The GLC 25 tonner switches out a cut of refurbished Bi-level coaches that were purchased from Metra, and were originally CB&Q. The coaches are for a commuter project, known as MITrain, that would ... (more)

A pair of GLC geeps bring the mixed southbound freight past Prior Road.

A pair of GLC GP38-2's make their way into the yard in Durand to drop a cut of cars and take the rest of their cars south to work at Howell, Whitmore Lake, and drop the rest in Osmer, MI.

A pair of GLC GP38-2's race through the small farming community Cohoctah, MI. The train will work in Howell and Whitmore Lake before reaching Osmer to exchange with the Ann Arbor RR.

Drag racing the GLC OSTN as it heads parallel with Oak Grove Rd. just south of Cohoctah, MI. Special thanks to fellow RP'er Michael Nowakowski for making this shot possible.

The GLC OSTN passes a classic Michigan livestock barn as it races south on a wonderful late summer day.

When the sun goes down, there is a certain thrill about the shot. Sitting trackside at night, the stillness all around with a heavy fog beginning to set, there is the lone railfan waiting for the ... (more)

393 leads a cut of empty TSBY grain cars down the Middleton branch.

OSTN pulls through 2 track, where it will drop it's train, take the 390 to the house and then head for Middleton to spot empty grain cars and pull tanks.

A not so common sighting by the Great Lakes Central shops is the railroad's 25-tonner switching cars around the shop. The little critter is quite powerful and can move a decent string of cars.

After letting northbound CN 391 pass, the GLC OSTN waits at Pittsburg Junction as CN L514 heads south with a rare SD40-2W leading a short train to the yard in Pontiac.

The thick clouds roll out and the strong sun sets them ablaze with a warm orange glow as the GLC OSTN departs Durand, MI. with a long train of mixed freight.

With omnious storm clouds moving out, a pair of GLC geeps run a short string of loaded grain hoppers back to Owosso.

After a lengthy switch job at the NorDry facility in Clare, MI., the GLC ONTN backs down into the yard past the dilapidated former Ann Arbor Depot that is in desperate need for a restoration proje... (more)

After a 2 1/2 hour wait in the yard for 3 other trains, the GLC OSTN finally escapes the trap that is Durand Yard and runs south with a short train against a strong setting sun.