An SD 75I and a Dash 8M head up 395 and pull by the former Grand Trunk Western station in downtown Battle Creek.

West bound 399 rolls by Helmer Road.

399 pulls the the grade out of Battle Creek. Clearing CN GORD, the zebra striped units rumble by a local land mark.

Power from train 501 is cut loose by the conductor and the three GP 40-2LW's are set off on #3 Fule Dock.

End of the line. 22 former Kellogg X-90 box cars come full circle being sent to scrap here in Battle Creek at HMS Scrap. A stones throw away from the cerial plant they once proudly served.

After lining up 4926 for the switching lead, the conductor hops on board 521 heads for the train.

399 will soon hit the detector at MP 166.6. Defect detected, dragging equipment 127 axles in.

352 clears CN GORD.

The clouds break some sun on our proud flag as 521 roars by the Old Fire Station # 4. Built in 1904 it remains a land mark of Battle Creek.

Inter City Express? no, It's just cold.

UP 5099 is looking a bit cold here. ICE adorns the head end of this empty Auto Rack train pointed toward Lansing. The crew had to break through the ice to access the nose door.

Intermodal train 149 gives a mark-up to TD 4, Troy MI, and is cleared to head west out of Battle Creek's west yard. In the distance can be seen the blue GT water tower looming over the former GTW ... (more)

350 breaks out of Battle Creek and cracks the throttle at MP 116 as it heads for Jackson.

A very cold Amtrak conductor climbs aboard 352 after manually aligning a switch at CN ROSE prior to arrival at Battle Creek Station.

Amtrak 352 waits patiently as her crew and CN maintainer work to hand operate the main line switch at CN ROSE just east of Battle Creek Station. Sub zero temperatures play a part in preventing TD... (more)