On a better than expected day which originally had steady rain, the SRI Fall Color Train rolls north down Elmira Hill past the former Boyne City, Gaylord, and Alpena Railroad bridge remains just n... (more)

As the last of the sunlight casts over the trees, it is absorbed by the GLC Middleton Turn and the Carland Elevator. The train would stop here and drop a carload of new rail for the rehab project ... (more)

Only about 30 minutes from home base, the GLC ONTN makes a mad dash through a thick tunnel of lush green leafy trees.

The old heads know the labor of love required to keep the beast alive.

While meets on the Great Lakes Central are an absolute rarity on the mainline, especially since most sidings on the system are too short, there is a common meet: the ONTN and CSTN. These trains me... (more)

Some days, everything that you want, comes together perfectly, such was the case as the GLC OSTN pulls a cut of damaged surplus military artillery equipment from Camp Grayling out of the yard in D... (more)

The Shepherd Elevator Trackmobile operator takes a break to watch the GLC ONTN roll south past the elevator as they were told to halt operations until the train cleared town and the siding.

As the warm sun breaks free from the oppressive gray skies that loomed overhead all day, the GLC OSTN prepares to pull the center track of the yard in Durand to take south to Osmer, MI. and drop f... (more)

A westbound gon train rolls past the "Brickyard" and a very unique and "naked" crossing protection light as it prepares to ascend the grade towards Horseshoe Curve and Gallitzin Tunnel.

Since my trip to Pennsylvania, a little bit has changed at the Juniata shops, the most prominent being that NS 3505 had its cab removed. However, when I visited, the cab was still intact. The unit... (more)

Some days, everything that you want, comes together perfectly, such was the case as the GLC OSTN pulls a cut of damaged surplus military artillery equipment from Camp Grayling out of the yard in D... (more)

Just as the morning sun starts to cast over the top of Tunnelhill, a westbound mixed freight comes roaring out of Gallitzin Tunnel fighting the grade with all its might.

Just moments after an eastbound rack train rolled under the former Western Maryland viaduct at Salisbury Junction, a westbound single stack intermodal rolls around the curve and prepares to pass u... (more)

As the sun rises over Altoona, PA, a pair of SD40E's head west past a 4-pack of SD40E's running east back to the Juniata facility to await their next assignment.

A nearly 3 hour late Capitol Limited rolls east along the CSX Keystone Sub past the venerable Conrail work car stationed at the summit as the train heads for Washington D.C.