A different sort of Obama train.

After a long wait in the bitter cold with fellow RPer John Ryan, 2373 finally appeared with her companions and a short train just before sunset. The warm light of the setting sun definitely made ... (more)

Amtrak's Wolverine 353 heads out of Ann Arbor and across the Huron River bridge at Barton Dam en route to Chicago.

After a frostbite-inducing wait at Argo Dam with fellow RPer Jim Thias, the Train Gods cooperated and produced a very overpowered southbound Ann Arbor Railroad freight. Business must be down sever... (more)

An unusually warm October Sunday afternoon brought out hikers, kayakers and canoeists along the beautiful Huron River. Here, Amtrak's Wolverine 350 is just minutes away from arriving at the Ann A... (more)

So-called "cabbage car," complete with side garage door for loading baggage where the prime mover used to be, used in Wolverine Service to provide controls (and better protection for the engineer)... (more)

Three tattered Ann Arbor GP35s display a comparison of the older livery with operator Michigan Interstate Railway's "ferry in the fog" scheme. The Alco trucks on these units came from traded-in F... (more)

A hot summer day, 25 minutes for the train to appear and 'viola!

Amtrak 353 is arriving into the Ann Arbor Amtrak station.

One of Amtrak's two "albino" white-logo P42DC's has little trouble working towards track speed as it accelerates away from the Ann Arbor Amtrak station. The wall of buildings in the distance is pa... (more)

Dashing through the snow in the Huron River valley.

The Ann Arbor Railroad may not have the most original paint scheme on their new GP39-2's, but they do make the effort to keep them clean. This is northbound train at Argo Dam - a shot I've wanted ... (more)

P32 514 pushes off from the Ann Arbor Amtrak station with the morning "Lake Cities" to Chicago. On the point is an Amtrak NPCU.

The clarity of a February morning exhibits P32 512 pushing the Chicago-bound "Lake Cities" westward. Michigan Service trains generally run push-pull.

After picking up interchange from the TSBY at Osmer, north of town, the daily Ann Arbor turn comes back through the city, passing the old station that's been converted to a Montessori school.