Though it may be beat up from many years of dedicated service, Great Lakes Central plow 4502 rests just outside the Cadillac engine terminal before the morning call of the CNTN. Still sporting TSB... (more)
Battling 25 sand loads and a steady grade, the GLC CSTN trudges along at a hefty 20 mph as it heads back to Selma Yard in Cadillac, MI. to make some switch moves and take the sand to Clare, MI. fo... (more)
The GLC CSTN approaches Mitchell St. as it passes the depot in Cadillac with 25 sand loads destined for Clare, MI. The depot is currently undergoing construction inside to be converted to a cafe t... (more)
The GLC CSTN races past South 23 Road with empty sand hoppers. Here, the train will begin its descent of Boon Hill, the steepest hill on the entire railroad. Trains often fly down the hill, having... (more)
The GLC CSTN returns to Selma Yard with 25 sand loads from Wexford Sand Co. The train would shift the sand loads in Selma Yard before heading south to Clare to drop them for the ONTN to take south... (more)
The GLC CNTN works in the early morning sun to build its train bound for Manton and Traverse City. The crews are using the wye to avoid tying up traffic on the street and to not have to throw anot... (more)
The GLC CNTN runs north with only one unit and 5 cars. About a mile north of this point, the train will drop two empty bulkhead flats at Northern Pressure Treated Lumber Co. to be loaded with pres... (more)
The GLC CSTN pulls its loads out of the load track at Wexford Sand Co. after it dropped its empties also on the load track. Wexford Sand Co. is one of the highest volume customers on the GLC syste... (more)
The GLC CSTN approaches one of the many rural crossings in the area that the line cuts through. The train has started to feel the first effects of the line, which features many grades, including t... (more)
The GLC CSTN fights the vicious grades between Boon, MI and Wexford Sand as it returns to Cadillac, MI with 25 loads. Track speed through this part of the line is 40 mph, however, most trains goin... (more)
The GLC CSTN works in the yard at Clare spotting empty plastic hoppers on the middle track for the ONTN to take south to Owosso. Taken from public property.
