Midnight moves. The yard in Owosso, MI is a busy place at midnight, with multiple freight trains being assembled for early morning departures. In this scene, a Chesapeake & Ohio Conductor holds his freight on a siding as Locomotive #2699, an N-1 Berkshire type, brings its freight down the main line.
This image was captured in the Owosso Yard, on Michigan's Great Lakes Central Railroad. The featured locomotive is Pere Marquette Railroad N-1 Class, 2-8-4 "Berkshire" Locomotive #1225, which was re-lettered as C&O 2699 for a January 2026 photo shoot organized by Lerro Photography. The 1225 was re-lettered to represent the former PM N-Class Berkshires, which were renumbered when the Pere Marquette Railroad merged with the Chesapeake & Ohio in 1947.
