KBE Connecting
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Re: KBE Connecting
The KB&E checked the minority owned company box.
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My Paper Railroad, Grand Rapids Southeastern (GRSE), is more interesting.
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Raildudes dad wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 6:51 pmIf your wife owns 51% of your RR, it can be a disadvantaged business enterprise
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I just created a Railroadfan Wiki page for KBEC. Feel free to give it a look, I am more than happy to edit stuff!
I think I found all 11 customers KBE had, but I am not sure. I still have no idea where the Sand & Gravel Pit in Irving was...
https://railroadfan.com/wiki/index.php/ ... ng_Railway
I think I found all 11 customers KBE had, but I am not sure. I still have no idea where the Sand & Gravel Pit in Irving was...
https://railroadfan.com/wiki/index.php/ ... ng_Railway
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Well done NS3322!
I sometimes wonder if they meant the High Grade aggregate yard in Dutton rather than Irving
I sometimes wonder if they meant the High Grade aggregate yard in Dutton rather than Irving
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I could be incorrect, but I thought that Ron Crowd was the first minority owner of a railroad in the U.S., with the Battenkill RR, in Washington County, New York, in 1982.
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The Kent-Barry-Eaton Connecting Railway was a short line created to operate the former Conrail owned Michigan Central Grand Rapids branch, from Grand Rapids to Vermontville on July 15, 1979.
joeyuboats wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2023 7:05 pmI could be incorrect, but I thought that Ron Crowd was the first minority owner of a railroad in the U.S., with the Battenkill RR, in Washington County, New York, in 1982.
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Amazing what you can get away with, having that box checked.
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I was unaware of the MIS Alco... what proof do you have on it? After the one Alco that was nicely painted and left to freeze I knew of the TSBY unit being used but nothing else following.NS3322 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:51 pmI just created a Railroadfan Wiki page for KBEC. Feel free to give it a look, I am more than happy to edit stuff!
I think I found all 11 customers KBE had, but I am not sure. I still have no idea where the Sand & Gravel Pit in Irving was...
https://railroadfan.com/wiki/index.php/ ... ng_Railway
I still believe this railroad had it been managed right would've been profitable and would've remained today.
Did the elevator in Caledonia not ship by rail by this time? They were practically on top of the mainline.
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What do you mean by proof? Click the links! It is all on the page...Ann Arbor 7 was ruined mechanically in about the same way as #6 (both were technically leased from the State/Michigan Interstate). They then leased the C&O NW2 and lastly the TSBY NW2. I also collected a lot of info from Facebook posts that I am unfortunately unable to directly reference. I really wish this railroad had been photographed and covered more but unfortunately we have to go by 40+ year old testimonies and stories with sources that differ.
Here is one of the only photos I could dig up with AA #7 in Dutton:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/129767142@N06/17140655785
It's on the list.
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I looked at the page. I came back here after the fact. I must've overlooked the Caledonia customer, as I saw the ones in Dutton and Hastings.NS3322 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:43 pmWhat do you mean by proof? Click the links! It is all on the page...Ann Arbor 7 was ruined mechanically in about the same way as #6 (both were technically leased from the State/Michigan Interstate). They then leased the C&O NW2 and lastly the TSBY NW2. I also collected a lot of info from Facebook posts that I am unfortunately unable to directly reference. I really wish this railroad had been photographed and covered more but unfortunately we have to go by 40+ year old testimonies and stories with sources that differ.
Here is one of the only photos I could dig up with AA #7 in Dutton:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/129767142@N06/17140655785
It's on the list.
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