CN's Santa train passes by the historic farm elevator in Bellevue, MI., on the way to its next stop in Battle Creek. An overnight snowfall of 9 inches provided a wintry scene as the train created... (more)

At a rate of around 50 mph, Amtrak 23 blasts through a freshly plowed crossing in snowy west Michigan.

A parade of red leads a CP reroute over the picturesque Thornapple River bridge on this beautiful summer evening.

The morning sun sets the Kalamazoo River on fire as Amtrak's Pere Marquette heads to Chicago on a crisp fall morning.

Loaded coal train N910 starts its ascent up the winding curves of East Saugatuck hill as 5852, working as D802, brings up the rear for helper duty. A fresh 3" sticky snowfall blanketed everything... (more)

After the "Storm of the Century" (well, so far), Amtrak's Pere Marquette slams through a thick snowbank on an elevated curve en route to Chicago. For the video, click Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: EMD NPCU
Location: Fennville, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 90368
Train ID: P371
Photo Date: February 02, 2011

It's great when you arrive at a beautiful winter scene, get out of your car and randomly hear a train coming less than a mile away. What's not great is walking up to the edge of a river to get in... (more)

Amtrak's Pere Marquette speeds through the morning fog in rural west Michigan on its way to Chicago.

Sparks fly as a CSX MOW crew member uses a grinder during rail repair. Waiting for clearance about 2 miles off in the distance is CP's X500 en route to Montreal.

The morning sun glints off the side of 2680 as it leads fellow geep 2639 back to the yard on this crisp winter morning. The two were running light after finishing up some switching jobs at local ... (more)

Just minutes before CSX's daily 326 came rolling around the curve in the distance, an urgent call to the dispatcher was heard over the scanner to stop the train. A truck had taken the corner too ... (more)

Cartier 17 & 18 live! Just four months after railpics member Brandon Priebe submitted an image of these two locos badly damaged, they are spotted en route to their new home somewhere in Canada lo... (more)

After arriving from Chicago, 506 and 3 Superliners pause for a moment in the driving snow before backing into Amtrak's station in Grand Rapids.

Waiting...and anticipating...and then a faint glow of light starts to become visible in the dark tunnel. As it slowly makes its way through, the headlight of the UP freight illuminates the inner ... (more)

Michigan Southern 908 goes on a short run between Hartford and Paw Paw, Michigan, about once a month. During that time, it's easy for the unpaved crossings to become covered with packed dirt due ... (more)