When the private car Navy 118 isn't making its way around the country on the tail end of various Amtrak trains, its home is in Coopersville, MI. After coming into Grand Rapids on Amtrak's Pere Ma... (more)

OPBA 14 backs down their line to Norfolk with three cars, running along the shore of the Raquette River.

Engine is sitting in yard, with Nittany and Bald Eagle EMD GP8 1603 former ex Reading 634 with heavy snow coming down.The first snow of the season.

Santa Fe SW9 1428, seen here outside the San Bernardino roundhouse, is the former ATSF 2428. It would later be renumbered 1228, then traded to Amtrak (as their 560) for SDP40F diesels.

That's right, the JV does indeed run beyond the end of the Water Street trackage! The returning train is passing a small pond returning from Standard Steel in Burnham

The "Pumpkin Train" has arrived at end of its first leg in the small village of Marne. The crew will uncouple the engine from the train, run around it and tie on the other end for its return trip... (more)

Despite the fall colors being a week or two past peak, these trees are still showing off their brilliance as Cooperville & Marne's "Pumpkin Train" passes by.

Coopersville and Marne's fall excursion is known as the "Pumpkin Train." Only a few days remain before this theme is put to rest and plans for the "Santa Train" are put in order for late-November... (more)

The first Fall Foliage Special of the day heads towards Muncy.

The second Fall Foliage Special goes past Antlers Lane bound for Jersey Shore on a beautiful fall day.

Coopersville & Marne returning home with the 1pm passenger excursion.

A Lafarge switcher takes a cut of cars towards the plant. Moments later, 138 sprinted past on the CSX main. If anyone knows the road number and/or model designation of this unit, please email me... (more)

C&I's newest locomotive, a former Conrail SW9 #8853 sits on the yard spur.

A remote controlled plant switcher idles between assignments. This unit has an interesting history: built 3/51, ex-NYC/P&LE 8940, P&LE 1244 and BAR 36.

Berkshire Scenic SW-9 #9128 waits for the BSRM boom truck to deliver her fan at the newly constructed Yokun yard office at the 2nd annual BSRM Night Photo Shoot in Lenox, MA. Canon EOS 20D, Sigma... (more)