Between C&O, New York Central, and Detroit and Mackinaw, the Bay City and Saginaw area's were quite the busy railroad mecca during the 50's, and 60's. My first trip to both Saginaw and Bay City was around 1955, when I was 6 years old. I can remember C&O still having a steam engine or two and those weird BL-2 diesel loco's then. Of course, back then, any train locomotive was exciting to see.