BNSF 5776 & 5976 lead 130 empty coal hoppers down East Saugatuck Hill near New Richmond, MI., on a beautiful autumn morning.

Amtrak's Pere Marquette rolls through a west Michigan "autumn wonderland" on its journey to Chicago.

Amtrak Cascades unit 90251 leads the way through scenic Washington en route to Eugene, OR., on this beautiful summer morn....oh wait, that's not right. It seems someone got a little lost and is f... (more)

Bill and Marshall Beecher grab their shots of Marquette's Z151 as it passes under the historic Colonial Ave overpass. The train is making its second pass after doubling the hill due to rain and w... (more)

3001 leads half a train uphill out of the Muskegon River valley, south of Newaygo. Rain and leaves created a challenge on an earlier hill in their journey, so doubling this hill was a no-brainer.... (more)

Marquette train Z151 rolls along a branch of the Muskegon River just moments before passing through Newaygo, MI.

987 & 988 arrived in Grands Rapids on their maiden run back on Christmas Eve. After returning east for one job, they then came back to West Michigan where they've been exclusively on pusher duty ... (more)

Fresh out of the GE plant in Erie, PA., are 988 and 987 sporting CSX's newest paint scheme. On Christmas Eve, the two units led a loaded coal train through west Michigan en route to the J.H. Camp... (more)

Fresh out of the GE plant in Erie, PA., are 988 and 987 sporting CSX's newest paint scheme. The two units led a loaded coal train through west Michigan en route to the J.H. Campbell Generating Co... (more)

After the "Storm of the Century" (well, so far), Amtrak's Pere Marquette slams through a thick snowbank on an elevated curve en route to Chicago. For the video, click Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: EMD NPCU
Location: Fennville, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 90368
Train ID: P371
Photo Date: February 02, 2011

It's a clear and crisp morning as Amtrak's Pere Marquette rolls across the Kalamazoo River en route to Chicago. On the opposite side of the river, the parking lot is full at New Richmond Bridge P... (more)

A couple of old farm relics sit on display at Reenders as MMRR 3836 leads a short freight en route to Holland, MI.

The sun breaks out just before sunset on this peaceful evening at the docks along the St. Joseph River. Amtrak's Pere Marquette has just departed the depot in St. Joe, continuing on its daily jou... (more)

Canadian Pacific's X500 is met with a golden sunset as it rolls through rural west Michigan.

MBD&T 4491 is one of three locomotives that work at Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Company in Holland, MI. The crane in the background loads gondolas with the shredded scrap metal, and each car is the... (more)