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by bctrainfan
Sun Jan 28, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: NS Rawsonville
Replies: 12
Views: 3424

Re: NS Rawsonville

Thank you. Does he have any idea where they come from? My guess is Massachusetts. WHAT DOES MASSACHUSETTS SMELL LIKE Don't know, but I do know one thing. They take driving in construction zones much more serious in the Boston area than we do here. Driving around Boston every construction zone I wen...
by bctrainfan
Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:43 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: UP Mines Question
Replies: 19
Views: 7972

Re: UP Mines Question

I was just in the UP camping and noted that the CN line to White Pine is overgrown but seems mostly intact other than being cut or paved over at some road crossings. Plans of reopening mine operations at White Pine seem to be moving forward, but I haven't seen anything specific about possible rail s...
by bctrainfan
Tue Apr 25, 2023 12:15 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan Rail business news redux
Replies: 85
Views: 71515

Re: Michigan Rail business news redux

Re: Blue Oval facility in Marshall, site prep and excavation is well under way, and it is huge! It will have rail service from NS but again, as others here have noted, the details on exactly what that will entail is still pretty sketchy. That said, Ford has a very large section of property still unt...
by bctrainfan
Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:44 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Train derailment in Detroit
Replies: 7
Views: 3717

Train derailment in Detroit

Reported Detroit derailment causes Amtrak delays
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/loc ... er-street/
by bctrainfan
Thu May 07, 2020 1:12 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: NS Jackson Turn from Wayne
Replies: 9
Views: 7978

Re: NS Jackson Turn from Wayne

The B33 (or whatever they call it now) now turns at Battle Creek instead of going all the way to Kzoo. The Battle Creek job runs to Kalamazoo and back with whatever traffic B33 brings west. That actually makes more sense to me. So some Michigan Line traffic is going via Wayne and some still exchang...
by bctrainfan
Sat May 02, 2020 12:56 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: NS Jackson Turn from Wayne
Replies: 9
Views: 7978

Re: NS Jackson Turn from Wayne

Did this restart somewhat recently? Do they still run the B33 Jackson-Kalamazoo turn as well? The B33 had moved from nights to a day job during Amtraks night-time track work between Battle Creek and K'zoo last summer/fall. The B57 is still the local switcher out of Battle Creek Hinman yard at night,...
by bctrainfan
Sat May 02, 2020 12:16 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CN Updates May 2020
Replies: 350
Views: 104135

Re: CN Updates May 2020

Noticed a train waiting to leave Battle Creek yard eastbound, CN leader but 2nd was a bright yellow, new looking engine 701 with large Progress Rail logo, didnt find it in a quick look through some rosters...a demonstrator maybe? It was a ways away in poor light, but it looked to be all or mostly ye...
by bctrainfan
Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:46 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CN Updates - February 2020
Replies: 289
Views: 88098

Re: CN Updates - February 2020

UP 1995 CNW heritage unit in the yard at Battle Creek.
by bctrainfan
Sat Jan 04, 2020 8:44 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Kellogg's switcher being scrapped?
Replies: 28
Views: 21308

Kellogg's switcher being scrapped?

Noticed the blue NW2 switch engine DRSX 1005 from Kellogg's has been moved to the spur into the scrapyard off the Kellogg's lead from the CN Battle Creek yard. Its parked with a CN boxcar and IC gon, in an area where they have been doing scrapping of some railcars. Currently they have several autora...
by bctrainfan
Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:42 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: NS Train Location Updates 2019
Replies: 15
Views: 19085

Re: NS Updates, November 2019

So I'm a bit late with this report. Friday about 5:50 PM there was an eastbound through Galesburg. I only got a good look at the last part of it, but it was an unusually long mixed freight for that time of day. Lots of gons, some coil cars, and the obligatory CHs. May have had some box cars at the ...
by bctrainfan
Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:47 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Transload at CN Battle Creek
Replies: 11
Views: 7303

Transload at CN Battle Creek

I noticed a cut of 12 flats carrying what appear to be truck frames sitting in the the CN Battle Creek yard near the Car Shop (RIP Track?) for a couple days. It appears they are now offloading the frames onto semis. Have not seen this before, seems like an odd place for this as there are no truck fa...
by bctrainfan
Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:50 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CN Updates- September 2019
Replies: 187
Views: 101702

Re: CN Updates- September 2019

Watching Post Cereals in Battle Creek spotting cars with a red Shuttlewagon. Also frequently still see both NS and CN switching there, usually at night.
by bctrainfan
Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:46 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Sept 2019 Amtrak Sightings
Replies: 11
Views: 18661

Re: Sept 2019 Amtrak Sightings

Amtrak MOW crews continue track work at night on the Michigan Line west of Battle Creek. Have a lot of stuff staged out by CP Custer including a cut of rough looking AMTK MOW gons shoved quite a ways up the old Customs Cargo building spur along W River Rd, up to where some trees are growing in the g...
by bctrainfan
Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:39 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Michigan Short Line Updates- July 2019
Replies: 37
Views: 32831

Re: Michigan Short Line Updates- July 2019

Headed to Harrisville next week for a few days, haven't been there in years, what kind of schedule does LSRC have these days?
by bctrainfan
Tue Jul 09, 2019 4:13 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: NS Updates - July 2019
Replies: 28
Views: 27926

Re: NS Updates - July 2019

Did the B33 Jackson-Kalamazoo turn move to days? Haven't seen it lately. Is there a B34 still working days Battle Creek to Kalamazoo, and does it sometimes do Battle Creek-Jackson instead? Appears the B57 is still doing night local duties from Hinman yard in Battle Creek to Augusta. NS 5334 and 533...
by bctrainfan
Tue Jul 09, 2019 12:36 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: NS Updates - July 2019
Replies: 28
Views: 27926

Re: NS Updates - July 2019

Did the B33 Jackson-Kalamazoo turn move to days? Haven't seen it lately. Is there a B34 still working days Battle Creek to Kalamazoo, and does it sometimes do Battle Creek-Jackson instead? Appears the B57 is still doing night local duties from Hinman yard in Battle Creek to Augusta. NS 5334 and 5337...
by bctrainfan
Tue Jul 09, 2019 12:18 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CN Updates- July 2019
Replies: 466
Views: 118333

Re: CN Updates- July 2019

Orange Bessemer BLE 866 working in the Battle Creek yard, have seen it here a few times recently.
by bctrainfan
Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:13 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: GDLK Operations
Replies: 1662
Views: 833575

Re: GDLK Operations

Met the new general manager Chadd today. NS 3067 was at Gearhart yard today a GP40-2 which had 6 days left on its Elk lease so it will be going back to Elkhart. 303 was on the GR&I main at Mosel with 4209 & 4189. 105 was at the old stone pit along Walbridge near Patterson with 2204 & 3534 training ...
by bctrainfan
Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:00 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CN Updates- April 2019
Replies: 269
Views: 104038

Re: CN Updates- April 2019

Looks like CN may have had some on the ground in the Battle Creek yard, Hulcher crews were packing up to head home.
by bctrainfan
Wed Apr 03, 2019 5:51 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Amtrak Kicks 13 Y/O off Train in BC
Replies: 28
Views: 13665

Re: Amtrak Kicks 13 Y/O off Train in BC

GreatLakesRailfan wrote:I'd be interested in bctrainfan's perspective on this subject...
I actually just saw the post and hadn't heard about from my "other sources" lol.... I'll just say it seems like strange people/situations often find there way into Battle Creek!