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To the north of this photo, 4 sets of track remain. They head north toward Silverbell Rd.

13:30 CN 116 GTW 8952, dolled up in GTW paint, stopped at Pontiac. I'm assuming 116 is lying in wait for Amtrak and 251 coming from the south. Stuck around the area until 14:30 and 116 had not left the Yak, nor had 251/Amtrak arrived.

21:43 Pontiac local headed south from a jaunt up the Orion/Cass sub. No visual; just happened to be outside and heard the horns. The southern wind picks up an assist.

Someone is idling away out back just out of sight at MP 22.5 at 6:44 pm. They may have stalled on the HIll. I would hazard a guess that it is 507 but it was reported earlier that 507 is not running today. 8859 hit a passenger car, according to radio (Broadcastify)... Doesn't appear there were injur...

Heck yeah! 1990 has put the band back together for a reunion tour! Nice job!

A couple cell phone shots of a Cotton Belt Box Car taken on 12/11/23 and an older GT loco, 4906, taken on 12/15/23.

I haven't seen the blue and orange locos around in a while.

Enjoy Your Day,
Beemer

A couple quick cell phone shots of an older HESR loco 3867, station, and grain elevator in Vassar, Michigan.

Possible K116 east clear mp216 at 12:48. Lite CN duo #2250 + #8815 Did anyone see if this turned south at Durand? I am told that would confirm if this was 116. They had an advance approach passing MP 225 at 13:10, they were well past the signal before it dropped back to red, 225 is always a little ...

I caught CN 5430 Local SB after a pick-up from the Ferrous scrap yard at 13:43 (06/17/23). This was on the Orion branch of the Holly subdivision. I uploaded 2 videos of it on my Rumble channel. One, coming under the Kennett Rd. Bridge and another of the train stopped on the Dixie Highway overpass. L...

I caught CN 5430 Local SB on the Holly's Orion spur, after a pick-up from the Ferrous scrap yard at 13:43.

Uploaded 2 videos of it. One, coming under the Kennett Rd. Bridge and another of the train stopped on the Dixie Highway overpass.

Thank you! I had no idea that this happened.

Pontiac local blowing horns on the Cass City/Orion track, off the Holly. I heard the horns at 23:33. What a set of pipes; I've never heard them that loud.

The Collier Road signals have not been replaced. I just drove by and they are the same dirty signals that have been in place. Inside the Orion plant property, the spur that runs along the North side (parallel to Siverbell Road) has been removed, as planned. This removal happened a few weeks ago. Hav...

Train 251 NB passing MP 22.5 at 1:22 pm with two CN's both screaming their turbocharges out pulling a long train up the Hill. By MAL exactly 10 minutes later. Missed the engines :( CN 8016 GF 643d & CN 2587 EF-644c. I recorded this train further up the Holly at Hatchery Rd at 13:55. The 480p versio...

Steve B... Receipts... 08032022 Planning Commission Meeting Documents... Check the August 03 meeting documents. The GM related material for the meeting is from pages 35 to 603. The PDF search function won't work on image files, which is how most of the GM related documents are saved/presented as. Pa...

Not yet... Just spent a few hours on my local guberment website going over material from a planning commission meeting with GM, for the proposed/in progress Orion Assembly site development. GM will build electric trucks there. GM is adding facilities to the existing plant and reconfiguring roads, ut...

GTW Dude wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:15 am

For those of you interested, here’s an old newspaper article about a derailment on the Orion Branch some years ago.

Very cool! Nice pull GTW Dude!

I'm close enough that I can hear the horns from my home. I happened to be in a position where I could hear it and bolt down to catch it. Been logging the horns I happen to hear since January (they are random) and have been wanting to video it. It was a close play at the plate, if I caught it or not....

Nice pic, RKR! I caught a scrap yard run today (posted in the CN updates)... I snagged phone video of it at two different locations, as it headed back toward the Yak... Walton: https://rumble.com/v17wxh5-train-cn-5932-working-former-cass-city-sub-holly-sub-at-walton-and-kennett-.html Kennett: https:...

16:52 CN 5932 local was crossing Walton Blvd., heading toward the Collier Rd. scrap yard. I could hear the horns. I caught 2 videos of it heading back to the Yak; Pontiac Yard. This is on the Holly Sub/Former Cass City Sub. https://rumble.com/v17wxh5-train-cn-5932-working-former-cass-city-sub-holly-...