After making its pickup in Grand Rapids, S00 6042 leads X500 on CSX trackage en route to Toronto.

CSX's train Q327 arrives in Lansing's Ensel yard on a beautiful but bitter cold February afternoon.

A typical scene in rural west Michigan as 9339 leads a 130-car loaded coal train.

E945 has come to a brief stop next to a dead E949 before continuing on westward. 945 is bringing coal empties from the east side of Michigan, and 949 from the west side, and both will eventually ... (more)

After coming down one of the steepest grades in Michigan, 9372 picks up speed as it heads into an elevated curve.

9372 leads a load of coal empties through the west Michigan countryside.

Several railfans get a different perspective of E945 as it rolls slowly into Grand Rapids, shortly before stopping in CSX's yard for a crew change.

9354 leads an empty coal train through the small town of Sunfield on a beautiful spring afternoon.

9354 leads a train of empty coal cars west over the Grand River.

The sun is setting on 2654 and 2520 as they make their way back to the CSX yard after pushing a loaded coal train out of town.

After stopping in Grand Rapids for a crew change, N956 continues on its way east to an Essexville power plant with the help of two GP38-2s pushers. About two miles remain before the job is comple... (more)

After stopping in Grand Rapids for a crew change, N956 continues on its way east to an Essexville power plant with the help of two GP38-2s pushers.

9466 brings up the rear of a loaded coal train as it climbs the hill out of the Kalamazoo River valley. The 130-car train is at a crawl as the head end is just reaching the crest of the hill whil... (more)

8759 leads a train of mixed freight into the evening sun on its Toledo-to-Grand Rapids run.

About an hour after running through a snow storm, 9369 leads its load through an S-curve and heads east into the morning sun.