Ex-PRR SD35 6018 adds its brawn to a colorful early Conrail lash-up on a Detroit-Chicago merchandiser. I always liked SD35s -- they appeared to have big feet ... like me.

Ann Arbor 2373 pulls NKP 765 south on its return trip to Fort Wayne from Owosso.

This is actually a "going away" shot of 353 as it heads West towards Jackson, Kalamazoo & Chicago after making their station stop in Ann Arbor.

Pretty much the only daytime freight on this mostly passenger line, B34 is heading towards Jackson Michigan after rolling through Ann Arbor and today's train has a pair of UP units rather than the... (more)

On its second part of its journey, NKP 765 is towed over the Huron River, with a spacer car to distribute the weight, as AA 7771 & 2368, touch steam for the first time, as a AA employee takes his ... (more)

After taking over from the Ann Arbor, the GLC is now ready to take NKP 765 North the rest of the way to Owosso. They 'teased' the fans with the idea that the steam might lead but ultimately put t... (more)

AA 7771 leads AA 2368 and the NKP Berk 765 slowly over the Huron River on the 765's way to Owosso.

Amtrak 66 passes a "Babbling Brook" as the engineer applies the unit's brakes for the stop at the Ann Arbor Amtrak Station. The old NYC passenger car really is a beautiful piece of rolling stock.

While it may only be the hollowed out core of an F40, Amtrak 90219 is still a treat to catch leading a train. She's still painted in classy Phase III paint to boot.

Unfortunate in its rather shabby appearance, Genesis 32 only represents the perennial state of poverty in which Amtrak has been kept for many years. Perhaps the more recent emphasis on more effic... (more)

A hopper car, long out of service, sits as decoration on the old coaling trestle in Ann Arbor. This unusual vantage point offers a look at the draft gear. (Taken with an iPhone.)

This "Cascades" NPCU sure is out of place in Michigan, but it's been back & forth a number of times on Michigan service trains lately. Here it is on the tail end of a Westbound 353 at Barton Dam ... (more)

Eastbound 350 is departing the Ann Arbor station with unit 33 bringing up the markers as they head towards Detroit.

Eastbound 350 is minutes away from rolling to a stop in Ann Arbor as it cruises East along the Huron River. The three superliners have a Genesis engine on both ends today. Superliners in push-pu... (more)

Heading West after their station stop at Ann Arbor, Amtrak 353 is on time and has a Genesis on both ends today. Note the prominent "political" graffitti on the bridge...