Originally Ann Arbor. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection.

Two highhood GP35s, long stripped of parts and usefulness, wait for the torch. In the background, we see a glimpse of one of the new SD40s on the GLC.

Three different schemes worn by TSBY's ex-Ann Arbor GP35s are visible in this slide from my collection.

Tuscola and Saginaw Bay GP35 High-Hood number 2681 sits at San Yard in Owosso, Michigan. This locomotive is an ex Southern Railway GP35, which later was bought by the TSBY, and became officially r... (more)

466 works the yard in Vassar Mi. Is a former Detroit & Mackinac RS-2 466, the first RS-2 ever produced

TSBY 2681 leads the Cadillac Turn south through Shepherd returning to Owosso. At the time, I was perturbed about the non-painted leader on this trek to photograph vintage GP35s, but in retrospect... (more)

One of the last Tuscola & Saginaw Bay painted locomotives. Number 394 is the last active unit with the SW1 in Cadillac being the other unit still in TSBY paint.

Originally built for ATSF, TSBY 2394, nicknamed the "Corkpine Express", is an RS-1 that had its nose chopped by other owner, Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay. The TSBY used the locomotive prior to when i... (more)

Prior to being contracted to operate the former Ann Arbor line by the State of Michigan, the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay was a small railroad that operated the local grain elevators in the thumb of Mich... (more)

A pair of GP35's and a RS-2 sits just outside the locomotive shop in Owosso, MI. By 1991, almost all of the existing roster of GP35's had been painted over to either black and yellow or blue and y... (more)

Prior to contract with the state of Michigan and up until 1991, Tuscola & Saginaw Bay operated in the thumb of Michigan. It operated this line primarily with Alcos and was somewhat successful. How... (more)

Less than 1 year after the State of Michigan contracted the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay to operate the former Ann Arbor trackage in the state, the railroad began to repaint some of their reliable fleet ... (more)

Less than 1 year after the State of Michigan contracted the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay to operate the former Ann Arbor trackage in the state, the railroad acquired former Detroit & Mackinac RS-2 466, t... (more)

After the state takeover of the Ann Arbor, the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay began to attempt to maintain operations on the railroad and create their own image. Despite that desire, the railroad's GP35's ... (more)

TSBY 1977 sitting stored out of service along with an ex-CB&Q bi-level at Cadillac.