After a crew change one mile north of this point, the GLC OSTN gets underway with its grain train out of the elevator in Oakley, MI. with trio of GP35's and a GP38-2 providing power.

Originally built for ATSF, TSBY 2394, nicknamed the "Corkpine Express", is an RS-1 that had its nose chopped by other owner, Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay. The TSBY used the locomotive prior to when i... (more)

A pair of GP35's and a RS-2 sits just outside the locomotive shop in Owosso, MI. By 1991, almost all of the existing roster of GP35's had been painted over to either black and yellow or blue and y... (more)

In 1964, dissatisfied with the Alco FA-1's that they owned, due to the poor visibility when switching and simply a need to upgrade, the Ann Arbor elected to replace their roster with 10 new GP35's... (more)

Less than 1 year after the State of Michigan contracted the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay to operate the former Ann Arbor trackage in the state, the railroad began to repaint some of their reliable fleet ... (more)

The GLC 25 tonner switches out a cut of refurbished Bi-level coaches that were purchased from Metra, and were originally CB&Q. The coaches are for a commuter project, known as MITrain, that would ... (more)

Less than 1 year after the State of Michigan contracted the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay to operate the former Ann Arbor trackage in the state, the railroad acquired former Detroit & Mackinac RS-2 466, t... (more)

OSTN pulls through 2 track, where it will drop it's train, take the 390 to the house and then head for Middleton to spot empty grain cars and pull tanks.

Only about a decade prior to this, the Ann Arbor would not be passing a switch to exit their yard and enter mainline trackage, however, through a track agreement with Grand Trunk Western, the AA w... (more)

Resting next to the Ann Arbor back shops are a long line of the railroads GP35's. The back shops burned to the ground a few years after this photo, taking AA 386 with it. 393 is still in service... (more)

A not so common sighting by the Great Lakes Central shops is the railroad's 25-tonner switching cars around the shop. The little critter is quite powerful and can move a decent string of cars.

An Ann Arbor S3 drills out cars in the yard in Owosso, MI. This scene has changed drastically as there are no switchers in the yard and the arrangement of the tracks have changed. 35mm slide from... (more)

With omnious storm clouds moving out, a pair of GLC geeps run a short string of loaded grain hoppers back to Owosso.

765 charges past a line of photographers during an HTP photo charter...

After 2 inches of rainfall the day, a small lake has come to fruition in the yard, which flips the image of 2 veteran GLC GP35's as they work to build that night's ONTN.