With Santa at the controls, the North Pole Express races toward Ashley. Pacing shot at 1/40th.
Two weeks after I pulled a beyond belief rookie move by leaving my camera off as the train was approaching and not realizing until too late, I was given another chance at this spot to catch the Pe... (more)
Pere Marquette 1225 accelerates in a plume of steam as it departs Owosso's yard limits on the Great Lakes Central mainline. The first few cars in the consist are ex Metra Commuter cars painted fo... (more)
Pere Marquette 1225 pulls it's first North Pole Express train of the season past the old Robbins Furniture Warehouse in Owosso, Michigan.
Pere Marquette sits on the turntable on a very cold March morning awaiting to hit the rails on an excursion that was ran short due to the fact that the Michigan State department of Roads were worr... (more)
The GLC OSTN makes its way back into Owosso, MI. with a grain train in tow as some rich fall color graces the right of way.
With much needed crossing repairs underway, the GLC OSTN crawls through the work zone as Armond Cassill workers look on, awaiting clearance so they can continue their work.
It was everything I could do to get both massive 2-8-4's into this wide shot at close quarters at midnight on June 21st 2014. Pere Marquette 1225 had just finished pulling an excursion a few hours... (more)
Nickel Plate 765 and Pere Marquette 1225 simmer in the SRI engine facility during the Locomotives Wings and Wheels festival in Owosso in June 2014. This image was taken during a Lerro Productions ... (more)
Peeking its nose out from some burning fall color, the GLC OSTN makes its way back into Owosso, MI. with a grain train in tow.
Simmering after dark.
A hostler is a groom or stableman, who is employed in a stable to take care of horses, usually at an inn. In this case the hostler is an engineer operating a turntable to line up tracks for a loc... (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.