1225 leads her train past the grain elevator in the small town of Shepherd, MI. A vintage sepia conversion creates a scene that could have taken place 50 years ago.
Two fishermen test their luck on the dock at Benicia Point while California Zephyr #6 heads eastward along Carquinez Strait at 9:50 am.
Bill and Marshall Beecher grab their shots of Marquette's Z151 as it passes under the historic Colonial Ave overpass. The train is making its second pass after doubling the hill due to rain and w... (more)
Amtrak's #44 and 3 Superliners kick up a light dusting of snow as they pass the signal at the east end of CSX's Wells siding.
A typical cold winter day in Michigan is seen here as #24 works loaded and empty grain hoppers in and out of King Milling. The milling company usually receives 20-30 cars a week and is the MMRR's... (more)
Soaring high above Donner Lake, UP 4265 leads a train of autoracks over Donner Pass on a beautiful summer morning.
After finishing up helper duty and cutting off from the train, D803's conductor mounts the EOT so this Essexville-bound coal drag can continue on its journey.
After a full day of blue sky, a large storm cloud formed in the east. I drove around for about 30 minutes looking for a good angle to shoot the cloud over downtown Grand Rapids, but then I came a... (more)
Even dogs are railfans. As a westbound Amtrak approaches behind me, these two dogs ignore the NS freight heading east. Apparently they are passenger train fans. Well, ok, perhaps they were more... (more)
Marquette train Z151 rolls along a branch of the Muskegon River just moments before passing through Newaygo, MI.
As the day comes to a close, former B&O caboose 904015 leads a reverse movement of empty scrap metal gondolas into the Louis Padnos Iron and Metal Company yard. After switching out the empties, t... (more)
Canadian Pacific's X500 rolls through a snowy scene in west Michigan.
Late in the day, a young angler tests his luck in the lazy flowing water of the Muskegon River while 3001 leads a train of mixed freight northward.
Amtrak's Pere Marquette crosses over the classic swing bridge in St. Joseph en route to Chicago.
CP's X500 heads over the century-old Kalamazoo River bridge on a beautiful summer evening.
