If it's one thing I love about the Huron and Eastern Railroad, it's the color and variety of their locomotive roster. When you think of a short line, you probably think of an all EMD consist of ma... (more)

CMGN 2014 does the daily Bay City to Saginaw job crossing Wilder Rd. in Bay City Michigan.

One of four rebuilt GP40s acquired by Central Michigan in 1988 (hence the number) and the only one left on the roster with a CM logo, CMGN 8804 leads a Huron and Eastern GP38-2 in RailAmerica pain... (more)

The 5175 is leading as they pass through Zilwaukee on Train 702, which runs from Bay City to Durand, Michigan.

The 5175 is leading as they pass through Zilwaukee on Train 702, which runs from Bay City to Durand, Michigan.

8903 one of two U23B's on the HESR leads the Rocket into Durand. The U23B's are now stored serviceable but are rumored to have seen their last year on the HESR and are possibly up for sale.

CMGN 2014 and HESR 5492 are the power for todays 740 (Bay City to Saginaw) train. Normaly this train would have left the yard about 3 hours ago but they batteled heavy snow the whole morning. At 1... (more)

The 2 C30-7s finaly shove out into the yard to switch cars for Huron and Easterns 702 (Bay City to Durand) train. Normaly this train would have left the yard by now but due to the heavy snowfall t... (more)

Near sunset on a bitterly cold January evening, CM 8902,8903 work the lead into the G-P plant south of Gaylord. These U23B's came to CM from MoPac and 8902 sports an EMD type cab probably due to r... (more)

Central Michigan 8903 is leading HESR Train 702 over the Saginaw River bridge as they proceed from Bay City to Durand with interchange traffic for CN.

Huron & Eastern's daily turn to Durand rolls under the Zilwaukee Bridge, the second-largest bridge in the state. This bridge was built to bypass a drawbridge on I-75 over the Saginaw River, and su... (more)

CM 5086, a C30-7, starts to put together it's coal loads for the northbound journey. Taken from the E Lansing Rd overpass.

Roster shot of CM 2014 sitting in the yard while the crew goes out to lunch.