The wind howls up Oxy hill coming from Pere Marquette Lake and Lake Michigan as the Ludington Yard job finishes their day up by pulling and spotting Sargent Sand at sunset. The bitter cold and cle... (more)

Marquette's Ludington yard job makes a rare afternoon run to the west end of the yard which is also the furthest west you can go on the railroad and also the end of the Ludington sub. about 30 fee... (more)

During one of the most amazing sunsets I have seen during the winter months, the Ludington yard job goes about it's normal yard and local work with wind chills well below zero and about to drop li... (more)

2040 running long hood forward and fighting afternoon shadows leads it's train out of Walhalla for Ludington after switching out the entire train in Baldwin.

In a Pure Michigan sunset, the Ludington yard job has just arrived back into Ludington yard and shoves their cut of cars from Baldwin into 9 track before pulling up to the yard office for the nigh... (more)

3000 shoves a cut of cars into Ludington yard from Oxy. MQT 3389 is behind the second car and the old C&O coal tower can be seen at the far end of the yard.

2008 and 2005 lead a train of empty Oxy hoppers out of Walhalla in almost white out conditions.

No this isn't the UP in Minnesota but 3 of MQT's former GMTX/LLPX/UP GP38-2's pull a cut of cars out of the East Pass as they work in Walhalla with a fierce winter storm bearing down on most of th... (more)

MQT 2008 and 2005 lead a train of empty oxy hoppers through Custer as the wind howls and snow flies and with the wind chill hovers around -27 made it for a fun/interesting chase.

3839 and 3000 pull south towards town with a cut of cars for Ludington. The fall colors have just started to change in the area and would soon be in full fall color.

GR 3839 and TZPR 3000 pull around the west leg of the wye in Walhalla before heading to Ludington with a inbound train.

MQT 2004 pulls a brand new Jordan spreader from Harsco that is headed for the BNSF down the lead to be wyed before heading east. The old PM coal tower and Lake Michigan can be seen in the backgrou... (more)

The best kind of railfanning is when you can walk out your back door and be able to get a snow shot like this. MQT 2004 leads the Ludington yard job eastbound to Walhalla. With a nice over night s... (more)