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)

50 years of wear and tear are starting to catch up to the GP35's on the GLC roster. Various issues are starting to hinder performance, and require a little coercion to get the job done. Despite th... (more)

The color this fall has been some of the best I have seen in years, and in many places was beyond spectacular. While this spot north of Carland has never failed me, it was beyond incredible this y... (more)

The first train on the Western District since the closure of the Wexford Sand Plant at the end of the line, the GLC Fall Color Train races past a stand of full peak fall color. It's a shame that t... (more)

Hot coffee? Check. Disregard of a vague, empty threat? Ready to disregard. I think this is the time for a coffee break...

Glowing like a fire, the fall color in Woodland Park was at near peak as the GLC ONTN throttles up out of Ithaca, MI. and could not be dampened by gray, drizzly skies.

While the fall color was less than stellar, and when I say less than stellar, I mean non-existent, the scenery along the GLC Northern District was still excellent as usual. As the train races nort... (more)

While Michigan may be underwhelming as far as terrain changes, the GLC Northern District from Elmira north definitely goes against the grain. The roar of the locomotive charging the twisting grade... (more)

While I have stated time and time again how difficult the climb that Boon Hill on the GLC Western District presents to trains, the climb that Elmira Hill presents to southbound is just as difficul... (more)

A mere monument kept as a extra, the nose of TSBY 388, a GP35 originally purchased by Ann Arbor in 1964, was involved in a rollover wreck in Northern Michigan, and due to the heavy damage it recei... (more)

2 GP38-2's and 2 GP35's come screaming southbound thru Byron with 86 grain loads in tow. The 4th unit, GP35 #385 was on it's first run, after being laid up after an accident.

With 90 cars of CSX grain pulling on the drawbars, the 5 units on the point of the GLC OSTN work hard to maintain the 40 mph authorized speed as they prepare to climb the hill into Howell, MI. Tak... (more)

After a boring day of short back and forth movements assisting with the loading of an Anderson's grain train, GLC crews gets the opportunity to put it into run 8 and tear back to home base with a ... (more)

As the sun falls fast on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, GLC power rests outside the shops after a quick turn south. These tracks have held a lot of history, from Ann Arbor Alco FA's, the ... (more)

A place of lore amongst fans of the Ann Arbor RR, the former shops, now owned and operated by Great Lakes Central RR play host to some interesting operations, and can definitely keep someone busy ... (more)