Lake State Railway M420W 798, the city of Alpena, is seen here in the Alpena Yard on a beautiful spring evening.
LSRC 281 and a Jordan Spreader plow south through Alpena Mechanical issues halted the plowing just moments later and the plow returned to the yard for repairs.
LSRC 281 and a Jordan Spreader prepare to depart Alpena and plow south towards Tawas. Mechanical issues halted the plowing just outside of the yard.
Michigan Limestone & Chemical Alco HH660 102 and two of it's sisters were long time residents of the scrap yard next to the D&M yard in Alpena.
Lake State Railway C425M 381, which was made in HO scale by Atlas, pulls around Death Curve on a beautiful summer's day.
On a warm spring evening, two M420Ws pull train 326 out of Alpena.
Stripped of all useable parts D&M RS-2 4610 sits in the weeds at ALPENA MI in 1997. Built in 1946 it will not be until 2005 that this unit is finally scrapped.
Train 326 under the big tree.
Train 326 departs Alpena. The lead unit is Ex: D&M C425M 381 which was made in HO scale by Atlas.
Train 325 with the LaFarge Corp. Cement plant in the backround.
Lake State Rwy 3504 awaits its next assignment at Alpena.
On a pleasant Friday evening, the consist of M420Ws 798 and 3500 with S1 646 in tow pulls 53 cars out of Alpena.
M420 cousins bear silent witness as RS-2 4610 is unceremoniously ripped to pieces and strewn around. Their fate won't be any different.