After waiting 3 hours for a southbound on the W&A Sub, we were finally afforded our wish with a long Q581 fighting the grade near the north end of Emerson Siding. Special thanks to Brad Kindschy f... (more)

Most of the fog in downtown Cadillac had burned off and moved out when the GLC CNTN was building in the yard, however, in the valleys north of town, the fog was holding strong. Just south of Mant... (more)

The Lott Elevator complex in the small farming community of Cohoctah, MI stretches high into the sky above as the GLC OSTN races south. The complex no longer loads and ships out grain by rail, a... (more)

Traction motor blowers kick up a large cloud of dust as the GLC ONTN passes over a stretch of fresh, untamped ballast. The State of Michigan, owners of this portion of track, has been investing i... (more)

Great Lakes Central ONTN races past a small park in downtown Bannister, MI. with a short train. Shot from the top of a jungle gym in the park, and yes, I rode the slide down.

A rare sight, a solo leader GLC OSTN sits in the yard in Durand awaiting clearance across the diamond after picking up a cut of grain cars to take south.

While Michigan may be underwhelming as far as terrain changes, the GLC Northern District from Elmira north definitely goes against the grain. The roar of the locomotive charging the twisting grade... (more)

A westbound gon train rolls past the "Brickyard" and a very unique and "naked" crossing protection light as it prepares to ascend the grade towards Horseshoe Curve and Gallitzin Tunnel.

After a day of torrential rain that only had added to the previous heavy amounts over the last 2 days, standing water was everywhere. Another consequence of all of the rain was a washout south of ... (more)

GLC 396 and 397 run southbound past a small horse pasture with a 12 car OSTN in tow. The train is under the command of conductor/engineer trainee Justin Ellis and engineer Josh Whorley. The train ... (more)

After 2 inches of rainfall the day, a small lake has come to fruition in the yard, which flips the image of 2 veteran GLC GP35's as they work to build that night's ONTN.

With large flakes of snow falling, the GLC OSTN drops a small cut of plastics hoppers for the Huron & Eastern before departing Durand for Osmer, MI. with a short train of mixed empties and freight... (more)

48 hours after both the Great Lakes Central and my visit to Oakley, 5 GLC units run north through Oakley to the Frutchey Bean Co. to pick up its loaded 90 car CSX unit grain train to run it southb... (more)

An early morning snow hit Mid-Michigan Saturday morning, leaving around 1-2 inches of a wet, heavy snow. With flakes still flying, the passengers of the Steam Railroading Institute's North Pole E... (more)

After starting early this morning, a pair of GLC geeps haul a 90 car CSX unit grain train northbound towards Cohoctah, MI. and will eventually take it all the way to its destination of Oakley, MI.