Joseph T. Wagner
Wildlife Conservation
The snow starts to fly as a thoroughbred and two elk trot across the St. Joseph River at Conservation Park in Three Rivers, MI during the opening stages of a winter storm, leading the days #302 road freight and its 54-car consist. This weekday train peddles tonnage south early in the morning out of Kalamazoo down to the interchange point with Norfolk Southern at their large hump yard in Elkhart, IN. The Grand Elk (GDLK), part of Watco's large family of shortline railroads, began operations March of 2009 and runs on 123 miles of track leased from the NS running between Grand Rapids, MI, south to Kalamazoo and on toward Elkhart. This portion was originally a branch line operated by the long defunct Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway. Three Rivers derives its name from the city's location at the confluence of the above mentioned St. Joseph River and two tributaries, the Portage and Rocky Rivers
Wildlife Conservation
The snow starts to fly as a thoroughbred and two elk trot across the St. Joseph River at Conservation Park in Three Rivers, MI during the opening stages of a winter storm, leading the days #302 road freight and its 54-car consist. This weekday train peddles tonnage south early in the morning out of Kalamazoo down to the interchange point with Norfolk Southern at their large hump yard in Elkhart, IN. The Grand Elk (GDLK), part of Watco's large family of shortline railroads, began operations March of 2009 and runs on 123 miles of track leased from the NS running between Grand Rapids, MI, south to Kalamazoo and on toward Elkhart. This portion was originally a branch line operated by the long defunct Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway. Three Rivers derives its name from the city's location at the confluence of the above mentioned St. Joseph River and two tributaries, the Portage and Rocky Rivers