This GTW GP9 has been around for over a half a century and it has seen a lot of railroad history from big steam engines running Grand Trunk Western's premiere passenger trains to today's modern ES... (more)

GTW 1776, the Grand Trunk Western Bicentennial unit makes its way west through Durand, MI. after dropping cars in the yard. 35mm slide from my collection, photo by J. Swift.

To commemorate America's Bicentennial, many railroads painted special Bicentennial units in glorious red, white, and blue schemes. One of the best was the one done by Grand Trunk Western, which fe... (more)

Eastbound GTW freight #370 led by two GP40-2's (both ex DT&I) roll auto carriers and manifest E. of Chamberlains, MI. The seventeen mile stretch of GTW mainline between Penn and Schoolcraft was si... (more)

The last GTW painted SD40-2, 5936, hangs out in the south yard.

The afternoon Fond du Lac - Quad Lomira turn hits the signal at Byron as it slows on its approach to the siding for drop-off of its daily run of boxcars.

Grand Trunk Western SD40-2 #5931, ex Union Pacific #4180, nee Missouri Pacific #3180. 35MM slide from my collection. Photo taken by Gary Zuters.

GTW 7265 spends a slightly snowy first day of spring at Bay City.

GTW GP38-2 4932 and IC SD40-3 6100 make for a great lash-up on the morning's River Line job.

Classic GT Blue handles the morning pulldown job, as the Camry looks on....

A GTW GP9R....and my 1995 Toyota Camry.

GTW 5941 (ex-KCS)comes out of North 18 with another set of cars. On the side, next to the GTW it says it's owned by Alstom. Early photos show it use to have CN painted on the side, you can see w... (more)

I was surprised to see this former Kansas City Southern unit working the south end of CN's East Joliet Yard. While waiting to shove back, it keeps company with various others.

GTW 6420 lays over in Canadian National's Yard on a sunny afternoon on the north side of Council Bluffs, IA.

This former DM&IR engine facility at Proctor hosts an all-EMD gathering of units just like old times, although the variety is quite different from Missabe days. At least DM&IR 403 and the faded lo... (more)