSRC reached an agreement from GM to ship finishe... (more)

Just after sunset on April 4th, 2021, Lake State Railway train 117 crosses over Saginaw River with a pair of EMD GP40s on the head end pulling a long train of CSX Grain Express covered hoppers for... (more)

A pair of Lake State Railway SD50's lead a 20 car train of loaded autoracks as they hold the main and cruise through the South Clyde control point in Highland, Michigan.

Classic code line poles still stand in service along the Lake State Railway, framing southbound Z127 as it splits the searchlight signals at Munger Road near Highland, Michigan. A pair of EMD SD50... (more)

With a train of 20 loaded autoracks in tow, the Lake State Railway's Z127 job gets on the move out of Flint, Michigan behind a pair of SD50's. The train passes under a set of C&O searchlight signa... (more)

Two of Lake State Railway's EMD SD50-3s lead an all autorack Z127 as they split the North Holly searchlight signals on an April afternoon. In late February of 2021, the LSRC reached an agreement f... (more)

A pair of Lake State SD40-2s lead Z127 south passed the signals in Clyde, Michigan.

Lake State Railway's 126 job is heading back to Saginaw as they approach Center Avenue.

The Lake State's Wixom to Flint turn job Z127 is on their return trip as they rumble across the CN Flint Sub at Kearsley with freight destined to interchange the CSX. In early 2019 the CSX leased ... (more)

The Wixom to Flint turn is southbound bound for Wixom with cars for the CSX. Here the job is back on the move at North Holly after a temporary stop to wait for the light at Holly over the CN Holly... (more)

With a heavy 131 cars and 7300 tons, these 2 SD50's roar out of Flint with cars bound for interchange to the CSX at Wixom. The job is seen here passing under classic C&O influenced signal bridge a... (more)

One of my favorite shots and experiences of the Lake State was this Z127 hammering back towards Wixom here at Buckhorn Lake Rd. The train is loaded down with a hefty 131 cars and 7300 tons. These ... (more)

The Wixom to Flint turn works north with 136 cars from the CSXT. The CSX didn't deliver the night before so this job has 2 days worth of traffic for Flint. The job is seen here few miles outside o... (more)