All but 2 of the Alcos owned by Lake States have been scrapped including all four in this photo. These three MLW M420's were the first to be scrapped.

Lake State 1169 is leading the local back to Saginaw as it passes through the residential areas of Bay City's South End.

With 101 loads in tow, train 326 growls up the grade out of Alpena as it begins its journey to Bay City.

Wearing colors reminiscent of the CB&Q, LSRC 4301 leads the southbound night freight passing the historic Harrisville depot.

Certainly the LSRC's most unique unit, GP40-2 4300 (rebuilt from one of twenty-three GP40Xs) sports experimental HT-B trucks (one of only ten units to receive them), a cab mounted bell, a K5LA, SP... (more)

The Lake State's MLW and Alco fleet were given a trailing-only designation for 2009 (their final year). This meant that one could photograph them "leading" in good light as the crew turned the pow... (more)

Ex-Rocky Mountaineer 800 and 801 lead the inbound freight on a pleasant, late spring morning.

A quick thaw and three straight days of heavy rain caused the worst flooding Alpena has seen since 1998. Although the floods have since subsided, much of the land is still saturated with water. He... (more)

Train 326 rests in the perfect evening light. The crew has just arrived from Tawas and is busy filling out the paperwork before running the train down the Huron Sub. It will take all night (and tw... (more)

By spring 2009 the LSRC's Alcos and MLWs were trail-only, but every once in a while the soon-to-be retired (now retired) engineer of the local crew would get tired of turning the power. This was p... (more)

The inbound train from Bay City catches the first light of the day on a warm, June morning. This would end up being the last sunny photograph taken for several days as the typical Michigan grey sk... (more)

Shades of blue.

With the sun barely over the horizon and frost covering the land, the local Alpena job prepares to head back to the yard after switching the LaFarge plant.

After being rebuilt in 1974, D&M 975 (Later LSRC 975) spent a long 31 years pulling freights in Northern Michigan. The unit rolled out of the paint shop on January 12th, 2005, and ran until Decemb... (more)

The Lake State Railway is busy switching out the LaFarge Cement Plant shortly after sunrise. This LaFarge plant held the title of "Largest Cement Plant in the World" for many years, and was recent... (more)