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- Sun Mar 06, 2022 2:55 pm
- Forum: Model Railroading
- Topic: Custom Decals and Painted Locomotive Information
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9570
Re: Custom Decals and Painted Locomotive Information
Hello all, I am interested in having a couple GP9’s custom painted and lettered. Can any shell (factory painted and lettered) be custom painted and lettered or do I need to get some un-decorated shells to have the custom work done to them? Also, does anyone have any links to some good places to hav...
- Sat Feb 12, 2022 6:25 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CN Train Location Updates - February 2022
- Replies: 511
- Views: 101911
Re: CN Train Location Updates - February 2022
There's currently an EB, possibly with a fresh crew, in PH. When we pulled into the parking lot at 16th Street, nothing was lined up WB from Canada. Would the EB be the E274 that was at Cory earlier? (asking because my scanner and camera are both at home). I've obviously missed something- LRF, how d...
- Thu Feb 10, 2022 2:21 pm
- Forum: Super Long Threads
- Topic: Railroad Version Of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader
- Replies: 131
- Views: 218749
Re: Railroad Version Of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader
What kind of genset? Early on some had 2 and some had 3. My understanding is that the generator sets weren't durable enough for railroad needs.David Collins wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 10:41 amI want to revive this thread:
2. How many engine blocks does a genset have?
- Tue Jan 04, 2022 1:25 pm
- Forum: Model Railroading
- Topic: 2022 Train Shows
- Replies: 20
- Views: 29007
Re: 2022 Train Shows
Edit: apparently the GV show is May 7th. So two of the shows aren't until May.
If you're on Facebook, there's a group dedicated to posting information about train shows in the metro Detroit area that could be worth keeping an eye on.
If you're on Facebook, there's a group dedicated to posting information about train shows in the metro Detroit area that could be worth keeping an eye on.
- Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:35 am
- Forum: Model Railroading
- Topic: 2022 Train Shows
- Replies: 20
- Views: 29007
Re: 2022 Train Shows
Gratiot Valley is supposed to have one at a soccer complex in Shelby Township this spring, there's one at the old Packard Proving Grounds (also in Shelby Township) at the end of February, and there's one in Port Huron (at the mall, NOT the convention center) April 30-May 1. Edit: poster for the Port...
- Tue Dec 28, 2021 1:05 am
- Forum: Model Railroading
- Topic: What Railroad Do You Model.......
- Replies: 44
- Views: 39005
Re: What Railroad Do You Model.......
It's kind of a toss-up for me. I'm primarily in N scale, although we have some HO guys in our modeler's group and several of us dabble a little in HO scale. On one hand, I have a certain attachment to the Port Huron & Detroit Railroad. It was local and I prefer the character of the shortlines over t...
- Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:35 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: CN Lake Orion Sub - The end finally???
- Replies: 287
- Views: 308201
Re: CN Lake Orion Sub - The end finally???
I know this is better suited to the history board, oh well. I looked up some stuff in old Free Press articles online. It wasn't the New York Central that drove the GT to build the eastern part of the belt line, but the Pere Marquette. There was a ton of information, the following only touches on th...
- Sat Dec 18, 2021 6:52 am
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Something that will make your day
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7301
Re: Something that will make your day
What is it
And why would it make my day
And why would it make my day
- Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:44 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Port Huron & Detroit Railroad Historical Society Final Public Event- Sunday Dec 12
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5765
Port Huron & Detroit Railroad Historical Society Final Public Event- Sunday Dec 12
For those who haven't heard, the Port Huron & Detroit Railroad Historical Society is shutting down. The organization's final public event is tomorrow (Sunday December 12, 2021) from 11 am to 3 pm. Event might not be the right word- this is a liquidation sale and all of the administrative items (furn...
- Sun Nov 21, 2021 7:36 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Recommended photo/video locations for 1225
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8876
Re: Recommended photo/video locations for 1225
Good luck chasing the trip. A couple friends and I tried that a couple years ago, with our first shot at the intersection of Smith and Wilkinson roads, and our second shot on the state highway just outside of Ashley- the train moves too fast and there's too much traffic to move fast enough on the ba...
- Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:35 am
- Forum: Model Railroading
- Topic: Franklin Range Division n scale layout?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8611
Re: Franklin Range Division n scale layout?
That's the right name. It was built by 3 members of the Blue Water International Ntrak club in the mid-90's as an alternate to Ntrak after a dominating club member had sucked the joy out of Ntrak (according to one of the original 3). The layout was named after the streets the original 3 lived on at ...
- Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:38 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CN Updates October 2021
- Replies: 959
- Views: 131762
Re: CN Updates October 2021
X382 just marked up to go east from Sarnia. The dispatcher mentioned that there's a 397 somewhere east of Sarnia that's either in their way, or that they'll meet along the way. CN 3880 is leading another westbound that's waiting to go west from Port Huron. I don't have a symbol for 3880's train- it ...
- Fri Oct 29, 2021 2:44 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: CN Flint Sub Train Symbols
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4920
Re: CN Flint Sub Train Symbols
There was a thread on this a couple months ago, http://railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37697 . There has been discussion about the symbol changes here recently- I think. I thought the 500 series locals were mostly annulled, at least on the east end of the Flint Sub. M301 is a relatively ne...
- Sun Oct 24, 2021 3:00 pm
- Forum: Model Railroading
- Topic: Grand Trunk Autorack Question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7810
Re: Grand Trunk Autorack Question
I have a very vague recollection of seeing a picture of a solid blue rack (possibly a single or bilevel car with enclosed sides and an open roof?) at or containing a load shipped from the Ford plant in Romeo. I was hoping someone else might know if there was anything special about these particular ...
- Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:04 am
- Forum: Model Railroading
- Topic: Grand Trunk Autorack Question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7810
Re: Grand Trunk Autorack Question
Figured someone would jump in. Based on a google image search for GTW autorack... There were several series that were all blue on the sides. Thanks. I found 2 pictures of the car decoration that I'm looking for. And a bunch of pictures of HO scale models. There was also a variation of Blue panels, ...
- Sat Oct 23, 2021 12:14 pm
- Forum: Model Railroading
- Topic: Grand Trunk Autorack Question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7810
Grand Trunk Autorack Question
Not sure if this should be here or in the Modeling area, but I'm sure ~Z~ or AARR will move it if need be. 8) (edit: Thanks ~Z~!) (Admin edit: you can thank AARR) In HO scale there's a model of a Grand Trunk enclosed autorack that has a solid blue body and I think either a silver or white roof. I'm ...
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:38 pm
- Forum: Model Railroading
- Topic: Grand River Valley Railroad Club Train Show (10/9/21)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11499
Re: Grand River Valley Railroad Club Train Show (10/9/21)
any review of how the show was? I thought it was a good show- definitely worth the trip. I didn't see too many dealers, although there were a handful. The majority of the vendors I saw seemed to be selling stuff for themselves or family/friends. I was also impressed by how many layouts they had, ev...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:13 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: PH&D Historical Society former treasurer embezzlement
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7952
Re: PH&D Historical Society former treasurer embezzlement
As far as going to work camp and getting charged for one's stay- he's in the county jail for the 93 days. In St. Clair County you get a bill from the jail for the expense of housing you following your release from jail. It's not 93 days of living on the county's dime. It is the counties (or someone...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 12:15 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: PH&D Historical Society former treasurer embezzlement
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7952
Re: PH&D Historical Society former treasurer embezzlement
The charge Mr. Harvey pled guilty to was larceny $200 or less and that's because most of what he took was $$ not physical items. The $200 or less included a handful of items that a dollar value could be assigned to. It doesn't include financial records he took from the previous treasurer and didn't ...
- Thu Jul 08, 2021 2:41 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Where Is It?
- Replies: 11216
- Views: 2127831
Re: Where Is It?
A Google search for Marinas in one of the cities mentioned that Amtrak stops in that has tracks next to it might help with luck. Not in Illinois, which does not share a border with Michigan. More specifically, not a Continental border. The water pictured can be referred to as a bay as well as part ...