After the season's first significant snowfall, the fluffy white stuff provided the perfect scenery for the Sunday run of the North Pole Express.

What was supposed to be a chase only for a pair of trains that had CSX YN2 Dash 8-40C standard cabs south through Carleton, MI. turned into a trip back to Flat Rock and back to Carleton for a pair... (more)

Not quite full peak, but near peak colors in this small area create a tunnel of color as the GLC ONTN races southbound with a short train bound for Owosso, MI.

More than two months after the GLC ONTN put 13 loaded sand cars on their sides north of Owosso, a pair of GLC GP38-2's pull 3 partially wrecked hoppers back into Owosso and to the shop areas to be... (more)

With cold temperatures outside, the time of year for filling the shop with power has come. GLC has decided that it is cheaper to keep the shop heated all winter rather than letting the power idle ... (more)

Not used for more than 60 years, the mainline coal tower on the CN Flint Sub that used to serve GTW mikados, pacifics, mountains, and the 4-8-4 streamlined passenger steamers, still stands tall. ... (more)

GLC conductor Justin Ellis attaches the EOT to the rear of his train. Under operating rules, this device must be in place if operations will occur within one hour before sunset and one hour after ... (more)

After a dispute with CSX for 2 months over who would repair a broken rail on the interchange track, with CSX eventually agreeing to repair the rail, the interchange track is finally back in servic... (more)

For the first time in 27 years, the former Ann Arbor snow plow, now owned by Great Lakes Central, made an appearance south of Clare, MI. to plow the line from Ithaca back to Cadillac. Drifts as hi... (more)

Hot coffee? Check. Disregard of a vague, empty threat? Ready to disregard. I think this is the time for a coffee break...

With color coming very late this year, this pocket that has been good to me in the past is just now getting good. With 50 loads from Ron Brown, the ONTN races through the tunnel kicking up fallen... (more)

Two weeks after I pulled a beyond belief rookie move by leaving my camera off as the train was approaching and not realizing until too late, I was given another chance at this spot to catch the Pe... (more)

The old heads know the labor of love required to keep the beast alive.

Great Lakes Central employee Josh Whorley lines up the switch for his train to the Huron Eastern branch line so that they can perform switch moves in the yard before heading south along the joint ... (more)

After having to wait for the GLC ONTN to return to Owosso, the North Pole Express slows for Carland and the photographers lined up with lights before opening it back up as they try to make up for ... (more)