A doomed entity on its own, the Michigan Northern is pretty much summed up in this photo. Contracted in 1976 by the State of Michigan to operate the former Grand Rapids & Indiana line, the MIGN co... (more)

The Great Lakes Central CSTN shuffles a few cars around in Selma Yard against a wonderful sunrise before making the journey to Yuma, MI. to pick up a cut of sand hoppers.

The Great Lakes Central CSTN shuffles a few cars around in Selma Yard against a wonderful sunrise before making the journey to Yuma, MI. to pick up a cut of sand hoppers.

After the state takeover of the Ann Arbor, the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay began to attempt to maintain operations on the railroad and create their own image. Despite that desire, the railroad's GP35's ... (more)

To the left is one of the Ann Arbor's Wabash-style steel cabooses, left over from when the railroad was under Wabash control.

Former TSBY NW2 1977, not yet lettered over to current owner Great Lakes Central sits at the Cadillac Locomotive Terminal. The original idea for this locomotive was to switch the Yuma Sand Plant,... (more)

While it is much smaller than its counterpart in Owosso, the shop areas in Cadillac for Great Lakes Central hold some very cool artifacts that are waiting to rust away. A former Ann Arbor box car... (more)

MIGN 1553, ex Long Island RR 1554 was off the roster the following month. From my slide collection by C TILLCOCK.

Another oldie from the little yellow boxes! I don't know if the pair of Sharks were ever officially owned by MN, but they did spend a summer or two traipsing back and forth from Cadillac to either... (more)

Ann Arbor 388, 387, 390 are southbound near Cadillac. The AA's GP35's rode on AAR type B trucks from retired Alco FA's.

On this cool August morning TSBY Snow Plow #4502 sits in the yard at Cadillac waiting for another upcoming winter to get back to work.

MIGN RS-2 1501 ex GB&W. From my slide collection by Joseph R Quinn.

Though it may be beat up from many years of dedicated service, Great Lakes Central plow 4502 rests just outside the Cadillac engine terminal before the morning call of the CNTN. Still sporting TSB... (more)

The GLC CSTN approaches Mitchell St. as it passes the depot in Cadillac with 25 sand loads destined for Clare, MI. The depot is currently undergoing construction inside to be converted to a cafe t... (more)

The GLC CSTN returns to Selma Yard with 25 sand loads from Wexford Sand Co. The train would shift the sand loads in Selma Yard before heading south to Clare to drop them for the ONTN to take south... (more)