A MICHIGAN RAILROAD CLUB fantrip from Detroit to Jackson, Michigan has stopped at the Pontiac Depot to pick up a few extra passengers. At the far right you can see the Pontiac station. To the le... (more)
Although at the time Grand Trunk Western depended mainly on steam power, even as early as 1946 Diesel 7911 was busily switching cars in the Pontiac, Michigan yards.
Shown here is Combine 7365. It had been converted to serve both crew and passengers on Grand Trunk's Mixed Trains 41 and 42 running between Durand and Greenville, thus making a caboose unnecessar... (more)