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  1. Road Side Assistance

    Road Side Assistance

    On the decent into the Muskegon River valley the 5502's dynamic brake caught fire. The crew stopped along side M37 in Newaygo and when their hand held fire extinguishers were not up to the task called for help from the local fire department. This was in 1995. The track is now operated by...
  2. Pere Marquette 1225 and Nickel Plate Road 765

    Pere Marquette 1225 and Nickel Plate Road 765

    Cadillac fall color tour
  3. Pere Marquette 1225 and Nickel Plate Road 765

    Pere Marquette 1225 and Nickel Plate Road 765

    Cadillac fall color tour
  4. Pere Marquette 1225 and Nickel Plate Road 765

    Pere Marquette 1225 and Nickel Plate Road 765

    Cadillac fall color tour
  5. Pere Marquette 1225 and Nickel Plate Road 765

    Pere Marquette 1225 and Nickel Plate Road 765

    Cadillac fall color tour
  6. Pere Marquette 1225 and Nickel Plate Road 765

    Pere Marquette 1225 and Nickel Plate Road 765

    Cadillac fall color tour
  7. Night Photo Session Train Festival 2009

    Night Photo Session Train Festival 2009

    5 steamers lined up for Night Photo shoot
  8. Pere Marquette 2-8-4 Steam Locomotive No.1225 Train Festival 2009

    Pere Marquette 2-8-4 Steam Locomotive No.1225 Train Festival 2009

  9. Amtrak Pere Marquette 370 Porter, IN

    Amtrak Pere Marquette 370 Porter, IN

    Amtrak 370 connecting to CSX at Porter, IN
  10. 54 Years of Service

    54 Years of Service

    GLLX's ex-GTW 4433 a 54 year old GP9, setting out grain empties at MAC in Newaygo MI on the Marquette.
  11. 3001 In The Lead...At Last

    3001 In The Lead...At Last

    The Marquette's repainted SD40-2 leads a northbound on the Marquette Railroad north of Newaygo MI.
  12. GMTX 2676 in sunglasses

    GMTX 2676 in sunglasses

    GMTX 2676 is reflected in my sunglasses at the Marquette Rail yard in Manistee MI.
  13. 1225 Pere Marquette, Alma, MI

    1225 Pere Marquette, Alma, MI

    Pere Marquette 1225 has the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement known as the Berkshire type. It was built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1941. The engine weights in at 442,500 pounds. At full power 3000 HP, this steam engine consumes 4.8 tons of coal and 7,750 gallons of water per hour. #1225. The 1200 series...
  14. 1225 Pere Marquette, Shepherd, MI

    1225 Pere Marquette, Shepherd, MI

    Pere Marquette 1225 has the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement known as the Berkshire type. It was built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1941. The engine weights in at 442,500 pounds. At full power 3000 HP, this steam engine consumes 4.8 tons of coal and 7,750 gallons of water per hour. #1225. The 1200 series...
  15. 1225 Pere Marquette, Ashley, MI

    1225 Pere Marquette, Ashley, MI

    Pere Marquette 1225 has the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement known as the Berkshire type. It was built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1941. The engine weights in at 442,500 pounds. At full power 3000 HP, this steam engine consumes 4.8 tons of coal and 7,750 gallons of water per hour. #1225. The 1200 series...
  16. 1225 Pere Marquette, Ashley, MI

    1225 Pere Marquette, Ashley, MI

    Pere Marquette 1225 has the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement known as the Berkshire type. It was built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1941. The engine weights in at 442,500 pounds. At full power 3000 HP, this steam engine consumes 4.8 tons of coal and 7,750 gallons of water per hour. #1225. The 1200 series...
  17. Amtrak 371 Pere Marquette stopping in New Buffalo, MI

    Amtrak 371 Pere Marquette stopping in New Buffalo, MI

  18. Amtrak 371 Pere Marquette pops out of the fog in New Buffalo, MI

    Amtrak 371 Pere Marquette pops out of the fog in New Buffalo, MI

  19. Marquette Rail yard

    Marquette Rail yard

    GLLX 4 sits in the yard on the last day of January. Manistee MI
  20. Marquette Rail Santa Train Caboose

    Marquette Rail Santa Train Caboose

    Marquette Rail Santa Train caboose heads north out of Sparta MI. 12/16/06


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