Grand Elk power lays over at their yard in Kalamazoo.

Botsford (BO). Michigan Central's BO (Botsford) Tower opened on October 2, 1914 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Owned by the Michigan Central and once responsible for lines controlled by Grand Tru... (more)

Cold But Happy. Amtrak Train 953 (IDTX 4608, Siemens, SC-44 leading) was in Kalamazoo, Michigan on early and frigid morning of Tuesday, January, 26, 2021. The train was performing high spee... (more)

WAMX 4124 & 4125 just tied on to their train. Pumping air prepping for the shove out of Gearhart before they head North toward Grand Rapids.

Wolverine service 353 from Pontiac (MI) to Chicago (IL) passes a diamond next to Kalamazoo station. The former BO Tower is out of service.

GTW SD40-2 5930 and Shoving Platform resides under the lights at Kilgore Yard in Kalamazoo while the crew takes their dinner break on this very hot and humid 4th of July night.

B&O tower in Kalamazoo is on the hit list to be fazed out sometime soon. Some kind of crazy agreement with the NS and Amtrak, gives an awesome retirement job to a few operators that get to watch a... (more)

The last westbound Wolverine of the day, 359, heads into the setting sun past BO Tower. The tower is one of two remaining manned interlocking towers in Michigan.

303's power lay's over at Grand Elks yard in Kalamazoo on a bitterly cold night.

The Blue Water pulls into Kalamazoo on a damp evening as passengers anxiously want to depart in this moody yet somewhat scenic setting.

A pair of P42's depart Kalamazoo and past BO tower on a nice Winters morning.

After snaking through town, 302 is notched out as they climb up hill and try to get back up to track speed.

Minus the Watco GP this could be just another winters day in Wisconsin, well for now. But instead 4077 is one of two WSOR SD40's sent to the GDLK in the last week or two to help get freight moving... (more)

WSOR 4077 and GDLK 4002 lead train 302 south through Kalamazoo and is crossing the Amtrak Michigan line just around the corner. 302 is bound for the NS at Elkhart IN. The Grand Elk is very power s... (more)

350 pulls into Kalamazoo.