Lake State Scenery - On July 18th I found myself in Alpena for work and thus, an opportunity to get more shots of the seldom photographed Lake State freight that runs south out of Alpena on the former Detroit and Mackinac Railway. LSRC Train 326 works its way southbound on the Huron Sub just south of Ossineke (Aww-sin-ek), Michigan crossing this rather picturesque bridge over the curiously named Devil’s River. LSRC Slug #303 and Slug Mother #4303 are former NS units who see regular service up here on the former D&M, where ancient stick rail and slow orders means that large road units such as SD40's and SD70M's are not permitted to go and slow speeds are the name of the game. This bridge is close, but also far from any public road and required a hike in. Once on site I needed to be in the water as the angle I wanted was otherwise not possible. After a delicate time meandering amongst the rocks, the train came lumbering by at a breakneck pace of 10MPH with around 60 cars. The water felt good; nice and cool but not too cold and super clear. For being named the Devil's River, it was quite heavenly.
Railroad
Lake State Railway
Class
EMD GP35 Slug
Road Number
LSRC #303
Line/Subdivision
Huron Subdivision
Location
Ossineke, Michigan, United States
Date Taken
July 18, 2024
Date Uploaded
August 16, 2024
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Lake State Scenery - On July 18th I found myself in Alpena for work and thus, an opportunity to get more shots of the seldom photographed Lake State freight that runs south out of Alpena on the former Detroit and Mackinac Railway. LSRC Train 326 works its way southbound on the Huron Sub just south of Ossineke (Aww-sin-ek), Michigan crossing this rather picturesque bridge over the curiously named Devil’s River. LSRC Slug #303 and Slug Mother #4303 are former NS units who see regular service up here on the former D&M, where ancient stick rail and slow orders means that large road units such as SD40's and SD70M's are not permitted to go and slow speeds are the name of the game. This bridge is close, but also far from any public road and required a hike in. Once on site I needed to be in the water as the angle I wanted was otherwise not possible. After a delicate time meandering amongst the rocks, the train came lumbering by at a breakneck pace of 10MPH with around 60 cars. The water felt good; nice and cool but not too cold and super clear. For being named the Devil's River, it was quite heavenly.
Started on videos on Youtube, been branching out into photography for the better part of the last 10 years or so. Take pics of trains, great lakes freighters, nature scenes, weather phenomena, etc. If my eye likes it, I got to take a photo of it.
LSRC #303 is a class EMD GP35 Slug and is pictured in Ossineke, Michigan, United States. This was taken along the Huron Subdivision on the Lake State Railway. Photo Copyright: Maxwell Crosby uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 08/16/2024. This photograph of LSRC #303 was taken on Thursday, July 18, 2024. All Rights Reserved.
