Lake State Railway Grayling Trains 393 & 394 May 30, 2024

A look at Lake State Railways northern portion of the Mackinaw Subdivision operations.
First we catch day job Y393 working Bakelite Synthetics at 4 Mile Road in Grayling as well as building the evening outbound 304S train in Grayling Yard. Then we catch the evening job Y394 at the massive Arauco before it departs Grayling northbound to make a Gaylord turn.
Special thanks to John Fry for the Arauco footage!! Feel free to check out Johns incredible professional photography at johnfryimages.com or on Instagram and Facebook.
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[@MikeG42]

Excellent video Todd. Both trackside and drone views are great and it is interesting to see LSRC serving the industries around here including the particle board plant. Those scenes at Otsego Lake are real nice and a location thats rarely captured on film. The shot of the train arriving into Grayling was a nice one too with the I-75 and water tower in background. Well done 👍🏻

[@toddfeldpausch9489]

Your kind words are very much appreciated. Thank you! This area is so beautiful and easy to fall in love with. In fact, not long after I begin exploring operations in Grayling and Gaylord it became clear that I needed to model the region. Which I am happily beginning now. So, the task of gathering as much info and rolling stock roster photos as possible is under way. Thanks again for taking the time to watch & comment!! I have another chase video from up there coming this week.

[@MikeG42]

​@@toddfeldpausch9489You're welcome and thank you also. I hope you can show us pictures or video when you have your layout completed.

[@dalelinton7716]

Great work! I love your videos of these Michigan trains!

[@OldcampRanch]

Very interesting video, thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@andreasforster7757]

Excellent Gaylord Tourn. Perfect drone shots. Great landscape. Many ❤ thanks Andreas👨‍✈👍👍👍

[@toddfeldpausch9489]

Danke Andreas. Ich bin so froh, dass Ihnen die Show gefallen hat. Mein Plan ist es, in den kommenden Monaten noch viel mehr dort oben zu machen und ein richtiges Video zusammenzustellen, das so viel wie möglich zwischen Grayling und Gaylord dokumentiert. Nochmals vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen und Ihr Feedback.😊😊❤️

[@mylesschlicher965]

Another great video. Thanks !

[@toddfeldpausch9489]

Thanks Miles!! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Hopefully there will be a lot more coverage of operations up there throughout the summer.

[@billtaylor6502]

thats some great drone shots

[@toddfeldpausch9489]

Thank you!

[@Tidewater312]

Very nice video of the Gaylord turn! When does this job typically run? I’m gonna be in northern Michigan later this summer and would like to catch a Lake State train or two if I can! It appears to be late afternoon or early evening. Not sure on the day frequency though.

[@toddfeldpausch9489]

Thanks! They tend to go to Gaylord Tuesday and Thursday. I’d say be trackside in grayling between 3-5 and you’ll likely see it. The depot is a good place to hang out. Good luck!