Lake States (nee Soo Line) #709 waits for a inbound freight to clear before it can begin it's journey from North Fond Du Lac to points north in April of 1987. Although short-lived, Lake States fea... (more)

Under threatening skies Lake States ran an employee appreciation special Saginaw to Midland & return, with rented cars. Here the northbound trundles along with an alumnus of MILW, SOO and CP on t... (more)

Originally built for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1965, the venerable Alco awaits its next assignment.

The Wixom to Flint turn is southbound bound for Wixom with cars for the CSX. Here the job is working back up to speed after slow poking thru Holly and over the CN Holly Sub. The job is passing Sou... (more)

It may look like the Soo Line, but it is actually Lake States RR, the short lived subsidiary before purchase by the Wisconsin Central. Soo 709 leads a northbound near Van Dyne, WI in April of 1987... (more)

Former D&M 975 survives to keep other RS3 units running.

A pair of veteran units lead a ballast train.

If you are going to chase the Lake State Job Z127, better bring your racing tires that day! These boys rolls down this ex-CSX trackage on the way back to Wixom. Here the job dips over the hills an... (more)

The Wixom to Flint turn local is passing the north end of Holly. The LSRC trains will hold back north of here if they do not have a signal across the CN Holly Sub, which is controlled by CN. Today... (more)

The Lakes States Railway has a remote job that services a handful of customers near the lakeshore in Port Huron, MI. In this shot The job works from the bridge here across the Black Water River s... (more)

The Lake States Railway's Y505 local rolls across the drawbridge that spans the Black River in Port Huron, Michigan behind an MP15AC. After clearing the bridge, the conductor will raise the span a... (more)

The Lakes States Railway has a remote job that services a handful of customers near the lakeshore in Port Huron, MI. In this shot Looking north, you can see Canada on the right and the Blue Wate... (more)

After leading a pair of weekend trips originating in Kawkawlin, MI, Steam Railroading Institute #1225 returns to its base in Owosso, MI.

One of the more unique trains to catch on the Lake State Railway is the 90-car CSXT grain express interchanged off of the Mid Michigan Railroad on the short LSRC Paines Subdivision at Shields, Mic... (more)