North view of Saginaw yard taken in 1988.
Ludington & Northern No. 16 was built by EMD in 1952. The SW8 was used to haul sand to a connection with
the CSX in Ludington, MI. until 1982 when the sand co. went out of business. These two photos were taken in
the spring of 1992 in the TSB yard in Owosso, MI.
July 25, 2006 No.16 is still working at
Kendallville, Ind. The lettering on the
side states:
G.R.I. KENDALLVILLE
DIV. OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RR
North of Kendallville at Sturgis, MI.
Michigan Southern No. 908 is standing
on the old G.R.&I main just north of the
diamond. They have just finished
switching at International Paper.
July 25, 2006
Wisconsin Central No. 7638 heads up
grade towards Bancroft, MI. from Durand.
This photograph was taken from the
Newberry road overpass southwest of
Durand.
August 18, 2006
On Sunday, Sept.3.2006, we journeyed
to Coldwater, MI. to smell and see some
coal smoke and steam on the Little River
Railroad. They were running both
engines that day and we weren't
disappointed. No.110 is a 4-6-2 Pacific
built by Baldwin in 1911. The smallest
Pacific ever built by Baldwin. No.1 is a
0-4-0 Tank that can pull as much as
No.II0. More information on their web site.
www.littleriverrailroad.com
At the west end of the GT yard in Port
Huron, Amtrak is westbound for
Chicago.
Nov. 6, 1993
Cabooses at the GT car shop at Port
Huron. When we stopped there in Oct.
1996 we found only ten people
employed there and about 125 laid off
from the yard and ferry operation due
to the opening of the new tunnel to
Sarnia.
Canadian Pacific container train
headed west at North Lansing, MI.
Sept, 1996
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