With the tail end of their train clearing the CN mainline, this extra GLC southbound grain train begins the throttle up and push plumes of black exhaust into the sky as they head for Ann Arbor, MI... (more)

With only light pollution filling the sky, a pair of GLC geeps sit out under the cloudy night sky and await a work crew to dump the ballast cars parked behind the power. Taken from private proper... (more)

Some people work in cubicles, not many get to stand on theirs. But, Great Lakes Central engineer Josh Whorley and conductor/engineer Justin Ellis have that luxury. Here, they pause for a photo a... (more)

After 2 inches of rainfall the day, a small lake has come to fruition in the yard, which flips the image of 2 veteran GLC GP35's as they work to build that night's ONTN.

Warm weather, plenty of rain, and some beautiful sunshine have really made the green of the foliage pop as the GLC ONTN starts to clear the north end of the yard limit as it makes its way north to... (more)

Rolling through some of the most beautiful farm country in Mid-Michigan, the GLC ONTN rolls past a beautiful early 20th century barn just north of Elsie, MI. as it makes its way north to Clare, MI... (more)

Fellow RP'er Michael Nowakowski and myself were somewhat nervous when the fuel truck on the opposite side of the tracks approached the crossing and appeared as if he was about to cross with the GL... (more)

Due to track work in the area, the crossing signals that protect Carland Rd. in the small hamlet of Carland were not functional until the train was practically on the crossing. To help lessen the ... (more)

With this curve being more famous for the steam photo charters with the 1225, it is hard to remember that the Great Lakes Central runs daily trains over the line. With the Owosso to Bannister reha... (more)

Pulling into San Yard, the GLC OSTN will pass through the yard and make their way to the shop area where the lead two locomotives will be cut from the head end, and then the train will be taken to... (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.

Even though there have been better drifts, this tiny snow pile placed courtesy of the county road commission did not stand a chance against a very long GLC OSTN that is rounding the curve at Geeck... (more)

After an odd crew change point and some switching in the north end of the yard in Durand, a very long GLC OSTN begins to makes it way out of the yard for Owosso. The empty coal cars in the left a... (more)

After spotting a grain train in Oakley, GLC power returned to Owosso to switch out the other cars that had been brought into town with the grain train. 395 is currently being switched over to the ... (more)

The Lott Elevator complex in the small farming community of Cohoctah, MI stretches high into the sky above as the GLC OSTN races south. The complex no longer loads and ships out grain by rail, a... (more)