A pair of C30-7's, a GP38AC and a switcher lead this southbound HESR train toward Durand. Today, three out of these four locomotives are no longer running on the HESR. The only one running is th... (more)

Train 702 is southbound passing the Michigan Sugar facility just north of Saginaw.

HESR 702 smokin it up at Stone Island Rd. on the outside of Bay City as it heads for Durand.

HESR's regular duo of classic GE power leads the daily Bay City-Durand road freight.

Two Ex-BNSF C30-7's, a Central Oregon an Pacific GP38-2 and a HESR GP38AC lead a train into Durand.

HESR 5086 leads Train 701 northbound through Saginaw as it proceeds from Durand to Wenona Yard in Bay City.

"The Rocket'" arrives back at Wenona Yard at sunset after making the trip down to Durand and back. The train is doing some final switching before it ties up for the night.

HESR 5086 leads Train 701 northbound through Saginaw as it proceeds from Durand to Wenona Yard in Bay City.

Huron and Eastern 5086 leads Train 701 over the Saginaw River and into the Genesee Yard block.

Laid up on blocks and shorn of some parts, I thought 5086 was done for sure. However, I was pleased to find her in service this autumn.

The engineer on the Midland Turn is busy getting these 3 old GE's up and going for the trip tonight. The 5086 was originally built in 1980 for the BN and now hauls freight for who knows how much l... (more)

The Durand Turn is slowing down for the south side of Bay City. This job runs around 9am, 5 days a week, from Bay City to Durand and back. On Saturdays an extra crew usually takes the train just t... (more)

The Durand Turn is heading back to Bay City with around 75 cars. A C30-7, B30-7A, and a U23B makeup this pretty odd consist. The Huron Eastern and Central Michigan are both now owned by RailAmeric... (more)

The Durand Turn is on their way back to Bay City as they past thru some fields a few miles north of Saginaw. This turn is only about 8 miles from Bay City where they went to work at 9 am this morn... (more)

HESR 5086 leads Train 702 southward out of Bay City, Michigan.