GLC 384 leads the short ONTN northbound through Ithaca. After a tip this morning of the trio of SD35s leading ONTN, I had an idea for a shot southbound. Since I was in school until 2:30, there ... (more)

GLC 395 Leader of four unit "light" , on its way back from Ann Arbor across the diamond in Durand heading to Owosso

Close enough? Born as Mississippian 76 (Baldwin, 1920), the recently minted Baltimore & Ohio 476 spent time at the Penn View Mountain RR (Blairsville, PA), Gettysburg Railroad, Ohio Central... (more)

Two Lima Berkshire 2-8-4's head up a steam special for a fall color tour to Cadillac. One of my favorite memories with my Dad. We rode 1st class in the observation car. New to photography at the t... (more)

Big Little Shortline. While some railroads have been struggling from Pandemic-related limitations, Great Lakes Central has been acquiring more power and gaining customers this year. But at the ... (more)

Sunset on the Pere Marquette. Pere Marquette Locomotive #1225 leads a long, double-headed freight through Smith's Crossing on the Great Lakes Central Railroad, as the train barrels toward i... (more)

Classic Carland....with a twist. Anyone who has made the journey out to Owosso Michigan knows that the classic, must-have image is that of a big Berkshire Locomotive charging past the class... (more)

Two of a kind. In a relatively rare display, both of the extant, operable Lima Berkshire Locomotives strike a side-by-side power-pose with freights in the yard of the Great Lakes Central Ra... (more)

Moving goods through the heartland. A farmer checking his mailbox pauses to observe the passage of a Nickel Plate freight as it heads west, hauling the goods that drive the American economy... (more)

800 tons of Berkshire muscle. Shortly after dawn, Nickel Plate Road #765 and Pere Marquette #1225 charge across the lush farmland of Henderson, Michigan with a 31-car freight consist during... (more)

GLC 382, 393 and 396 which at the time represented the 3 types of active locomotives on the roster sit outside the companies Owosso shops for a few hours of night time activities, the local firewo... (more)

After an evening of shooting a few of GLC's units posed for us, we set up one last quick set up. This time it included GLC's latest purchases, GLC 701, 702, 705 SD35's that came from MRL with the ... (more)

GLC 382 SD40-2 Leads in to the CN yard in Durand Michigan before moving NW back to the GLC yard in Owosso

After swapping trains with the Cadillac South Turn, the Owosso job winds through Alma, approaching the Pine River.

The Great Lakes local out of Owosso is currently traveling over the CN Holly Sub south of Durand. The GLC uses about 5 miles of CN trackage to get thru Durand and back to home rails at Pitt. This ... (more)