The 505 takes the empties back to the mine as it approaches the second tunnel on the line. Getting to this location involved this Michigander's first encounter with cactus's and steep cliff's.

The Nickel Plate Road 765 pulls towards the depot after wyeing the locomotive to pick up its passengers.

After a night's travel, train 301 has completed yet another Alpena to Bay City trip and is shoving into North Yard.

CMGN 2014 pulls the first cut of cars out for train 740 at Wenona Yard.

After an extensive boiler rebuild that took over four years to complete, an operating steam locomotive can call Owosso, Michigan its home once again! In this shot, the Pere Marquette 1225 pulls on... (more)

Things are changing fast with more renumbered locomotives on the HESR. Former MNN 1471 leads another renumbered locomotive on train 740. It won't be long before the entire railroad drowns in orang... (more)

We call those foamers… don't worry he's harmless. Hopefully some of the words of wisdom that the conductor on today's Z126 is sharing with the trainee before making a few set-outs at the mud swi... (more)

The first loaded ore train of the day arrives at Hayden and approaches the smelter with the 302 on the point.

The Saginaw to Midland turn job Z145 lead by LSRC 1166 rumbles eastbound on the old C&O at Peirce Rd. just east of Freeland. The train includes tank cars from the Dow Chemical plant in Midland and... (more)

302 cruises along with a loaded smelter bound train between Kearny and Hayden, AZ.

The Z126 job winds through Essexville with the 6301 on the point.

A lashup that depicts both Huron and Eastern's switch to a uniform EMD roster, and a slow change to the orange G&W corporate paint scheme leads 702 around the curve at Defoe Park.

A GP40 duo handles the 301 job as it approaches the Independence Bridge. The train is almost to it's destination of North Yard with newly acquired open hoppers for gravel.

The daily south bound 301 job cruises around the curve at Defoe Park in Bay City, Michigan.