A pair of Lake State SD50s lead Z127 south past the searchlight signals at South Holly.

Lake State Railway train Z127 has a pair of EMD SD50s for power as they notch up passing under the ex C&O searchlight signals at south McGrew.

Lake State train Z127, led by LSRC 6355, slowly heads through the curve approaching the diamond with the CN Holly Subdivision in Holly, Michigan. In the background is downtown Holly, including the... (more)

LSRC Z127 splits the searchlight signals at North Holly on the Saginaw subdivision as they head south for Wixom, Michigan.

A pair of Lake State Railway SD50's lead a train of loaded autoracks and manifest freight as they notch up after clearing the diamond with the CN in Holly, Michigan and pass by the searchlight sig... (more)

Lake State Railway train Z127 notches up as it passes the South Holly searchlight signals with a train of autoracks. In late February of 2021, the LSRC reached an agreement from GM to ship finishe... (more)

A pair of Lake State Railway SD50's lead a 20 car train of loaded autoracks as they hold the main and cruise through the South Clyde control point in Highland, Michigan.

Classic code line poles still stand in service along the Lake State Railway, framing southbound Z127 as it splits the searchlight signals at Munger Road near Highland, Michigan. A pair of EMD SD50... (more)

With a train of 20 loaded autoracks in tow, the Lake State Railway's Z127 job gets on the move out of Flint, Michigan behind a pair of SD50's. The train passes under a set of C&O searchlight signa... (more)

Two of Lake State Railway's EMD SD50-3s lead an all autorack Z127 as they split the North Holly searchlight signals on an April afternoon. In late February of 2021, the LSRC reached an agreement f... (more)

A pair of Lake State SD40-2s lead Z127 south passed the signals in Clyde, Michigan.

The Lake State's Wixom to Flint turn job Z127 is on their return trip as they rumble across the CN Flint Sub at Kearsley with freight destined to interchange the CSX. In early 2019 the CSX leased ... (more)

The Wixom to Flint turn is southbound bound for Wixom with cars for the CSX. Here the job is back on the move at North Holly after a temporary stop to wait for the light at Holly over the CN Holly... (more)

With a heavy 131 cars and 7300 tons, these 2 SD50's roar out of Flint with cars bound for interchange to the CSX at Wixom. The job is seen here passing under classic C&O influenced signal bridge a... (more)

One of my favorite shots and experiences of the Lake State was this Z127 hammering back towards Wixom here at Buckhorn Lake Rd. The train is loaded down with a hefty 131 cars and 7300 tons. These ... (more)