Two GP35s of Ann Arbor pedigree (bracketing a GP38-2 from Penn Central) bring a long train south out of Clare. Note the code pole behind the power with crossarms for both the Ann Arbor and C&O, a ... (more)

With a puff of 'signature' blue EMD smoke, two GP35s and an SD35 swing off of the old Ann Arbor main and onto the Grand Trunk. The Annie was abandoned between Owosso and Durand in the 70s in favor... (more)

No GEVOs here. Its great to see a revenue meet between GP35s and GP38s, the 35s are still running on the same rails since their delivery in 1964. The ONTN and CSTN jobs meet in Clare to swap cars ... (more)

The trio of GP35s lead ONTN southbound across Harrison Rd for Owosso.

GLC 392 leads ONTN southbound passing the MMRR Yard Office to the west of State St. After shooting ONTN with GLC 384 leading earlier in the day. I got home and put the equipment away not reall... (more)

A short Turn from Cadillac arrives at the west end of Clare with an ex-Annie GP35 on point. CSTN will meet it's Owosso counterpart (ONTN) a couple blocks to the east of this location, as is the no... (more)

GLC 392 leads four other EMD's south on 90 loads of grain for the CSX in Howell.

I am all for getting people into the hobby, and seeing this many people in Durand, a place that used to have many dedicated visitors, is great. However, they were all on the wrong side of the ligh... (more)

Glowing like a fire, the fall color in Woodland Park was at near peak as the GLC ONTN throttles up out of Ithaca, MI. and could not be dampened by gray, drizzly skies.

While many see the empty or loaded grain train, few see one actually being loaded. It is a tedious and surprisingly messy process as the dust is always flying, but very interesting to watch. GLC c... (more)

Great Lakes Central employee Josh Whorley lines up the switch for his train to the Huron Eastern branch line so that they can perform switch moves in the yard before heading south along the joint ... (more)

Dashing through the snow in a GP35! The GLC OSTN hustles south through a strong snow storm as it heads for Durand, MI.

Sitting on the former Pere Marquette and later Chesapeake & Ohio line through Clare, MI. is the last fall color train of the year that Great Lakes Central operated for the Steam Railroading Instit... (more)

After a crew change one mile north of this point, the GLC OSTN gets underway with its grain train out of the elevator in Oakley, MI. with trio of GP35's and a GP38-2 providing power.