Two veteran GP35s hustle a northbound train through the tiny hamlet of McBain, MI on a wet summer day.
NKP 765 waits for a meet at the station, while the operator gets the orders ready.
NKP 765 breaks the morning silence as she rolls north across the countryside on a pefect foggy fall sunrise.
While most of the attention at Train Festival 2009 was focused on the steamers, GLC 385 was hard at work in push-pull service on the hourly trains at the opposite end from Little River 110.
"Morning Blues" PM 1225 on A frosty, blue Michigan morning, just after sunrise.
The locals come out to great PM 1225 returning to Owosso on the former Ann Arbor RR south of Durand, including a couple at the elevator complete with cowboy hat and 6-pack of Budweiser in a textbo... (more)
The shadows grow long on this beautiful early fall day on PM 1225 returning to Owosso on the former Ann Arbor RR south of Durand, one of the few times the 1225 has ran here.
That smoke in the background is from PM 1225 on the other end of the excursion train operating pull-pull between Hamburg and Osmer, MI. Though this is the "less popular" end of the train GLC 391 ... (more)
The GATX units blend in much better with GLC's current blue than with predecessor TSBY's yellow.
GLC 385 (Ex-TSBY 385) crew member gets ready to couple onto the just returned SP 4449s (in background) passenger cars on Thursday evening for overnight storage in the GLC yard area next to SRI. Th... (more)
GLC #390 leads a modern day mixed freight: diesels, steam (NKP 765 inbound to Train Festival), passenger cars, and freight cars.
Heading North out of Alma, MI, Great Lakes Central has the daily northbound freight in tow. Note 390's lack of dynamics and its ALCO trucks
A Great Lakes Central passenger extra rolls south towards Durand, MI in the gorgeous evening light.
GLC GP35 395 pushes an hourly excursion back into Owosso.
After the day trip had returned and while heading towards the highway from Owosso I caught this surprise move on the GLC heading towards Durand with an engine on either end and a couple occupied p... (more)