Cab shot of 5921, as it sits in the GLC shops awaiting a turbo repalcement. ex-GTW 5921.

The setting sun peeks between the drivers of a Pere Marquette Berk as it hauls a freight southward through the snowy Michigan countryside in the late 1940s.

The photo shoot was over, the crew was getting ready to put the 1225 back into the house, but Pete Lerro had not yet turned the lights out. In a way I like this shot because of its imperfections,... (more)

The Real "Polar Express" locomotive 1225. At 5 degrees and clear blue skies who could ask for better photography conditions of a steam locomotive. Here we see 1225 heading north with another Sold ... (more)

This is winter railroading! PM 1225 waits on crew members to clean a switch, that grants entry to the GLC Railroad, and allows the final trips of the North Pole Express, after three days of snow t... (more)

Steam is starting to make a haze in the shop of SRI, as Pere Marquette 1225, comes back to life, for the final weekend of North Pole Express trips, but first crew members prepare to attend to a pi... (more)

The crew enjoys a warm pot roast lunch in the caboose before the train is assembled in the Owosso yard and they head north into the heart of Michigan.

TSBY 1977 sits in the "Deadline" at the GLC shops.

9712 sits outside the GLC shops waiting for some repairs.

Got smoke? Sixty-seven years after she was built, Pere Marquette Berkshire 1225 adds to her carbon footprint while performing a runby at King Road a few miles north of Owosso, on a former N... (more)

Mitch Goldman, Michael Allen, and Andrew Blaszczyk (and my apologies to anyone I missed) have posted some great images of the runbys made here, all very different. Here is my version. I like it,... (more)

The quiet of a cold February afternoon in central Michigan is broken by the arrival of a southbound Pere Marquette freight. The modern cars are the only real obvious giveaway of the time period.

Ingredients for a successful photo charter. A dirty, grimy steam locomotive: Check. Some vintage freight cars: Check. A small pond for reflection: Check. Clear, blue skies: Check. Year: Any... (more)

What I like about this picture are the three guys on the caboose platform. They just look like the quintessential switchmen that I worked with 50 years ago. Speaking of 50 years ago, can anyone ... (more)

Two toots for going ahead! 1225 is pulling forward to the loading platform to pick up its load of passengers for this days journey to the North Pole. Adding to the photo is this interesting semaph... (more)