11pm - BNSF empty Coal Train passes the Holland Depot/Amtrak Station working its way back to Chicago Illinois with two leaders and 3 on the tail end and 128 empty cars

Smokey skies , farms and Heritage units - CSX 911 Leads the daily M326 from Chicago to Grand Rapids with a new Marquette orange Geep trailing in the mix

C801-12 Loaded Coal train to West Olive - Passing the farm at 140th ave Holland Michigan, with BNSF 9170 Leading 129 coal cars (2 CSX Helpers) and a rear BNSF DPU. The West olive Coal plant will b... (more)

Z62711 rolling south, passing Harlem going towards Waverly Yard in Holland. Elevator in the background is from CHS.

Was headed out to see D700 heading west out of Holland, when I spotted the yard job that runs out to Hamilton once a week. Had to make a course correction and followed them out to Hamilton instea... (more)

Heard that Y121 was going to head out to Padnos to pickup loads of scrap as soon as a coal load cleared on the mainline. Headed over to the parking deck to watch them pull out of Padnos with thei... (more)

Geometry train going east(north) by 20th st in Holland, caught just after work and before heading to dinner with my wife and her sister...they wondered why I was late :) 06/18/08

One of JT's ugly CSX pushers on a western coal train rolling through the west leg of the wye at Holland. 05/08/08

D80202 riding along behind N95601 after shoving them up the hill at Saugatuck. These pushers were used for a couple months in late 2012 for power on most coal trains, very new paint.

Took off on lunch. Got out to the car, and they were already clearing Waverly. Was neck and neck with them through Holland, and got ahead of them for a shot around MP30. Nice clear skies with a fe... (more)

Was driving north, was on the phone with Tlout, and saw E950 at Quincy Road. Quick U-turn, back south a few miles to the west leg of the wye, and got E95011 here.

Got a heads up from CSX801 that Z627 was nearing West Olive. Headed out and caught them as they were passing Harlem southbound towards Waverly Yard in Holland. Elevator in the background is from... (more)

On their usual Thursday run to Hamilton, Y121 trudges along at a brisk walking speed on jointed rail. Takes about 90 minutes to make the 10 mile run. Used to be able to read the milepost, but lo... (more)

After dropping a few cars off in Holland, D700 proceeds timetable west nearing Saugatuck, where they'll wait in the siding for an eastbound coal train. Afterwards, it's a straight shot to Coloma ... (more)

After bagging Y121 over on the Hamilton Spur, headed southwest out to 138th (not 140th in caption) to get Q335. 335 lately has been 150+ cars from Toledo to Grand Rapids. They dump off all the G... (more)