In the early morning hours of October 30th, CN L501 departed Flint South Yard and headed west. While passing through town, 14 cars non-consecutively, all auto racks, derailed. One car tipped over ... (more)

Shades of the 1990's as a Burdakin Blue GTW GP38-2 races south with a decent sized L514 past one of the GTW searchlights protecting Pitt Junction. These signals are on the chopping block as the ne... (more)

The last stand for searchlights at Durand has come. Effective 0800 Sunday October 11th, work will begin to cut over the new signals and take down the old searchlights that have been protecting the... (more)

A CN C40-8 waits in Durand yard for a crew change as the sun sets behind this old locomotive.

We got lucky with the sun, catching CN 396 splitting the signals at Vernon.

CN Train M393 hustles under a one-of-a-kind GTW signal with a huge lean in Durand, Michigan. PTC deadlines are quickly approaching, and this signal bridge isn't long for the world.

Canadian National Train M348 proceeds through a heavy snow storm on Super Bowl Sunday.

After changing crews after arriving very late into Durand, CN L502 holds steady as the sun sets over the former CN yard, now operated by Huron & Eastern (leased from CN).

After changing crews after arriving very late into Durand, CN L502 holds steady as the sun sets over the former CN yard, now operated by Huron & Eastern (leased from CN).

A surprising lashup for the Flint sub, CN SD60F #5516 and BNSF C44-9W #746 lead train M395 west. This was certainly a nice consist.

Under scattered clouds, U721 heads west with an empty oil train back to the bakken oil fields for another load.

CN 2439 leads A451 through Durand, they had just met L502's power at a curve close by.

A pair of Grand Trunk geeps return home to Flint after running to Pontiac and back through the night.

A beautiful spring morning finds the L501 pulling their pickup south out of the yard at Durand, headed for the Southeast connection switch to back onto the Flint Sub and head West.

A solid train of wind turbine parts passes through Durand behind a solo Dash 9. A major signal upgrade project is underway in Durand, said to also increase track speed through town.