The Indiana North Eastern Railroad's Family Special Excursion heads North through Montgomery, Michigan. The trip began in Angola, Indiana destination, Quincy, Michigan and then return.

AARX 304 shoves two Hot Bottle Cars into the Arcelor Mittal Plant. Recently acquired by CLIFFS, the buildings will soon look much different as the Arcelor Mittal Red is painted over by the CLIFFS... (more)

The NKP 765 roars by the old LS&MS/NYC Depot in the Village of Montgomery, MI. Montgomery has been a Village since 1906 and the rail line is still operated today by the Indiana North Eastern RR. T... (more)

BNSF 6111 heads up M 395 out of Battle Creek. The train sits in 5 West, Battle Creek Yard waiting on a crew. The Unit had spent the past few days prior leading a CN Weed Sprayer Work Train on the ... (more)

M 394 kicks out a Bad Order car before departing on the Outbound Lead from Kirk Yards West End. The CN 2232 is just passing over the infamous Clark Road. Often under water as depicted here, Clar... (more)

AARX 304, now wearing a Cliffs Logo, waits for the NS to cut away from a Bottle Train being delivered to the Harbor Plant. This area at the former Arcelor Mittal Plant now owed by Cliffs is a hot... (more)

Still fully functional an in use today is the EJ&E Kirk Yard Roundhouse. CN has implemented massive upgrades and modifications to the operation of Kirk over the past 10 years. The new Fuel Dock ... (more)

Paint looking a little rough on the KCS ACe. KCS 4043 heads East pulling out of Battle Creek Yard. CN McAllisters last signal project had the West Bound Absolute Signal Masts moved a few hundred y... (more)

Ex Southern GP 50 7096 rebuilt as GP 33ECO, NS 4712 sits just off of 165th Street in Hammond. Osborne yard is just behind Hammond Lead Products and always has IHB and NS action.

Pulling North across Michigan Avenue, A Harbor job works the Michigan Avenue Yard in East Chicago. Always action here as it is just south of the Norfolk Southern CP 502. Gibson Yard is just to th... (more)

East Chicago is home to a Ton of great Railfaning locations that are all kind of hard to get to and safety is questionable. The Arcelor Mittal, Now Cliffs, Indiana Harbor Plant always has action.... (more)

CN Kirk Yard's "New Pitt" sees quite a bit of interesting power. A string of Revenue Locomotives for GATX Rail sits on the North Service Track as a lash-up is readied for an outbound tra... (more)

A pair of KCS ES44's sit on the South Service Track at Kirk Yards "New Pitt". Kirk's operation is relatively smooth with inbound power being run in a loop around the old Roundhouse and e... (more)

Now commonly referred to as Shoving Platforms, Cabooses are still in use on many local and industry jobs in order to provide safety and a bit more comfort for Conductors having to shove long dist... (more)

Between Yard assignments, BLE 907 sits on the "New Lead" just in front of the Battle Creek West Tower. The New Lead serves as pocket for Yard Engines in the East Yard. Even though Im no... (more)