301 West Bound on the South Bend Sub just clears the marker on an East Bound freight heading into Battle Creek.

CN 5710 heads this unique lashup pulling Train 491 by the former GTW passenger station on the South Bend Sub Division in Battle Creek, MI.

About the only presence NS has in W. Michigan is this set of power, taking the day off from shuffling the corn syrup cars.

Battle Creek is still the Cereal City. Both Kelloggs and Post still have large manufacturing plants, the latter seen through the fence, dwarfing Amtrak's Twilight Limited as it slows to get make ... (more)

GTW 6205 and 6424 sit at the east end of Battle Creek waiting to head east.

GTW GP38-2 5849, still wearing its Pittsburgh & Lake Erie paint, sits at the diesel shop in Battle Creek.

A number of GTW diesels sit outside the diesel shop in Battle Creek.

Amtrak #364 is seen here just east of Amtrak's station in Battle Creek.

GTW 6417 (former DT&I 417) sits at the diesel shop in Battle Creek with a former P&LE GP38-2 still in black paint and a former DT&I unit that has not been repainted.

GTW 6424 sits at the east end of Battle Creek yard, ready for departure.

Former DT&I 217, now GTW 6217, leads #398 through Battle Creek.

A second section of M397 passes through Gord Interlocking. CN likes to run their trains long and this second section is no exception - it has 163 cars, including 17 Vestas Wind Turbine Sections b... (more)

Former Conrail 3399 brings up the rear of NS BZ90-02 as it enters CN rails for its trip through Battle Creek with grain, rice & corn sweetener for the three cereal manufacturers in town. Dig the ... (more)

The Santa Train is about to push back to a track next to the employee parking lot, where a crowd of people has gathered to greet it. Two GT switchers along with an IC switcher share this cold and... (more)

An ice-covered Santa Train sits in the yard shortly after arriving from its snowy journey originating in Pontiac, MI. Following this scene, the train moved over several tracks to greet a waiting ... (more)