CSXT 5203 Leads a two unit daily manifest across the St. Joseph River in St. Joseph Michigan. This River leads out to Lake Michigan

CSXT 5468 (Q327) Leads a three unit Easter morning train across the St. Joseph River Westbound on its way to Chicago Illinois from Grand Rapids Michigan

After three attempts, I managed to catch the northbound run of Ann Arbor Railroad’s RS101. Led by HLCX 4215, the train is seen here crossing the Huron River in downtown Ann Arbor. A duck even ga... (more)

CSXT 5203 Leads a two unit manifest over the Paw Paw River in St. Joseph Michigan on its way from Chicago Illinois to Grand Rapids Michigan. The Paw Paw River leads out to Lake Michigan. This is a... (more)

MQT 3406 Leads a three unit manifest across the Grand River in Grand Rapids Michigan on its way to drop off cars and pickup new at the CSX Wyoming Yard

Leader CSX 405 (Q326) Crosses Buck Creek in Grandville Michigan on a 8 degree bitter cold snowy afternoon. The area has seen almost two feet of snow over the last 7 days

MQT 3389 Leads a three unit manifest Northbound to Baldwin Michigan through Newaygo Michigan over the Muskegon River

One of LS&I's six AC4400's leads the 3 Yard Hill over Dead River Trestle. In front of us is Trestle Falls.

With a trio of EMD's on the point, Canadian National L552 cruises across the Escanaba River in Escanaba, Michigan with a sizable train of paper boxcars. A former GTW GP9R makes for a classic leade... (more)

CSXT 724 Heading Eastbound on it's way back to Grand Rapids Michigan from Chicago

Shortly after leaving McGrewYard, LSRC 800 makes its way across the Flint River with Z127 bound for Wixom.

CNW 6916 leads a loaded ore train thru Brampton, MI on a beautiful day in June of 1988, bound for Escanaba. The SD40-2's replaced the Alco's and were quickly replaced by a pair of SD50/60's.

"The Money Shot", as the old grumpy conductor called it. After swapping the normal HESR 3868 out with the HESR 2026 from the 740 job, MMRR left Genesee Yard with a pickup in Paines (Shie... (more)

High over Butternut Creek. US 152 trails a steamy, white plume against a cobalt blue sky as she rumbles across the recently rebuilt Butternut Creek Trestle on the run back to Crossroads Vi... (more)

One of the few bright spots in an otherwise tragic week, a CP motor leads Detroit-Grand Rapids train Q329 over the uniquely decorated overpass in Kentwood, MI. I'll always think of my little sist... (more)