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Burb8145 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 15, 2024 2:25 pm

11:46 - CPKC mixed freight (CPKC 231?) west by Michigan Central Station exiting the Detroit River Tunnel. CP x2 led.

Pretty sure that it would be 2-231.

RoyalKingoftheRails wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 14, 2024 5:42 pm

CN L508 takes the High Wye at 5:36 PM with 8868 leading. (Forgot the # on 2nd unit that’s trailing)

Should be the 8867

513 to take 515’s train again. Work at Hoover and Nolan and NO work on the south Holly. Possible Lake Orion Branch run tonight if crew still has time. An update on FCA in Mount Clemens: They are NOT shipping cars out by rail as of this time, in fact, they haven’t actually been switched for the bette...

Allow me to enlighten y’all: 255 is always at night and runs during normal time span (between 1-3am) since it’s always fresh out of Oakwood Yard (which for those who don’t know, is 15 minutes east of Romulus). 256 is always very unpredictable because it is by no means a premium train and gets held a...

Is the CN OCS running the Flint sub today? One of my buddies shot it at Griffith this morning and he was unsure as to where it was going.

AARR wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 11, 2024 7:35 pm

…Before every run the track must be checked to make sure no rails have been removed.

Man o' War wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 11, 2024 8:07 pm

BTW, the L513 symbol was reported as working 515's train yesterday by somebody on this board - can't remember who...

Man o' War

Pretty sure it was you

I got conflicting reports but I messaged someone that’s high up the food chain and got things cleared up.

L515 southbound by Royal Oak at 5:24 with a nice size train. I couldn’t get the engine number but I’m pretty sure it was 5417 up front. 515 until further notice is now an evening/night time train due to trackwork on the Mount Clemens Subdivision. They also appear to be doing L513’s work in Pontiac ...

L515 southbound by Royal Oak at 5:24 with a nice size train. I couldn’t get the engine number but I’m pretty sure it was 5417 up front. 515 until further notice is now an evening/night time train due to trackwork on the Mount Clemens Subdivision. They also appear to be doing L513’s work in Pontiac ...

https://youtu.be/3hQyEGnUW1s?si=VoyzQVY1qk_A4jfz

A quick find that I filmed down at the mouth of CN’s Flat Rock yard. The Flat Rock-Rockwood switcher.

If someone can name the industries the cars came from it would be appreciated

AARR wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 10, 2024 12:25 pm

Northbound on Holly Sub approaching Royal Oak

E251

joeyuboats wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 10, 2024 12:52 pm

Not Chysler anymore--- first it was:
DAIMLER- CHRYSLER. then
FIAT- CHRYSLER. now it's
STELLANTIS. Next it will be
G O N E.

You can thank my dad for Daimler/Chrysler split in 2007.

He helped orchestrate it.

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 09, 2024 6:46 pm

18:05 - EB M394 with CN 3023 (EJ&E HU)/CN 3306 and mid DPU CN 2904 thru Charlotte. 18k feet long and 11k tons today hoss

GAHLLY HOSS I BET MAH GEE EMM TEE EIGHT HUNNIT COUL PULL ALLAT WITH OUT NEEDIN NO STINKIN DISTRIBUTD POWAH GOBBLESS

Saturnalia wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:25 pm

Usually Grand Junction these days, but sometimes also Wells.

Any chance you could drop a few maps pins for me?

What siding (or sidings) are used to tack on helper power for the eastbound runs, and are they at all accessible? I have a video in production that I would like footage of the helpers being put on the trains to tackle Saugatuck hill.

RoyalKingoftheRails wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 09, 2024 12:30 pm

They tend to both run through there around 1-2 am.

I shot the 256 at 5:30am a few werks ago and several other times in the daylight. Timing can vary by a lot.

06/08/2024 12:02 Engine # CN 5417 What industries were worked: Ferrous Processing How many cars were picked up/dropped off: 2 Picked up How many cars leaving the branch compared to what the train came with: N/A Gondolas: ZVBX 526567 & ZVBX 321787 I heard horns about 5 minutes earlier than 12:02. At...

AARR wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 08, 2024 11:20 am

About 15 minutes ago southbound mixed freight on Mt Clemens Sub through Chesterfield

Probably M383

CSX 1869 (C&O) has been released from the Waycross paint shop after getting fresh paint after it got tagged by Vandals in Canada. It also no longer sports the horribly done fade.

This maybe a little something different for me to post here, but this deserves some attention. This morning I woke up to some heartbreaking news that Sigma Pi, one of the fraternities at Ferris State University, burned down in a devastating fire in the early hours of today (6/5/24). Thankfully, no i...