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Wolverine Super Moon
An eastbound Amtrak train number 252, a Wolverine, is speeding through Galesburg, Michigan. The moon is just past full (at 99.7% illumination).
The town of Galesburg is just east of Kalamazoo on the former Michigan Central Railroad, part of the New York Central System.
Eight images by Richard Koenig; taken November 5th 2025.
#Detroit #Michigancentral #detroitusa #detroitproud #detroitusa #michigan #puredetroit #puredetroit313 #buildings #city #urban #urbanphotography #hellyeah I also take photos of buildings. Here is the glorious Michigan Central in Detroit. (at Detroit, Michigan)
Silent Monoliths
Just got my copy of this by Jeff Brouws: a fabulous body of work to be sure, published by the MIT Press. Had to dig around in my files to find one of his subjects, taken nearly a decade ago now: seen in Augusta, Michigan, along the NYC/Michigan Central.
Blue Water
When I drove to work today, I had to park on the other side of campus due to an event. As soon as I was out of the car I heard Amtrak train 365, so ran over to track side to grab some shots.
The train has departed Kalamazoo and will soon be speeding at 110 MPH on its way to Chicago. Seen February 6th 2026.
Wolverine Super Moon: the Animation
An eastbound Amtrak train number 252, a Wolverine, is speeding through Galesburg, Michigan. The moon is just past full (at 99.7% illumination) back on November 5th 2025.
The town of Galesburg is just east of Kalamazoo on the former Michigan Central Railroad, part of the New York Central System.
An animation (made with twenty-one frames) by Richard Koenig.
The Second of Two in Battle Creek
To follow up on the previous post, this is a westbound Amtrak Wolverine, number 355, making its station stop in Battle Creek.
Again: this stretch of tracks at the Amtrak station are jointly owned—by the Grand Trunk (now CN) and the Michigan Central, which this train will be taking toward Kalamazoo and Chicago beyond. (The Michigan Central was part of the NYC and thus became PC, Conrail, and finally NS before now being owned by Amtrak or the state of Michigan.)
Three images by Richard Koenig; taken May 28th 2026.
One of Two in Battle Creek
This is an eastbound Amtrak Blue Water, number 364, making its station stop in Battle Creek. The trains have 4400 horses on each end, an embarrassment of riches. I reckon that much is needed to go 110 MPH as they do on this line between Porter, Indiana, and Kalamazoo.
This stretch of tracks here at the Amtrak station are jointly owned—by the Grand Trunk (now CN, which this train will be taking from here toward Port Huron) and the Michigan Central (now NS or Amtrak, I'm not sure which, maybe owned by the state of Michigan).
Three images by Richard Koenig; taken May 28th 2026.
Down by the Tracks
I popped downtown for the Art Hop this evening. Crossing the former Michigan Central at North Park Street, in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
One image by Richard Koenig; taken March 6th 2026.
