352 clears CN GORD.
353 is blasting her horn as she rolls by BO Tower on approach to Kalamazoo Station.
149 hits the detector at MP 166.6. No defects, but the train is smelling like burning break shoes as it climbs the grade to CN MAX.
BNSF 6275 slows E-949 for a red board west of Hartford. After stopping, E-949 has authority to pass signal displaying stop indication and proceed west.
The clouds break some sun on our proud flag as 521 roars by the Old Fire Station # 4. Built in 1904 it remains a land mark of Battle Creek.
Inter City Express? no, It's just cold.
UP 5099 is looking a bit cold here. ICE adorns the head end of this empty Auto Rack train pointed toward Lansing. The crew had to break through the ice to access the nose door.
Intermodal train 149 gives a mark-up to TD 4, Troy MI, and is cleared to head west out of Battle Creek's west yard. In the distance can be seen the blue GT water tower looming over the former GTW ... (more)
350 breaks out of Battle Creek and cracks the throttle at MP 116 as it heads for Jackson.
Derailment in Knapen Milling holds the head end of B-90 to the break of dawn on the Kalamazoo River bridge.
A train can still bring people together even on a cold, cloudy day in Kalamazoo.
A very cold Amtrak conductor climbs aboard 352 after manually aligning a switch at CN ROSE prior to arrival at Battle Creek Station.
Amtrak 352 waits patiently as her crew and CN maintainer work to hand operate the main line switch at CN ROSE just east of Battle Creek Station. Sub zero temperatures play a part in preventing TD... (more)
399 has a unique lash up with with a standard Dash 9 on point followed by BCOL 4618, a C 40-8M "Covered Wagon".
CN 5854 is sporting fresh paint as it heads up 521 dutys in downtown Battle Creek.
