Great Lakes Central 385 rolls along Lake Cadillac and the adjecent walking path as it heads for Clare. 385 was built for the Ann Arbor Railroad, the very same rails it treads today!

As part of the Hamburg, Michigan Family Fun Fest summer festival, the Steam Railroading Institute in cooperation with the Great Lakes Central offered "push-pull" steam train rides during... (more)

Working in Port Huron the last 2 weeks during the weekdays, it has severely hindered my ability to shoot GLC as they work weekdays just like me. However, as normal, I went home during the weekend... (more)

Passionate about his work, Great Lakes Central engineer/conductor Matt Cox, who took on the role of mobile conductor for the day, using a company vehicle to head down to the trains' destination, w... (more)

After months of prep work and lots of hours painting, GLC 393 has finally made its way into GLC Blue and unconventional silver as a secondary color as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of t... (more)

The only yellow remaining on GLC 393 is under the conductor, and the unveiling of the "Ferry in the Fog" scheme that was originally applied when it was owned by Ann Arbor. In a few short... (more)

Dwarfed by the massive silos that will load the grain train it has brought north GLC 397 pulls a few empty fertilizer cars out from the load track at The Andersons in Oakley, MI. A complex that is... (more)

After a long day being suffocated by the clouds, the sun finally broke free from the clouds and unleashed a wonderful palate of colors in the sky above the GLC OSTN, working the yard in Durand, MI... (more)

After running down light to Osmer to pick up a CSX grain train, GLC 397 is split from GLC 398, and the 397 put back onto the CSX train before making the last leg of the trip up to The Anderson's e... (more)

As the sun begins to settle below the horizon, the GLC OSTN throttles up and the venerable GP35's that ride on Alco trucks feel as though they have to smoke like Alcos with an Osmer bound with a 9... (more)

When I stopped by the yard in Owosso after work, it was about 4:15, and still very light out, but that would not last for much longer. I asked how much longer they were going to be in the yard, an... (more)

The frost that settled overnight is slowly starting to melt away, and after a pre-dawn start, an extra GLC grain train out of Oakley, MI. has cleared the toughest obstacle of the day: the CN Flint... (more)

With cold temperatures outside, the time of year for filling the shop with power has come. GLC has decided that it is cheaper to keep the shop heated all winter rather than letting the power idle ... (more)

The last active GP35 in TSBY black and yellow, 393, has finally been escorted to the GLC paint booth (394 still holds its black and yellow, but it is not active due to major mechanical issues). Th... (more)

Originally built in 1903, the Durand Union Station is a landmark to the dedication that Grand Trunk Western had to the community of Durand and to it customers. Re-built after a fire in 1905, the d... (more)