Having just left CSX's Wyoming Yard, train Q334 starts its journey to Toledo, Ohio with the Grand Rapids skyline dominating the background.

CSXT 2782 a GP38-2 leads the mixed freight train from Toledo, Ohio into it's final destination of Grand Rapids. I couldn't ask for more on a nice sunny winter day in Michigan.

Q335 makes it's way past the cantilever signal at Godfrey with a GP38-2 leading, on a rare and sunny winter day.

Spring is in the air as 327 steps out over the Thornapple River nearing Grand Rapids.

A Richard Beal photo: Classic west Michigan power at Pleasant Street Tower in Grand Rapids, MI on this summers day, grabbing the orders as well

An eastern empty coal train departs Grand Rapids with a single AC44CW.

5476 leads a long train of mixed freight out of Grand Rapids on a beautiful fall morning.

X500 heads east from Grand Rapids in the early hours of the morning.

A Richard Beal photo: A Consumers Power coal train picked the diamond at Pleasant Street leading to this mess, the diamond was then removed (as it wasn't used anymore anyways). Dig that jacket!

Built in 1960 and retired from CN in 1999, 1367 then went on to Railink later that year. After sitting outside of the Grand Rapids Eastern engine house for several years, 1367 disappeared about a... (more)

Here we see Grand Elk Railroad's first attempt at passenger service running from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids. Ok, just kidding. :-) Actually, Grand Elk was transferring a couple of private passeng... (more)

Got a late heads up that MMRR was bringing coal gons for storage out towards Lowell, and managed to catch up to them in time to see them go under College Ave in the later evening.

Watched CSX Q32729 come lumbering along near Rider's in Grand Rapids.

NS job B-47 comes back from a pickup at Padnos in Grand Rapids and backs up towards Hugart Yard. Their platform chairs are awesome. NS is no longer in Grand Rapids, as Grand Elk is now the opera... (more)

Mr Hall and I saw a good spot up near Riders to get a photo, had some sweet light, and here's CSX Q327 with cars from Lansing on the headend going west.