Heads up from GLC392 mentioned that E945 was departing Grand Rapids westbound. Headed out on lunch in Holland, ran down to the depot. Had a few minutes before the train arrived, and saw a girl g... (more)

The Viking departs Betsie Bay for another voyage across Lake Michigan to Kewaunee, Wis. She was built for the Ann Arbor Railroad in 1925 as Ann Arbor No. 7, underwent substantial overhaul in 1964,... (more)

The last moments of sunlight gleam off of the freshly washed GLC 395 as it leads a CSX unit grain train out to the Middleton grain complex for spotting.

Waiting on a Eastbound, this Westbound mixed freight holds the North main at Vernon on a clear cold night

After spotting a Eastbound on the horizon, this Westbound mixed freight gets moving heading for the single track at Bancroft Michigan

Three Lake Superior and Ishpeming RSD-15's (ex Santa Fe) wait quietly for a crew to come on duty and fire them up for the next ore train. Ektachrome 64.

This early August morning finds NKP #765 and Pere Marquette #1225 steaming back into Owasso after morning photo runs north of town.

Three of the five GLLX engines on the Marquette sit inside the warm shops former MN&E shops in Manistee.

After cutting off the D802 helpers at Elmdale N956 continues it's trip to Essexville MI. as the snow creates almost white conditions.

On this cool August morning TSBY Snow Plow #4502 sits in the yard at Cadillac waiting for another upcoming winter to get back to work.

Double your pleasure! PM #1225 and NKP #765 join forces in Owosso, MI for "Train Festival" in 2009. Lerro Productions was on hand for a private charter a few weeks later utilizing both engines f... (more)

A Westbound heads out of the Shaftsburg siding passing CP West Shaftsburg

D&M C425m 1280 was rebuilt by GE/Hornell from ex PC (PRR) 2439;CR 5073 with a new 2000 hp 12-251C in Dec. 1980 From my slide collection by JOHN C BENSON.

An outlawed Turn job sits in Stronach for the recrew to arrive. This crew had plowed snow the entire night with the 3001 being the third engine in the consist, the second unit 2008 was the leader ... (more)

4433 pulls a short cut of cars into the yard in Manistee to be switched out that were left across the river by the road train.