Where GTW U class 4-8-4's once paused for coal, CN freights now roll through without stopping. A westbound CN freight passes under the old Grand Trunk Western coaling tower in Lansing, MI. Special... (more)

Y193 rolls over Plaster Creek on the City Market branch after servicing Columbian Storage Warehouse. Looks like they decided to take both shoving platforms with them!

24 heads back to Lowell through Ionia past the old GTW depot after switching Gallegher's fertilizer. After American Bumper stopped shipping by rail, MMRR now only runs out to Ionia a scant few tim... (more)

CSX 7924 leads a stone train west through the construction zone in Jenison.

UP 1988, "The Katy" heritage engine, leads ethanol train K425 east on track 1 while a freight catches up on track 2. It was a race through Blue Island!

One of Lake State (and it is Lake State, not "Lake States") Railway's new road slug sets leads a heavy 326 south out of Alpena.

4449 sprints east on the BNSF over a small creek towards a rural crossing PACKED with foamers. This was first time ever seeing the 4449, and needless to say I was anything but dissapointed.

No river traffic today! I'm not sure if the bridge still even swings, but judging from the thuroughly frozen Saginaw River, Huron & Eastern's 702 won't have to wait for boats to clear once it retu... (more)

The last westbound Wolverine of the day, 359, heads into the setting sun past BO Tower. The tower is one of two remaining manned interlocking towers in Michigan.

#1225 goes for a spin on the turntable at the Steam Railroading Institute.

TVRM's Missionary Ridge local makes its way back east towards Grand Junction, crossing a large bridge over a tributary of the Tennessee River. The original bridge abutments can be seen below to th... (more)

Q335-18 crosses the Thornapple River behind a pair of Dash 8-40CW's and a Slug set as seen from an abadoned dock.

828 leads intermodal train Q195 down the hill at Fox and into Grand Rapids, where it will be quickly recrewed and continue towards Chicago. Q195 and it's eastbound counterpart Q196 were recently i... (more)

40th Anniversary F40 Cabbage #406 brings up the rear of the Pere Marquette as the train makes it final stop in Grand Rapids.

An Alco S6 and an MLW S13 have a long train of autoracks in tow as they smoke their way through downtown Ingersoll, ON, right before sunset. The racks were just pulled from the CN interchange and ... (more)