The locomotives are preparing to run around their train while a youngster in a passing vehicle checks out one of the newest offerings from General Electric.
The crew aboard Saginaw Bay Southern Local Z126 is waiting for the tail of the coal train in front of them to clear a switch so they can proceed to finishing their work up for the day.
Run through BNSF power lead by GE ES44AC 6079 brings in another load of Wyoming Coal bound for Consumers Energy's Karn/Weadock plant in nearby Essexville.
This southbound empty coal train is just beginning its long journey back to the coal fields of Wyoming's Powder River Basin as it seen crossing over the bridge spanning Cheboyganing Creek just sou... (more)