Seen here in a typical wedgie shot is #24 pulling 13 empty hoppers while heading west out of Lowell en route back to Grand Rapids.

A short hike through the woods and deep snow provided a view rarely seen (or captured) of #24 heading south across the old steel bridge spanning the Grand River in Lowell.

This old farm has seen tens of thousands of trains pass by over the last century, but in 2009 this is the only traffic it sees roughly three times a week. #24 is leading a short train of grain ho... (more)

A few ducks gather in the chilly water of the Thornapple River as #24 passes by with a short unit grain train for King Milling in Lowell.

Mid Michigan #24 busts through a drift on it's way to Lowell.

The cows are grazing in the field as 24 heads back to Grand Rapids. It has just completed it's second to last run to Ionia.

The Mid Michigan crew waits for Z151 to clear Fuller Diamond before they head east to service a few industries.

24 heads back to Lowell through Ionia past the old GTW depot after switching Gallegher's fertilizer. After American Bumper stopped shipping by rail, MMRR now only runs out to Ionia a scant few tim... (more)

24 heads east on the former GTW with 11 loads for King Milling in Lowell.

The last car of a string of empty hoppers cuts through the snow as two MMRR MOW employees stand by after clearing a switch. A third continues to work on another with a backpack blower in the backg... (more)

#24 backs down into the Standard Lumber yard to retrieve an empty center beam car for their last job of the day.

Light snow falls as #24 heads to a local lumber yard to retrieve a single car for their final job of the day. This single-lane overpass is one of only two in the area that still exist from the ol... (more)

Several days of snow and plowing have created large piles of the white stuff on this infrequently traveled line. However, the greater problem was hard packed snow and ice in between the rails and... (more)

A typical cold winter day in Michigan is seen here as #24 works loaded and empty grain hoppers in and out of King Milling. The milling company usually receives 20-30 cars a week and is the MMRR's... (more)

#24 pulls a load of covered hoppers across the Grand River with the Grand Rapids skyline in the background. A 20-story building now stands where the crane is.