One of CSX's newly derated GEVO's leads Q334 east shortly after sunrise.
395 races west a track speed behind a new SD70M-2 and a BC Rail Dash 9.
A fairly clean GTW Geep leads L500 from Flint into Durand yard.
The grain train that came down from Newaygo via Marquette Rail a few days before now continues east on CSX. This train had several old Ann Arbor "Ferry in the Fog" hoppers mixed in it.
GLLX 3001 roars north with two other SD40-2's and a GP38-2 lugging 163 cars on snowy winter afternoon.
X500 heads east from Grand Rapids in the early hours of the morning.
4449 heads west on NS. When it reaches CP 502, it will cut of from the rest of it's train and run light down the IHB.
SP 4449 heads through a super-elevated curve as it nears the Indiana border.
While certainly not as glamorous as SP 4449, P42 37 still looks pretty good as it heads up the train of private varnish to Michigan City. Due to clearence issues on the NS, 4449 ran light to MI Ci... (more)
4449 sprints east on the BNSF over a small creek towards a rural crossing PACKED with foamers. This was first time ever seeing the 4449, and needless to say I was anything but dissapointed.
WAMX 3531 leads Grand Elk train 501 south over the St. Joe River bridge in Three Rivers. Until March of 2009, NS ran this line.
Q327-24 chases the setting sun into town as it rolls around the curve west of the signals at CH 146.
CP 6029 has undoubtedly pulled many trains throughout its long career, and is still ready for more. Here it puts that trailing AC4400CW in it's place as it leads X500 east on the Plymouth sub. We'... (more)
Mid Michigan #24 busts through a drift on it's way to Lowell.
GMTX 2635, along with GLLX 3003 and 3001, hustle 69 cars of mixed freight south to Grand Rapids as the sun begins to set.