251 rounds the bend by Norman Foods in Battle Creek headed for the grade out of town.
4623 sits at the Main Street crossing waiting on the OK from Desk 10 to head east at track speed for track testing.
New colors for Battle Creek yard. Not often seen this far east on the South Bend Subdivision, EJ&E 665 is assigned to train 521 for the day. Here 665 heads into the East Yard and grabs onto cars f... (more)
394 stops at CN West Tower. A yard job also waits by the tower headed up by GTW 4623.
Next stop, Jackson.
365 starts to throttle up after clearing Control Point Gord and getting on to Norfolk Southern toward heading for Kalamazoo.
This is Cereal City. 394 passes by the big two on the way in to CN's Yard. Seen it the background is Kellogg's on the left and Post Cereals on the Right. Unfortunately all out bound production is ... (more)
394's Conductor dismounts and walks to line some bad iron on way to CN West Tower.
B-34 pulls out of the Hinman Yard switch onto NS One. After switchs are lined and locked back to normal position, B-34 heads for Jackson.
The Jackson to Battle Creek run has been powered by this sharp Operation Life Saver duo for the past week or so. The pair sits in Hinman yard after the day shift run from Jackson. Night shift will... (more)
An Iowa Chiacgo & Eastern lashup rounds the bend into St. Joe with an Eastbound ethanol train on the CSX main.
A stormy sky threatens Chicago as the METRA rumbles past the Amtrak Locomotive Facility at 18th Street.
Evening on The J. EJE 657 pulls an evening job out of the CN's Joliet Yard on the Leighton Sub.
A bit of Battle Creek history can still be seen in the old brick of what is now Norman Foods. Engineer Stan Sienicki and conductor Tony Ferchoni have the 8893 opened up as 397 roars by the old bui... (more)
Foreman Heisler at GORD, calls in a good roll by inspection as a short 549 passes on Main ONE. 549 is headed for a Sunday job on the Kalamazoo Spur.
