Two GP35s of Ann Arbor pedigree (bracketing a GP38-2 from Penn Central) bring a long train south out of Clare. Note the code pole behind the power with crossarms for both the Ann Arbor and C&O, a ... (more)

No GEVOs here. Its great to see a revenue meet between GP35s and GP38s, the 35s are still running on the same rails since their delivery in 1964. The ONTN and CSTN jobs meet in Clare to swap cars ... (more)

For all of its active life as a station and interlocking tower, the Clare Depot sat in the wye between Ann Arbor and C&O mains. Today, it has been moved down the C&O a ways and further from the tr... (more)

The crews from Cadillac and Owosso begin to swap trains in the yard in Clare. Behind them, some trees erupt like fire as fall color develops.

A pair of ex-Ann Arbor GP35's still earning their keep pull several plastic pellets hoppers onto the wye at Clare before crossing Main Street.

Meet & Greet. The Cadillac crew (left) and the Owosso crew (right) have a chat on a bitter cold 18 degree day. I chased the GP35 pair out of Owosso and would manage to catch their return trip as... (more)

A short Turn from Cadillac arrives at the west end of Clare with an ex-Annie GP35 on point. CSTN will meet it's Owosso counterpart (ONTN) a couple blocks to the east of this location, as is the no... (more)

After having a brief chat, the ONTN crew hops on the Cadillac power to take to Owosso. The CSTN crew hops on the Northbound power and doubles to the northbound cut. After getting clearance, CSTN r... (more)

A pair of former Ann Arbor GP35s work the Pere Marquette remnant in Clare on a beautiful fall afternoon.

Pere Marquette Berkshire 1225 slows from track speed to 10mph for the ex-Pere Marquette diamond in Clare, Michigan.

A midday meet between the GLC ONTN and the GLC CSTN in the northern end of Clare Yard. This is the only place on the railroad where a meet between 2 trains is fairly common as it is the the northe... (more)

While meets on the Great Lakes Central are an absolute rarity on the mainline, especially since most sidings on the system are too short, there is a common meet: the ONTN and CSTN. These trains me... (more)

A trio of Ann Arbor GP35's pound the Ann Arbor - Chesapeake & Ohio diamond in Clare, MI. with a northbound freight destined likely for Cadillac and Elberta, MI. The diamond and the depot are still... (more)

Sitting on the former Pere Marquette and later Chesapeake & Ohio line through Clare, MI. is the last fall color train of the year that Great Lakes Central operated for the Steam Railroading Instit... (more)

After dropping the color tour train off, GLC 397 switches some cars while in town