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Michigan has at least one remote-operation drawbridge, the Conrail Bridge over the Rouge River in Detroit. I’m not sure who operates it or from where-does CR Shared assets have its own dispatchers near Philly? Either way, the operational nuances are highly different between this and St. Joe. At CR B...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53771511659_b054ef5e06_z.jpg Dress Blues by Jonathon Leese , on Flickr Over 9 years had passed since the split of Conrail between CSX and Norfolk Southern, but there was still some CR blue to be found on both railroads. GP40-2 #4411, SD50-2 #2497, and SD40-2 #814...

L302 and L303 often meet at South Lyon, the next siding east of Brighton. Keep an eye on the CSXT location updates thread as it’s possible if you see the eastbound first the westbound may come along before too long.

Marquette Rail Z151 @ 11:10 sitting at Turner St mp CGE 3.6 waiting for a EC1. MQT #3408 leading + 2/3 engines and 65 cars They have an equally large, if not larger, northbound manifest tied down at the Nelson Farm Market layover spot as of this evening. Northbound power is 3413, 3406, a yellow gee...

Meanwhile, in the eastern UP, From back in April: “The new manufacturing facility will be suitable for up to three tenants, including Maple Transport, Inc., which has committed to creating 10 new jobs in addition to five retained jobs for its expanding operations. The project also includes infrastru...

Actually, this is reasonably exciting. When was the last time 1225 made a trip out of Owosso under steam that wasn’t related to North Pole Express? How many years ago? It's a major expense to fire up this tea kettle whether it’s making a long run or a shorter one, so I’ll be excited anytime 1225 is ...

Well there goes the georgia pacific boxboard plant in milan. https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/05/georgia-pacific-closing-milan-corrugated-plant-laying-off-119-employees.html Dang, another blow for the Milan NS local. Hopefully, another corrugated board maker sees potential in that plant an...

G757-05 (loaded grain train) @ 14:04 is ready to depart Grand Rapids, CSX engines #3457 + #4562 & 85 cars. G757-05 (loaded grain train) @ 14:17 westward reported from Grandville mp CG6.0 Approaching Zeeland Michigan @ 14:40 Passing through Zeeland Michigan @ 14:43 Dang GRHC, I must have just missed...

Y121 coming into Zeeland 09:30 with caboose 904091, a covered hopper for VDB, 2 gons, 6085, and a loaded centerbeam. Entering the MJ lead now. Got a nice wave from the conductor.

There should be a VDB pickup. Perhaps the Dock Track is the next stop?

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I have three extra brand new copies of the October 1987 Trains Magazine that features an extensive article and assessment of Michigan railroads I’d like to give away. The Ron Cady spectacular covers mainlines, shortlines, old names and new through the 1980s, over several pages including extensive ph...

MQT ran their Baldwin turn today from Grant to Baldwin and back again to swap blocks. BPRR 3345 will lead south from Nelson’s Farm Market Monday morning. Lots of new ties stacked in Grant and more new ties and other track components in Newaygo. There is also a long line of covered hoppers in Baldwin...

This is a rail-served Michigan Sugar plant just southwest of Bay City. Might this mean an increase in carloads in or out?

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Yes, this is the csx side of the Kelsey Hayes spur into the old plant. Looks like Evans and Home Depot are busy! David, if you look at an aerial map, you’ll see the Kelsey Hayes trackage is actually a big loop, connecting with the CSX south of 275 at a small two track yard where they can organize th...

It has been stated that Amtrak might be interested in trying to operate their trains from the east and Michigan over the South Shore on the journey into Chicagoland so as to avoid the frequent congestion on the NS Water Level Route. The South Shore Line may not agree with this proposal. But there it...

MQT road freight tied down in the usual Friday spot northbound north of Grant with 30-something cars. Power is 3408, a yellow geep, 3406, and the BSRR SD40-2. they do a Sunday run up to Baldwin and back!

CSXT 1973 the Chessie heritage unit is parked on the Ice Dock track at Rougemere next to the yard tower. A reminder that that CSX parking lot is private property…no trespassing.

I’m still confused about why these potash trains take the long way around. 4 crews needed to get it from Chicago to Webberville and that’s if the Plymouth sub crew has the time to run around at Williamson and then spot it in the Webberville stub end yard. Also: The subject Van Den Bosch hoppers, if...

12:00 Wyoming Yard: L303 building their train. Yard job coming out of the service track at Judd Street with a pile of boxcars and several loaded scrap gons with CSXT 6549. 2 centerbeams in Hager Lumber’s spur. At least 6-7 gons at Beacon Recycling, too.