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SEMTA 903 (GTW 4950) and 904 (GTW 4952) were two of three passenger GP-18 units and some SW1200's that killed off steam in 1960. While the 4950 and 4952 had long service lives, the 4951 bit the dust at an early age, destroyed in a 1963 collision with a steel truck. I believe the mishap occured near ...

Lived in Ludington for awhile in 1977. The Midland became my favorite because I liked the sound of its whistle compared to Spartan and Badger. Rode the Midland over to Milwaukee but it was a foggy day and we couldn't see anything.

I remember fifty years ago today, March 27, 1960, on the Grand Trunk Western, riding what was called the last regularly scheduled steam passenger train in the United States: the 21-56 turn between Detroit and Durand. 4-8-4 6319 pulled the first section; 4-8-4 6322 pulled the second section, which wa...

About 1987 GTW sold SW-900 7232 to Lansing Board of Water & Light. Could this be the 796?