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Here's a video of D&M 8 I shoot a while back:

Detroit & Mackinac 8 (Museum Tour), 05-07-2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Tgb7VVmKM

Enjoy!

I was thinking C&M has a Suitable Home , because it's near to both G.R. & G.H. I know their operation is more diesel orientated, than that of steam right now. Both Canadian National 1395 & "John Engler" 300 aren't in the best shape and both are in need of any form of restoration. My 2nd choice for P...

Wonderful Photos Pere Marquette 1223! :D That steamer looks like its back to life again. :) I wished had know about the photo shoot that day. :| Questions : :?: Is the City Of Grand Haven Threatening To Evict PM 1223 from it's current location? Seems when land values go up around unused/park like la...

RYPN is talking about the D&H Sharks:

Shark sighting! D&H Shark on FLICKR
http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37119

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Should this thread be about this train...:idea: Canadian Pacific Business Train At Brookfield, WI 8/28/14 by ModelRailfanner7525 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtK9NcYa1bo Why are we getting into a heated discussion about CSX work ethics?!?!? :? Again, where is this train going to...where was it se...

Don't know IF I were to call this an MiTrain update, but got to tour a MiTrain Commuter Coach up at the Train Expo 2014 in Owosso, Michigan. So here it is...

Train Expo 2014 (MiTrain Commuter Car), 06-20-2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82NROClR5Ks

Enjoy!

Got to see the following railroad stuff down south during my Streamliner Vacation: VMT, C&O 2760, NCTM, Streamliners At Spencer, Hocking Valley, C&O 2700, & Train Watching In-Between: Norfolk Southern (Local Freights), 05-27-2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zS_JUQ8QnM Norfolk & Western 1151 (Mu...

NKP 765 is back at the NS Oakwood Yard. Should be facing west towards it hometown Fort Wayne, IN. After the Mercury & Det Arrow excursion trips, FWRHS was going to a chartered trip with the LCCA (Lionel Collectors Club of America) for their 2014 Indianapolis Convention. It's a NO DEAL now, G&W doesn...

Here's the latest MiTrain bits: SEMCOG's 2014 MiTrain Update http://www.semcog.org/ProgramsProjects.aspx?id=91793 New MiTrain Brochure http://www.semcog.org/uploadedFiles/Programs_and_Projects/Transportation/Transit/Ann_Arbor_to_Detroit_Rail_Study/A2-DetStaticCarBrochure.pdf My AMTK contact says MiT...

ere's more on the Talgos going to AMTK's Beech Grove facility: Must see!!! Talgo Trainset move from Milwaukee to Chicago! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqqiePiSnGo Amtrak Talgo Move on the Monon 5/29/14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tr2EWwTFjI Talgo in Indy http://www.trainorders.com/discussion...

Recalling from my memory Amtrak DID ran Talgos on the Michigan Line at one point it. They were testing the cars for HSR, again this was back Pre-Acela/Pre-Cascades era. They also were testing X-2000 & ICE equipment. Of course neither of these train sets couldn't run here, because of no electrificati...

Looking forward to see steam on the Wabash again, this time with NKP 765. I'm more going to chased it rather than ride it.

It's definitely going be interesting what FWRHS is going to do NKP 765 after the SRI Train Expo. You're probably right Ypsiboy, about 765 going back home 1st before doing the Mercury & Detroit Arrow runs. Now In my ideal world of where to park 765 for these trips, I would park the engine over at Hen...

Yet another case of a train horn getting nab. It could've been: horn collectors, railfans, pranksters, or even someone who wanted a horn in general. Questions: What Type & How Rare :?: If I was WATCO-GDLK I would try here: The Horn and Whistle Board http://www.hornwhistleboard.com/ It could also end...

Historically the "Wolverine" name goes back to the State Of Michigan Animal/Totem. Yes, both trainsets could be painted up in either MSU/UM colors. MDOT's might paint them "MiTrain" colors: RBRX 18533 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=349581 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=35...

ConrailMan5 suggested he would have taken the train into Detroit for a Red Wings game, but again he also cites the location of where AMTK goes: Baltimore Street Station which isn't near the hockey game. The Detroit Red Wings currently play their home games at Joe Louis Arena. Back in the day, you co...

Interesting timing, how the old Plymouth PM/C&O stations have been SOLD recently. To see the station working as a passenger stop would be way cool. Why does this historic stop need to uber up-to-date :?: There are many old stations around the country in-use for passenger rail service. Plymouth would...

Got some more stuff to add to AMTK GR-DET train discussions here... Historical/Present-Day Railroad Stuff Michigan Railroads, Historical Passenger Train Index http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/NamedTrains/NamedTrainsMenu.htm Grand Trunk Western/Canadian National "Maple Leaf" Timetable http://www...

I definitely would be in favor of extending the Amtrak's Pere Marquette passenger train service to Detroit. The Pere Marquette hasn't ran eastbound to Detroit since 1971. It seems currently, CSX traffic on the old PM line is at an all time low, operating restored passenger service to Detroit from G....

IF MDOT is interested in acquiring Wisconsin's Talgo's trainsets, I'm all for it has long MDOT doesn't get the extra baggage that comes with it. Found some interesting news stories about them: Newspapers http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2014/01/28/talgos-659m-claim-over-train.html http://ww...