A very late Pere Marquette crosses the St. Joseph River, ready to pull into St. Joseph Amtrak.
A long day of railfanning was rewarded with a beautiful sunset over Lake Michigan. Here, a silhouetted 9874 creeps across the historic swing bridge in St. Joe leading a long coal drag en route to... (more)
Over 100 sailboats competed in the 2008 Tri-State Regatta (Chicago to St. Joseph, St. Joseph to Michigan City, IN.) over a 3 day weekend at the end of August. A break in the race action was neces... (more)
Amtrak's Pere Marquette crosses over the classic swing bridge in St. Joseph en route to Chicago.
The house on the bluff has one of the premium views along the Lake Michigan shoreline, not only for spectacular sunsets, but also for a variety of trains on CSX's Michigan line in and out of Chica... (more)
6045 leads Canadian Pacific's X500 on a snowy morning in west Michigan.
CP westbound run-through over the St. Joe River bridge shines in the afternoon sun, crossing from Benton Harbor into St. Joeseph. In weeks the boat slips and parking spots will be filled.
It was a hot and sunny day as 6003 led a long string of empty coal cars past the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline. To contrast this shot, take a look at my winter view from that same perspective... (more)
With the season's first snowfall, the feeling is cold and bleak as the Pere Marquette passes Lake Michigan's shoreline. To contrast this shot, take a look at my summer view from that same perspec... (more)
The Pere Marquette arrives in St. Joe to pick up shoppers heading for Chicago and me heading for Minneapolis. What a treat to find this rare leader in such great shape.
After stopping at the depot in St. Joe, it crosses the St. Joseph River on its journey to Grand Rapids.
CSX 7320 and 7550 lead Q324 across the St. Joseph River
BNSF 6141 leads coal train D801 across the CSX swing bridge in St. Joseph, MI.
A CSX rock/ballast train, behind a SD45-2 and a C40-8W, prepares to cross the swing bridge (built in 1904) that carry the tracks across the St. Joseph Harbor.
