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- Sun May 12, 2024 7:51 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - May 2024
- Replies: 310
- Views: 18812
Re: CSX Train Location Updates - May 2024
For the first time since SBD painted 38-2. 2667 about 20 years ago, a Seaboard System painted unit spent the night in GRP. For 6 whole hours. And now it’s gone again!
- Sat May 11, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: Michigan Central Railroad Bay City Branch question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 459
Re: Michigan Central Railroad Bay City Branch question
The MCRR Indian Lake Road stone arch bridge near Lake Orion was built in 1891 but is believed to be a replacement for an earlier wooden structure. The railroad history area of Michiganrailroads.com has a great timeline feature year-by-year that covers the construction of most lines across the state....
- Fri May 10, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Triple Crown vs. autorack in Melvindale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 251
- Fri May 10, 2024 5:11 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Michigan Rail business news redux
- Replies: 90
- Views: 108666
Re: Michigan Rail business news redux
Any chance it’s actually for military vehicles from/for Camp Grayling?
- Wed May 08, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Shortline Train Location Updates - May 2024
- Replies: 56
- Views: 3265
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - May 2024
GDLK Z439 CSX transfer with 19 cars returning to Elk home rails 10:35 at Godfrey/Grand Rapids, GP35 pair 3531 and 3534 leading. 6 boxcars, 2 tanks, balance covered hoppers.
- Wed May 08, 2024 10:40 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - May 2024
- Replies: 310
- Views: 18812
Re: CSX Train Location Updates - May 2024
Grand Elk Z439 heading east at Godfrey 10:35 19 cars with geep 35s for power.
CSXT Y197 with 6549 east off the Service Track toward Plaster Creek 10:50 with a boxcar, a high side cotton seed gon and a covered hopper.
Nice to see a reefer at the MNS dock at Judd.
CSXT Y197 with 6549 east off the Service Track toward Plaster Creek 10:50 with a boxcar, a high side cotton seed gon and a covered hopper.
Nice to see a reefer at the MNS dock at Judd.
- Wed May 08, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Lake State Railway
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3076
Re: Lake State Railway
Question for the Lake State fans: on the Wiki train 327 originates at “Pinconning Terminal.” What and where is this? I thought Pinconning was just the connection point where the Huron Sub ties in with the Mackinac Sub. Is there more to it?
- Mon May 06, 2024 4:45 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - May 2024
- Replies: 310
- Views: 18812
Re: CSX Train Location Updates - May 2024
Y121 engine 6085 heading down the Hamilton Branch at 16th street holland with 5 bulkhead flats and a boxcar.
- Sat May 04, 2024 12:27 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Shortline Train Location Updates - May 2024
- Replies: 56
- Views: 3265
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - May 2024
A good chunk of the MQT roster is slumbering on the north side of Grant for the weekend with a 45(ish) car northbound train at the Nelson’s crossing. 3391 leading, with a pair of yellow geeps, the B&P SD, and new arrival 3413 in the 5th position. Good location for roster shots right along M37. Also?...
- Fri May 03, 2024 6:05 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - May 2024
- Replies: 310
- Views: 18812
Re: CSX Train Location Updates - May 2024
M326-03 @ 16:53 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 500 axles. CSX engines #3217 + #3161 & 122 cars. M326-03 @ 17:43 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 500 axles. Lots of tie gondolas up front on M326 today. Is the G090 eventually bound...
- Fri May 03, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: Carleton Yard
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3418
Re: Carleton Yard
The book “Trackside Around Detroit Downriver 1946-1976 with Emery Gulash” by Jerry A. Pinkepank has a great 4 page spread chronicling PRR operations to and through Carleton including the DT&I interchange there. There are also several photos of DT&I trains at Carleton Diamond although none with scene...
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: White Cloud question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1616
Re: White Cloud question
David I’m not sure how far back into history you are looking, but as you may know, White Cloud was once a junction town where the Grand Rapids-Traverse City line (today the MQT) crossed the Muskegon-Big Rapids line. White Cloud East was abandoned fairly early, and I’m not sure when exactly the White...
- Wed May 01, 2024 1:52 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: White Cloud question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1616
Re: White Cloud question
Thanks to the Clarke Library at CMU, a significant chunk of the Lake County Star has been digitized and is searchable online, including 1966, when passenger trains 25/26 did indeed run for the last time. Here’s a screenshot of the photo that accompanies the article: Lake County Star 11-03-1966 last ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:12 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Vicksburg Union Depot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 832
Re: Vicksburg Union Depot
I take it then levers were in the depot itself to line movements at one point? Yes. https://www.michiganrailroads.com/stations-locations/103-kalamazoo-county-39/1104-vicksburg-mi [/quote] Yes, the operator in the depot controlled the diamond. But, it didn’t have a big interlocking machine as found ...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Delray Connecting Status
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8883
Re: Delray Connecting Status
Per KenB's post 2/2021. NO spat between Conrail and USS. The DC contacted the NS and cut a deal to keep their people working... Thank you. If the steel comes from the NS, does it come to DC via the Boat Yard Line and over the 141 and Short Cut drawbridges? Also, on aerial maps you can see there is ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:24 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Vicksburg Union Depot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 832
Vicksburg Union Depot
Congratulations to the Vicksburg Historical Society as their Vicksburg Union Depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service earlier this month! The 1904-built high style depot stood at the diamond of the GR&I mainline north to Mackinaw City and the GTW Chic...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:55 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - April 2024
- Replies: 866
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - April 2024
Y121 worked two of Zeeland’s three customers today, setting off a centerbeam load at Zeeland Lumber, and picking up a covered hopper from Van den Bosch Feed which was dropped off on Wednesday. My Van den Bosch industry thread has been updated.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:44 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Lake State Railway
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3076
Re: Lake State Railway
It’s been quite some time since I’ve railfanned any part of the LSRC (other than a brief stint at Holly), but I’ll share what I know about locations. You may need to do a little legwork on train operating times. The Lake State wiki page on this site lists all of the symbols and customers across all ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:18 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Delray Connecting Status
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8883
Re: Delray Connecting Status
I recently came upon this informative map of the Delray Connecting trackage and interchange locations/and some current and former major customers. I think the Ecorse side of the USS Great Lakes Works is still open to some extent. Detroit EES Coke Battery on Zug Island is still open and CN presently ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:49 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
- Replies: 161
- Views: 9437
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
10:15am Grand Elk is on the Elkhart VR cam at the moment waiting to get clearance from dispatch to continue on to Kalamazoo. @10:37am The Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam heading back to Kalamazoo with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 34 cars. It consisted of covered hoppers, tank cars, two...