Alsthom No.4303 with Container Freight Service from Bang Sue to Tanon Jira Junction

In attractive bumblebee colors, the Grand Elk moves southward on the old Conrail Kalamazoo Secondary approaching CP Park with Monday's work. Conrail upgraded this former Lake Shore & Michigan Sou... (more)

501 pulls in to the East end of CN yard in Battle Creek with this colorful lash-up.

Power from train 501 is cut loose by the conductor and the three GP 40-2LW's are set off on #3 Fule Dock.

The Grand Elk local exits the controlled siding at CP14 just over the Michigan-Indiana state line, headed timetable south for work in nearby Bristol. This CTC dates back to NYC's modernization of... (more)

Grand Elk is the new player in town, taking over what remains of the NYC-PRR/PC/CR/NS operations of my youth. The train is approaching CP Gib, the switch that will lead to a connector eastward to... (more)

BO Tower directs a Grand Elk train w/70+ cars eastward to Botsford Yard off the BO Secondary, as seen from the CK&S perspective on a Saturday afternoon. Come Monday, the tower would get a little ... (more)

A handsome Grand Elk consist drags 70+ cars into town, nearing the control point named "Gib" (Gibson St.).

Train 501, near Thermes village.

Train 501 approaching Rentis depot with a friendly engineer saluting us..

Train 501, just left bridge of Thavmakos

A passeneger to the south. The brick red coulour is everywhere.