Conrail Blue. NS 5318 and 7112 work a grain car into a cut for B-16 that is due into Hinman Yard latter in the day.

Departing "The Creek" as the station is refered to. Amtrak 365 passes another Cerial City icon, Ralston Foods.

Looking a little worse for the ware. This Norfolk Southern GP38-2 still in her Conrail blue sits in Hinman Yard with a cut of grain cars from Knappen Milling. The tank cars are part of the ADM Swe... (more)

The old and the new. Two Grand Trunk GP-9's sit by CN's West Tower in Battle Creek waiting for a crew.

260 cruzes down the grade into Battle Creek as the conductor talks to the Yard Master for instructions on the crew change.

The sweet sound of a K5LLA in the morning. 396 with the CN 8872 rolls into the Battle Creek Yard as 399 gets the ok to pull down to Michigan Ave before heading west.

Amtrak 350 picks up some speed through Hinman Yard as she cruzes by the home of Tony the Tiger and the Kellogg Company's home plant in Battle Creek, Michigan.

A beautiful spring morning in Battle Creek. 396 cruses into town over the Upton Avenue Bridge passing by the Kendall Electric Offices.

Headed up by an SD70ACe, 251 rumbles westward out of Battle Creek.

501 takes orders from West Tower and keeps her rolling on One West through the yard.

501 pulls in to the East end of CN yard in Battle Creek with this colorful lash-up.

149 crests the grade out of Battle Creek and is working hard through the banked curve as she passes up a waiting 392 just west of Helmer Road.

Amtrak 353 passes through Hinman Yard as NS GP-60s 7111 and 7112 work B-16 for a retrun trip to Jackson.

Standing in front of the historic Grand Trunk Passenger station, a very long 395 uses main one all the way to Main St. for head room while working a setout in the yard. CN Desk 10 instructs Amtrak... (more)

IC 1004 heads up this 251 heading for Gibson Yard. Engineer Pat Kinney gives the not so favored SD70 some throttle as he takes the train past the old GTW Heavy Repair Shops and the iconic blue GT ... (more)