Summerail trip - 3

Hi, Bill Kalkman, Jim Mixter and I spent Monday, August 13, photographing the Great Lakes Central Railway, formerly the Tuscola and Saginaw Bay. The core of this line originally was the portion of the Ann Arbor RR from Osmer Siding, just north of Ann Arbor, MI, to Cadillac, MI.

Below is a selection of the photos I took during our chase of the train from Owosso north to Cadillac.

The only crew working that day went on duty at 8:00 AM and immediately headed for the small yard railroad south of the engine house (above and below).

On one or two occasions the train would cross the main road just north of the yard (above and below).

The former elevator at Carland, about 6 miles from Owosso, is an iconic location.

At Ashley a crew member flaged the crossing.

A former Ann Arbor RR Alco RS-1 is on display in Shepherd, MI.

The train stopped to work in Clare.

Often we had to settle for a grade crossing, this one in Marion.

McBain provided an open area (above and below).

In Cadillac the train passed the former freight station

before entering the yard

where it spent some time switching (above and below).

After dinner we spotted a couple of units by an engine house (above and below). As we were leaving a couple of police cars rolled up. We had been spotted by the railroad on CCTV. Fortunately, we did not get a summons.

Thanks for looking.