Four SD40's pull across the Muskegon river in Newaygo and across the biggest bridge on the railroad.

Four SD40's lug a northbound manifest train up Newaygo hill on a beautiful December morning before all the cold and snow kicked in a couple days later.

Marquette Rail's train Z151 is pulling hard up the grade out of the Muskegon River Valley between Newaygo and Grant, MI.

A large 151 heads south down Newaygo hill as snow starts to fly again. The train will cross the Muskegon river just behind me.

Crossing the swollen Muskegon River, Z151-11 is about to set off the GR 3839 at Michigan Agricultural Commodities, before heading to GR to send the GLLX 4433 to interchange at CSX.

Making its first daylight run to Grand Rapids after a Genesee & Wyoming repaint, MQT 3390 (formerly GLLX 3002) leads train Z151 under Colonial Ave., south of Newaygo, MI. GR 3839 and MQT 3389 com... (more)

Making its first daylight run to Grand Rapids after a Genesee & Wyoming repaint, MQT 3390 (formerly GLLX 3002) leads train Z151 along Penoyer Creek in Newaygo, MI. GR 3839 and MQT 3389 complete t... (more)

The MQT 3001 got some New Paint and a new number. MQT 3389 leads Z151 for the CSX in Grand Rapids.

Marquette train Z151 rolls along a branch of the Muskegon River just moments before passing through Newaygo, MI.

As I was getting into Newaygo, thought they'd easily be to the station stop already, but they held up as they were ahead of schedule..saw RP member Jim Thias waiting, so stopping by him I went :) ... (more)

A swan floats gracefully through what was just moments before a very peaceful winter scene. The amount of power on this train reflects what was necessary that day, as it was well over 100 cars lo... (more)

MQT 3001 slowly pulls over the bridge in Newaygo on its way to Manistee.

Z151 rolls through the small village of Newaygo and across the Muskegon River as they continue their journey northward to Baldwin.

Late in the day, a young angler tests his luck in the lazy flowing water of the Muskegon River while 3001 leads a train of mixed freight northward.

CSX rolls over the Muskegon River bridge in pre-Marquette Rail days. In the waters below, the Steelhead salmon are swimming en masse upstream to spawn, and fishermen in waders at the bridge base... (more)