In Stanley Yard Toledo PC 6306 has done what her tri-mount trucks were known for, picking of switches on uneven trackage. En route to get their train this all Alco engine consist has tied up the... (more)

A young lady deep in thought waits for her passenger train as NKP 765 switches during scheduled photo trips for a Historic Transportation Preservation charter.

EL E8 826 and sisters get a wash prior to heading west toward Chicago with heavy traffic in their last weekend of service prior to the formation of Conrail. Right to the end EL washed and kept the... (more)

With days until the start up of Conrail this group of E8's is trying to get a roll on 117 cars west from Marion toward the connection in Chicago. Most crews talked to on the west end preferred the... (more)

WM 3580 leads two WM sisters on Alpha Jet train DJ-12 at N&Ws Oakwood yard near Detroit as a Michigan snowstorm begins.

Interior of PM 1225 boiler looking toward firebox during boiler tube removal as the engine under takes her Federal Inspection and rebuild.

Interior of PM 1225 firebox looking toward the cab from front between the syphons. The interior walls are marked for ultrasound testing as the engine under takes her Federal Inspection and rebuild... (more)

SRI PM 1225 runs southbound passing a majestic Oak tree during scheduled photo trips for a Historic Transportation Preservation charter.

PM 1225 begins her 1472 day federal overhaul/inspection shown here with the final top row of superheater tubes loosened from the throttle manifold prior to removal from the flues.

Ann Arbor train Frankfort-Toledo FT-2 rolls south of Durand near Oak Grove with GP-35's 393, 391 and 389 nearing the end of the railroads cross-lake carferry service.

SRI PM 1225 runs southbound passing a farm during scheduled photo trips for a Historic Transportation Preservation charter.

Early evening we find C&TS 484 and sister 489 are resting having done battle with the 4% grades of Cumbres Pass are now in the spotlight, during a recent charter by Pete Lerro & FarRail Tours. The... (more)

CN FPA4 6790 and passenger assigned GP40 4016 rest between assignments on an extremely cold 10 degree evening along the shoreline of the Detroit River.

PM 1225 shows the interior of the firebox with the walls marked for the ultrasound testing. Fund raising to cover the overhaul costs is now in progress - help her get back under steam !

SRI PM 1225 runs southbound during scheduled photo trips for a Historic Transportation Preservation charter.