Lake States new and first slug set its on the fuel pad after being set over by the Z127 crew. This was the first of two slug sets that were on order/rebuilt at MEI. Both sets are now on property a... (more)

MQT 2041 and 3000 lead a cut of cars from Stronach across the swing bridge and are about to enter Manistee Yard. The bridge still proudly displays a C&O logo in the middle of the bridge.

The wind howls up Oxy hill coming from Pere Marquette Lake and Lake Michigan as the Ludington Yard job finishes their day up by pulling and spotting Sargent Sand at sunset. The bitter cold and cle... (more)

After a primarily cloudy day, the sun finally breaks through just in time as the yard job shoves back to the yard past Morton salt after working American Materials and Mortons.

NPCU 406 in Phase 3 paint lays over on a bitterly cold night in GR after leading the train into town. Grand Rapids down town Skyline looms in the background as well as the new Amtrak station.

Marquette's Ludington yard job makes a rare afternoon run to the west end of the yard which is also the furthest west you can go on the railroad and also the end of the Ludington sub. about 30 fee... (more)

The peace is broken for the campers that are waking up at Insta-Launch for just a few moments as the night turn Meteor makes it's way back into Manistee with a pair of GP38-2's.

2185 works several customers in Coldwater before heading back to Hillsdale.

GTW 5936, the last Burdakin Blue painted SD40-2 leads a rather large local through the Cereal City better known as Battle Creek as it heads for the yard on the east side of town. With Kellogg's an... (more)

Four SD40's pull across the Muskegon river in Newaygo and across the biggest bridge on the railroad.

Four SD40's lug a northbound manifest train up Newaygo hill on a beautiful December morning before all the cold and snow kicked in a couple days later.

The last engine to still wear it's Mid Michigan Paint and not G&W paint sits dead and drained outside the small engine house in Grand Rapids at the GRE. The engine is rumored to need a good amount... (more)

The last engine to still wear it's Mid Michigan Paint and not G&W paint sits dead and drained outside the small engine house in Grand Rapids at the GRE. The engine is rumored to need a good amount... (more)

Q334 starts it's trip across Michigan as it departs Grand Rapids with a final destination of Stanley yard in Toledo OH. A former Conrail SD60M leads a leaser on this rather large train that for on... (more)

135 leads the northbound 97 as it rolls across the Ortega River bridge with a stop at JAX in a couple miles.