On a beautiful November morning the photographer was lucky to catch an old Alco Century working the Alpena Yard job. According to sources the old D&M Alcos will be gone by the end of 2009.

On a cool, crisp November morning recently reinstated M420W 3504 shoves back on the wye, heading to the roundhouse for the weekend. To the left of the locomotive is one of the remaining D&M troop ... (more)

LSRC M420W 3504 returns after sitting in the Saginaw yard awaiting repairs for quite a while. Most thought that the old Canadian girl was going to be scrapped but to everybody's delight she's back... (more)

Fall has come to Alpena, and brilliant explosions of color punctuate tree-lined streets along the Lake State Railway tracks. Today's southbound train is led by Alco C425 181, and it is doubtful th... (more)

Shot to pieces.

This old crossbuck has lead a rough life. Today she is bent, had bullet holes through here, and probably more. However she still stands strong and guards motorists from Lake State Railway trains.

LSRC 798 leads a shorter train 326 South in the last rays of light, pulling out of yard limits.

LSRC train 326 departs Alpena with a classic Alco in the lead. This is one of the few spots in the Alpena area that you can get fall color and trains in the same shot. For some reason all the best... (more)

The leaves are just beginning to change color and fall along the Huron Sub in Alpena. Here we see LSRC M420W pulling past some color and the ATi Corp.

A matched pair of LSRC Alcos pull South at Franklin Street. Elevation for the shot was gained by standing ontop of my van.

Matching sets of Lake State blue are getting harder to find on the Huron Sub. as the new GP40M-3s (painted in TFM) tend to dominate the line. It's always a treat to get an Alco leading.

I love it when they put the Alcos up front! LSRC train 326 awaits its crew in the Alpena Yard. Taken with permission.

A grey two pack leads train 326 down the 10th Street "cheater's street running".