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Late report: 06:15 this morning, eastbound Grand Elk grain train passing the Elkhart cam destination White Pigeon.

Next up, at 06:25, was the departing Elk road freight with 2 units and 75 cars +/-. All the usual mixed freight goodness!

In 2023 the Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation (which manages the air field and surrounding industrial lands) posted this bidding opportunity for the construction of a manufacturing building and rail siding. If it’s the same plan I saw once a few years back, it would be located to the ...

We're at a crossing near Willis, Michigan, on the old Wabash main trying to make something of the weak November sun on a 2009 afternoon. While it was pleasing to see the sunshine, fall must have come and gone early this year as the trees are totally devoid of leaves! First up, an eastbound Triple Cr...

RoyalKingoftheRails wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:20 pm

As a side note as well since Nick and I are collabing on this, I’ll be arriving at the tracks any time between 5-7 am. Any further questions and suggestions can be referred to myself as well.

Hey Royal: how did it go? What trains did you see? Is the tower still standing?

NS S80 (extra 880) eastbound and down 22:00 at Elkhart cam led by BNSF executive MAC 9650 still with a BNSF cross nose logo. Heading to Swanton, Ohio coal staging yard before turning north final destination Monroe Michigan DTE.

Impressive itinerary, when's the last time a steam loco took on a trip of this magnitude? I was thinking of the 4449’s impressive trip from Washington to Owosso and back in 2009. I ran into multiple people from across the country chasing 765 on the INER last fall who recalled that trip and the oppo...

RoyalKingoftheRails wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:17 am

Northbound Grain train with CSX 4576 and 3168 leading through Carleton MI. Came around 9:40 am

Nice! Glad someone is doing the Carleton thing and you’ve already got yourself a grain train which is an added bonus to the “regular lineup.” Enjoy the day!

I dug around back through my phone to find the photos I snapped of the one time I saw this “other” 65 Tonner doing some work at the Holland Padnos property. Date is December 23, 2021. I have not seen it move before or since. Close inspection reveals it has seen a lot of “excitement” over its life an...

SD80MAC wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:42 pm

Correct, the only place they can turn power is on the wye in Elkhart yard or the wye in Grand Rapids.

Could they turn on the wye at Kilgore Yard in Kalamazoo? Pfizer also has a wye but I think it’s within the company complex in Portage.

They were told they would be tying down on a pass track at a location I couldn't quite understand: "Welly, Willion" & has me wondering if the Dispatcher was referring to Williamston at mp CH71.5 Wick? Wayne? Lilley Rd. (CC 83.06) perhaps? I have seen them park trains there. Google maps calls it S. ...

Grand Elk came out of Elkhart heading for Kzoo passing the Elkhart cam at 05:09 with 2 SD units and 52 cars including a little bit of everything. There was a run of 8 open top NS hoppers, 4 High Top types and 4 standards. I thought these were used for the glass cullet loading in Grand Rapids, but a...

I think Q304/Q305 ran to and from North Yard via the Lincoln Secondary to someplace in Ohio. I recall seeing Q305 heading south at Delray and navigating Carbon Works heading for the Lincoln. This ended around 2008/2010 I think. http://railroadfan.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10012/thumb_CC4832_Delray...

Here’s one from 1987, starting on Page 9:

http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/rail ... 5-1987.pdf

first Venture car is the new cafe car testing along with a new Venture coach Oh really? Do you by chance have an estimated time when they’ll come out officially? Or when more test cars will run? only 1 cafe has been delivered https://on-track-on-line.com/amtk-roster-cars.shtml#PRIIA Does anyone hav...

Grand Elk came out of Elkhart heading for Kzoo passing the Elkhart cam at 05:09 with 2 SD units and 52 cars including a little bit of everything. There was a run of 8 open top NS hoppers, 4 High Top types and 4 standards. I thought these were used for the glass cullet loading in Grand Rapids, but at...

E801-15 @ 02:33:40 westward W. Monroe St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.72 live cam with BNSF engine #9124 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5810 @ 2,713 tons & 7,200 feet long. M327-17 between 05:04/05:34 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engine #7026 + mid dpu CSX engi...

End cab switchers, round roofed GP9s, and Budd built coach cars from the 1940s and 50s - it’s still a bit of a living history museum just across the river in Windsor! Thanks for sharing this photo set.

Why is there a big CN logo on the embankment in Toronto?

As someone who went to school for map making ( Ferris St. for photogrammetric mapping technology---a fancy term for making maps using aerial photos) it is a pet peeve of mine when maps aren't accurate... I did not know this was your educational skillset, Mr Buster! I may have to consult with you ab...

Graphic traffic is supposed to pick up in the next week or so. Expect 105 to make more trips up there per week. I’ve seen a couple of Michigan-bound Elk trains passing the Elkhart railfan camera recently with healthy cuts of the Thiele tank cars which typically go to Graphic Packaging in Kalamazoo....

FWIW sometimes railfan meets are more about the camaraderie than about total train counts. Why did we ever meet in Durand (or any other place in Michigan) instead of just doing Fostoria or the Water Level Route? Granted, I don’t think Branch, Greenbush, or Thompsonville would make good gathering loc...