In the wee hours of a warm July morning somewhere on the Nickel Plate, the hostler takes a quick break next to one of his charges. Another scene from TrainFestival 2009.

Flagg Coal Company #75 and Viscose #6 await the start of Train Festival 2009 set to start in a couple of days.

Viscose #6 awaits the start of Train Festival 2009 set to start in a couple of days.

Under threatening skies SP 4449 returns to Owosso with the last of it's all day excursions during Train Festival 2009.

The "World's Smallest Standard Gauge Pacific" really is a tiny thing, compared to the likes of Pere Marquette 1225.

765 rolls onto the turntable during one of the night photo shoots at Train Festival 2009.

After returning from the final all-day excursion and dumping her ashes, Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 765 eases onto the turntable so some of the other engines could be put away. Her own duties done for... (more)

The NKP Berkshire and the SP GS-4 face off in a staring contest.

Table operator and hostler wait for the word to move 765.

Twilight and the start of the Friday Night photo shoot.

NKP 765 heads southeast at Owosso Yard Limits nearing the end of there excursion for Train Festival 2009

An arial view of Little River Railroad #110 at the passenger loading point in Owosso. The view was courtesy of a very nice local man who brought his own hydralic lift to the grade crossing!

Nearing the end of the first of four all-day excursions to Alma and return, Southern Pacific 4-8-4 4449 cruises past a farm on the outskirts of Owosso.

The littlest Pacific, Little River Railroad #110 makes its way to the turntable after finishing up for the day.

Leviathan waits patiently as little Flagg Coal 0-4-0T No. 75 pulls off the turntable. Hard to believe that Leviathan is the newer of the two steam locootives, as it makes its public debut at Trai... (more)