After re-crewing at White Cloud the Z151 heads north toward Baldwin and eventually Manistee, MI.
Sitting where the previous day's crew left it is the northbound Marquette rail train from Grand Rapids to Baldwin, Michigan. Soon a new crew will board and take the train north.
Couldn't believe the cop ticketed the little girl for standing on the tracks.... ok, maybe not. Marquette Rail's Santa Train stops in Grant for crowds to gather around Santa and his elves.
As I was getting into Newaygo, thought they'd easily be to the station stop already, but they held up as they were ahead of schedule..saw RP member Jim Thias waiting, so stopping by him I went :) ... (more)
GLLX 3001 roars north with two other SD40-2's and a GP38-2 lugging 163 cars on snowy winter afternoon.
Late at night in the middle of Crows Nest Pass, deep in the heart of the Alberta rockies...the conductor of CP 5595 West prepares the paperwork prior to making a stop at a remote mountain terminal... (more)
Beautifully painted Marquette Rail 3001 passes the railroad's classy caboose while working the yard.
Marquette Rail Santa Train - Ah, heading out of Grant, the snow really started to come down. I knew I wanted to catch them up at Mundy Ave, and thought I had plenty of time to catch them here, so ... (more)
MQT 3001 slowly pulls over the bridge in Newaygo on its way to Manistee.
Late in the day, a young angler tests his luck in the lazy flowing water of the Muskegon River while 3001 leads a train of mixed freight northward.
"He sprang to his train, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he rolled out of sight, "Happy Christmas to all, and to a... (more)
Marquette's Santa train rolls high across the Muskegon River in Newaygo on its way to the North Pole.
Then freshly painted GLLX 3001 leads a rare daylight run of Z151 south on CSX's Grand Rapids Terminal Sub.
GLLX 3001 framed by the U.S. 31 draw bridge.