Coming into Hudsonville, heard Q326 clear Zeeland. Headed down the road a bit, and stopped at a farmers crossing. Was happy to see an ex-Conrail in the lead...odd it had it's front and rear marker... (more)

Got to the bridge on CR-61 soon enough to catch this nice mixed consist heading west. BNSF 7824 on 31M, 02/26/06

Heading away from the sunset, CSXT 8155 shows some great contrast much like the clouds and signals in the background.

RLCX 8515, RLCX 8532 - 11 CARS - Lead loco is now down at Seminole Gulf. I see an orange pipe named scooterb!

Up on the north side of town, Patrick, Scott and I caught this rack train coming around the curve. In some high grass and weeds, I got stung by possibly a spider..we weren't sure.. thumb started t... (more)

GCFX 3058 leads leased motors around the s-curves west of Albion. Always enjoyed the rent-a-wrecks; wish CSX still used them.

10am and the first eastbound of the morning daylight finally comes. Taken from an old bridge abutment.

Passing south through Henderson, we see them going past an old Ann Arbor caboose with the brakeman outside.

Small opening of sunlight between the trees this evening, we see this westbound side-dump ballast train heading into Grand Rapids to continue maintenance work.

Rarely does a westbound train leave Grand Rapids during daylight...Amtrak really doesn't count :)

Freshly painted CSXT 8361 and 8152 cruise around the corner at Sunnyside into evening sunlight.

Massive downpour of rain and under an umbrella with a tornado 10 miles to the south at this time, a grain train heads east through Fostoria.

Passing south through Henderson, we see them going past an old Ann Arbor caboose with Michigan Bean Company in the background.

Got an early start out of Muskegon, snowing most of the way to Holland, then a break in the clouds. Heard this might be leading, and sure enough, lucked out with strong sunlight and the dark snows... (more)

Heard D801 coal empties coming south nearing Waverly, saw they were headed west, literally ran past some businesses and found a spot of sunlight through the trees to shoot them. This photo starte... (more)