The road numbers on these two units reflect the dates of their acquisition by the railroad, and indicate that at this point they haven't been around all that long -- certainly not long enough to s... (more)

Shooting from this side of the tracks turned out not to be the best of ideas when all of that blowing coal dust reached us! According to recent news reports, this is still quite a problem ... and... (more)

CSX's first paint schemes were an admirable paean to the two sides of the Mason-Dixon line, but they did little to attract interest at grade crossings, coming out of a fog! It was interesting to ... (more)

Splendidly outfitted in a coat of winter grime, this Chessy GP38 carries on the old Pere Marquette tradition of serving the agricultural interests of southwestern Ontario. Glad I had use of a Nik... (more)

After picking up interchange from the TSBY at Osmer, north of town, the daily Ann Arbor turn comes back through the city, passing the old station that's been converted to a Montessori school.

Two of the Annie's ex-Conrail GP38s work the south end of Osmer siding, interchanging with the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay. For a modern view of this scene, check out SeanK97's picture 220684.

Sufficient power for a local? The start of CSX brought a flood of non-Chessie locomotives to Michigan rails, and some of them ended up performing some rather unusual services.

Got a dimensional load coming? This vehicle seems to have all the necessary measurements covered.

A classic scene that lasted into the late Eighties. The Super-Charger slams through small-town Milan, passing a tower that will soon be joining so many others in that big layout in the sky.

Everybody's looking for a good angle! Bound for Columbus, the Class A had stopped and now eases forward across the B&O double-track main line.

Two of the Puget Sound region's icons: the Tacoma Narrows Bridges (there are two of them now) and Amtrak's Cascade Service trains. And hey, the sun is out!

The UP in Wisconsin, GTW in Mississippi, NS in New York ... oh, how mergers and acquisitions mix up the railroads! In Plymouth, Michigan this Seaboard U-boat prepares to drill the local Ford (lat... (more)

The advent of Soo Line's longhaul freights on CSX across Michigan (continued later by CP) brought a welcome upsurge of activity for railfans but marked a disturbing economic trend, that Michigan w... (more)

Conrail could've used yellow handrails or something -- this image looks cold! And why are those people standing in the middle of the track when there's a green showing for an eastbound! (Today, ... (more)

After a VIA and a CN merchandiser passed on the foreground tracks, this westbound CP gets rights to continue its way toward Windsor, into the evening sun.