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All of this apple talk and conversation is absolutely fascinating however it really has nothing to do with the Hamilton Northwestern at this point unless they start transloading apples or apple based products. So I’m going to post these photos of the HNW at the Keystone facility in Hamilton Michigan...

The Hamilton Northwestern transload yard located in Fillmore Michigan seems to be open for business. I’m not sure if these cars are being stored or if they’re being unloaded or loaded. It looks like there is a hose hanging off one of the cars to facilitate transloading. 10896615-106E-4642-8029-53D8F...

MikeB89 wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:20 am

CSX M327-30 Calling medium clear Grandville at 8:20am.

Passing through Hudsonville Michigan @ 08:42

Approaching Zeeland Michigan @ 08:46

M327-30 is stopped at Ivanrest MP CG4.7. Don't know who is listening to the scanner but they're stopped do to an error with PTC. They were moving at about 7 mph when it threw a com fault. It put them in brake suppression. Right now PTC is tempting to remote into the locomotive system. Might be a bi...

I seen the blue prints from MDOT, there going to pay a large portion of the siding and GLC is going to try and take out one of the 90lb switches that is not being used by the Good Will and move it down on the west end of the new siding to make it a run-around track. I dont know what the hell SD-80 ...

Here’s a very interesting YouTube channel that features railroad art/graffiti. https://youtube.com/@jonanjello?si=PLeh4Fl0_8MgNpWd

L301-29 @ 10:37 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #8199 + #2428 & ?? cars (call was broken up). He’ll head westward for work at Buzzi Cement mp CG5.2 & then go directly to Hartford mp CG68.7 & will runaround his train at Kirk mp CG70.2 to head back east. L301-29 @ 11:29 w...

Y121-29 working in Waverly yard Holland Michigan @ 09:57

CSX engine #2686

Note: Y121-29 just returned from the Fremont subdivision with 1 car.
This mornings train sounded sad and soulful as though it was in mourning.

Well I’m sure somebody will give you an answer better than what I can give you but I’ll try. In the area that I live which is West Michigan most of the interchanging of cars is done within the yards of the various railroads. For example the Hamilton Northwestern interchanges cars with the CSX and th...

That's a completely different engine. What is a completely different engine? I am not exactly sure what you are talking about could you please specify. What was Y223? Was that the second shift local that at one time worked out of Waverly yard. Here’s a satellite image taken at the same time as the ...

This radio program explains the name of Grand Elk's Gearhart yard. http://wmuk.org/post/rail-yards-new-name-sparks-curiosity I just read on a railfan website that the name of Gearhart yard has possibly been changed to Botsford. Does anybody know if this is true and if so why name change? This isn’t...

GAP wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:35 am

This radio program explains the name of Grand Elk's Gearhart yard.

http://wmuk.org/post/rail-yards-new-nam ... -curiosity

I just read on a railfan website that the name of Gearhart yard has possibly been changed to Botsford. Does anybody know if this is true and if so why name change?

Y121-27 westbound departing Zeeland Michigan @ 14:19

CSX engine #2686 + 2 cars + OLS caboose.

Note: this afternoon‘s train picked up 1 empty center beam flat car from Zeeland lumber in Zeeland Michigan and 1 covered hopper from Plascore Zeeland Michigan

MS Z627-27 working the CSX interchange Waverly yard Holland Michigan @ 10:54 MM engines #2019 + #2170 Note: this morning‘s inbound train had 33 cars in its consist. 31 tank cars and 2 covered hoppers. That note is just flat out wrong. About 18 Covered hoppers and 5 tank cars That’s not what I count...

L301-27 @ 11:02 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 69 axles (+1 error). CSX engines #8199 + #2428 & 14 cars. He’s headed into Waverly mp CG22.8 Later he’ll head west for work at Hartford mp CG68.7 & Coloma(?) mp CG76.7 & will be going to Sawyer mp CG105.2 Approachin...

MS Z627-27 working the CSX interchange Waverly yard Holland Michigan @ 10:54

MM engines #2019 + #2170

Note: this morning‘s inbound train had 33 cars in its consist. 31 tank cars and 2 covered hoppers.
Edit: I may have been mistaken and this may have been the outbound consist.

Nice Dave O very nice.

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 a...

Y121-26 eastbound from the main to the M&J lead Zeeland Michigan @ 09:46 CSX engine #2686 + 9 cars. Note: this morning‘s train will be setting off 1 loaded center beam flat car for Zeeland lumber in Zeeland Michigan. This morning‘s train also has 8 empty gondola cars in its consist and apparently wi...

The keystone facility in Hamilton Michigan has apparently started receiving inbound fertilizer shipments. Sometime in the last few days the Hamilton Northwestern brought in at least 3 tank cars. On 03/13/2024 they were observed sitting on the run around track inside the facility. They have to spot ...