Z127 rolls south towards Flint as it paces along side of Blackmar road between Bridgeport and Birch Run.

After a night of heavy snow, MQT 3389 and company lead a rather long Turn train through a winter wonderland north to Baldwin where it will be handed over to the Eagle crew to be switched out.

After working King Milling in Lowell CFE 3885 and crew preforms a air test before they head back west to Grand Rapids.

Mooooooooo honk honk.

3885 works its way east with a decent train for King Milling in Lowell seen just outside of Ada, where they will stop and work Amway.

After a long night and a decent wait for the bridge, the MQT's Meteor makes its way across the Manistee River shortly after a amazing sunrise in west Michigan.

Dodging rain and snow showers, the sun has ducked below the cloud line and cast a golden glow on this train of crude oil heading for Canada.

Z127 passes the old signals that used to guard the north siding switch for Blackmar but now is just another signal along the line, the siding was torn out a few years ago.

Z127 leans into the curve as it slows for a 10mph slow order a couple blocks behind me.

1179 and a SD40-2 build the southbound Z127 at the south end of Saginaw yard and will soon depart for Flint.

The Manistee yard job comes around the lake and through East Lake as it heads for Stronach for a crew change. This was about the end of fall peak season and the 3000 added a nice amount of color.

Shortly after running a group of empty subs to Zug Island to be loaded, 459 returns south with a couple loads for the caster. The caster was screaming for fresh metal, so as quick as the furnaces ... (more)

Shortly after running a group of empty subs to Zug Island to be loaded, 459 returns south with a couple loads for the caster and is now about to make the delivery as it reflects on some fresh pond... (more)

A pair of former CEFX/SP EMD's power a short Flat Rock turn back south after interchanging with the CN at FR. The crew will take this train down to Delta Oh. These two have been bought from CEFX a... (more)

The rear of 451 has just cleared the wye and the engineer notches out the 8018 and makes a dash for Battle Creek just before sunset.