CNW 6890 brings the first cut of steaming taconite pellets thru Empire Junction in Negaunee, MI in October of 1988. The ore came from the Empire Mine, which is now closed.

CSX 4705 leads CSX M214 though Romulus Michigan.

Passing the Montgomery, MI grain elevator, NKP 765 pulls the train northbound excursion train to Reading, MI. This is the 2nd run of the 1st day of the FWRHS running the 765 on the Indiana Northea... (more)

Indiana Northeastern Railroad SD40-2 locomotive cruises southbound past a retired old school grain elevator with the FWRHS passenger excursion after the NKP 765 pulled the train northbound to Read... (more)

NKP 765 cruises northbound past a retired old school grain elevator that is probably the same age as the 765. This is the 2nd run of the 1st day of the FWRHS running the 765 on the Indiana Northea... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio E7A 4514 arrived at Detroit's Union Station at 10:30am with train 14 the morning "Pere Marquette" from Grand Rapids. Later after its arrival, E7A 4514 is making a ba... (more)

NS 1071 on NS 31M heading though South Rockwood MI.

Doing what Alco's do best, CNW 6710 smokes it up as it departs Brampton, MI in May of 1986 after meeting an empty ore train heading north. Not much ore traffic remains on this line since Empire mi... (more)

Kodachrome of GP18 4706. Built in February of 1960, seen here in October of 1988, is just a few dozen yards northeast of the diamond with Conrail's Junction Yard Branch. When built, steam power o... (more)

A BNSF empty coal train crosses the St. Joseph River in St. Joseph Michigan with the 80 year old Steamship The Alpena unloading powder cement in the background. The coal train left the Consumers P... (more)

CNW Alco Rs11 4251 and C425 402 wait for there next job on a sunny morning in the summer of 1981. This was Alco country on the North Western. the 4251 was CNWs only High nose RS11

Historical first run of the Hamilton Northwestern RR in Hamilton Michigan. The HNW RR has taken over the Hamilton Michigan Branch Line from CSX and are planning on doubling the traffic on this bra... (more)

Historical first run of the Hamilton Northwestern RR in Hamilton Michigan. The HNW RR has taken over the Hamilton Michigan Branch Line from CSX and are planning on doubling the traffic on this bra... (more)

Former D&M 975 survives to keep other RS3 units running.

A pair of veteran units lead a ballast train.