Grand Trunk Western steam provided a last look for many Midwest railfans.
Strictly speaking, Grand Trunk Western is not a "fallen flag." GTW still reports to regulators as a separate Class I railroad, but since Jan. 1, 1996, GTW has been submerged in the identity of its ...
The DT&I later passed to Pennsylvania Railroad ownership and eventually to independent operation. In 1980, Grand Trunk Western acquired the DT&I for its modern Flat Rock Yard in southern Michigan ...