If life gives you lemons, or hazy skies, make lemonade.
If April showers bring May flowers, then what do torrential downpours in June bring?
Watch for Children.
Alco noise stirs the quiet on the Thunder Bay River bridge as the morning train makes its way into Alpena.
A discarded spike, left over from when the railroad removed an unnecessary switch, stands guard at C425M 381 awaits her crew. Both soldiers once worked day and night to keep the traffic moving on ... (more)
Lake State Railway GP40M-3 (rebuilt FURX GP40) heads for the roundhouse after switching the LaFarge Cement Plant. The unit is seen passing old relics from the Detroit and Mackinac days.
There are two things that the photographer will always remember Alpena for; Alcos and trees.
Quite possibly the only place in the country where you could catch two Alco C425s elephant style.
LSRC 1179 and 2003 wait for there southbound crew.
The LSRC plow extra arrives in Alpena.
Heavier-than-usual snowfalls required plowing of Lake State's Huron Shore subdivision on this bitterly-cold January afternoon.
LSRC train 326 passes through a pristine winter scene as it climbs the grade out of Alpena. Never before has the photographer seen snow quite like this, and the alco really makes the scene.
The temperature a brisk 16 degrees with the moon breaking through the clouds, 3504 idles at the Alpena facility awaiting next day's duties.
M420W 3504 takes a break in the heated stall of the Alpena Roundhouse.
