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- Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:14 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Michigan Southern Railroad
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1063
Michigan Southern Railroad
How many customers does MSOR have? Do they have any south of W. Chicago Rd. on the old GR&I? What are good time to catch them in both Sturgis and White Pigeon?
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 5:41 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: CN White Pine Branch
- Replies: 32
- Views: 36774
CN White Pine Branch
What is the current status of this line?
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 6:05 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: CN Kalamazoo Branch Operations
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5860
Re: CN Kalamazoo Branch Operations
NSSD70ACe wrote: That's a negative. I haven't seen the caboose in some time actually. They either moved it in the yard to a place where it isn't obviously visible or CN got rid of it.
I drove by on Kilgore Rd. yesterday and it was parked by the original yard office, so it is still there.
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:09 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: GTW 4625 (GP9R)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8663
GTW 4625 (GP9R)
I can't seem to find photos of this unit past 2010 (I have the last photo of it on rrpicturesarchives). Was this unit scrapped? Or is it being stored somewhere?
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:05 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: CN Kalamazoo Branch Operations
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5860
Re: CN Kalamazoo Branch Operations
The power you see on this local is also interesting. Usually, it's run by a former KCS SD40-2 (5942). For some reason, CN swapped the power to an ex-BLE tunnel motor (910) which (at last report) is in Battle Creek. As of Friday night, the local was run by CN SD40-2W 5281. I can confirm the GTW 5942...
- Sat Feb 06, 2016 11:23 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: CN Kalamazoo Branch Operations
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5860
CN Kalamazoo Branch Operations
I'm interested to know more about CN's operations in the Kalamazoo area. What customers do they serve? Does Grand Elk have trackage rights/rights to serve the same customers? Where does the line ownership end? And why did they abandon the first Kilgore Yard Office?
- Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:04 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: MMRR 24
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4335
Re: MMRR 24
I think it would be cool if they donated the #24 to the Coopersville and Marne.
- Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:01 pm
- Forum: Illinois Talk
- Topic: Railfanning Chicago's Train Stations
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4484
Railfanning Chicago's Train Stations
What station (Ogilvie, LaSalle, and Union) is the most railfan friendly? Could I railfan on the platforms, without getting yelled at? I know Amtrak doesn't approve of it, but does Metra?
- Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:57 pm
- Forum: Illinois Talk
- Topic: S Lumber Street Chicago
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6296
Re: S Lumber Street Chicago
What about the ramp to W Roosevelt? Could I walk down it or would that be trespassing? I saw a gate on streetview, but it was open and I couldn't read the sign on it.
- Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:30 pm
- Forum: Illinois Talk
- Topic: S Lumber Street Chicago
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6296
S Lumber Street Chicago
Is this street off limits? This is the one that goes by the Amtrak yard.
- Sat Jan 09, 2016 6:27 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: NS 4611 and NS 5337
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2168
NS 4611 and NS 5337
Just wanted to give a heads up that NS 4611 (TransCaer) and NS 5337 (Operation Lifesaver) are in Hinman Yard in Battle Creek! As of 4:35 p.m.
- Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:08 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Albion Spur
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2315
Albion Spur
Does anyone know when Guardian Fiberglass in Albion is serviced by NS. It would be so cool to see a train on this branch line.
- Sat Jan 02, 2016 10:49 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Amtrak Michigan Services Motive Power
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1035
Re: Amtrak Michigan Services Motive Power
On the Pere Marquette, their is no assigned units, though you can usually find a P42, 3 or four Superliners, and a NPCU. Lots of the time they just leave this set alone for a month or two, so it looks no different. How many NPCU's are based in Chicago? I heard most of them were reassigned to Califo...
- Fri Jan 01, 2016 11:01 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Amtrak Michigan Services Motive Power
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1035
Amtrak Michigan Services Motive Power
Are there assigned units to the Wolverine, Blue Water, and Pere Marquette routes? I keep seeing the same units on various trains along the Michigan Line.
- Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:56 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Dec 26th
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1584
Re: Dec 26th
I actually did catch some rare stuff at Romulus.
Highlights Included:
CSX 8077 (SD40-2) Col. Phillip Hooper
CSX 1303 (NRE 3GS21B)
Kansas City Southern 4013 (SD70ACe)
Here is the link for the video I took: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owrTMo3O9GU
Highlights Included:
CSX 8077 (SD40-2) Col. Phillip Hooper
CSX 1303 (NRE 3GS21B)
Kansas City Southern 4013 (SD70ACe)
Here is the link for the video I took: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owrTMo3O9GU
- Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:53 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Grand Elk on Saturday
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1325
Re: Grand Elk on Saturday
I actually caught them last week right by Cytec myself (on Miller Road)! The Wisconsin Southern unit is a Rebuilt EMD GP7u, built as ATSF 2805 in 1952.
- Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:09 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Detroit Railfanning
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4516
Re: Detroit Railfanning
Anything else other than Romulus and Delray?
- Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:06 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Grand Elk Interchange
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1205
Re: Grand Elk Interchange
Here is the link for the video of the Grand Elk train.
The lead engines are WAMX 4009 and WAMX 7030.
The lead engines are WAMX 4009 and WAMX 7030.
- Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:01 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Dec 26th
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1584
Dec 26th
Would there be a lot of traffic in Detroit (or on any line) on Dec 26th?
- Mon Dec 21, 2015 8:31 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Grand Elk Interchange
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1205
Grand Elk Interchange
I caught a Grand Elk train at Miller Road today in Kalamazoo. Where does CN ownership end on this line, and was this a interchange train?