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He sells two brands of hot tubs. Nordic is made in Grand Rapids and Jacuzzi is made in Connecticut. Most dealers struggle to purchase a truckload at a time. So I don't ever see them taking a railcar full. And the other big question, does the shipper have a way to load a railcar? Side note, I arrange...

Donald Van Reken wrote a book on this line about 20 years ago with lots of photos. You can find it at the Herrick Public Library in Holland.

Ben,

Go to this site for lots of old Muskegon Harbor Charts. They show track details within a few blocks of shore. There is a nice 1945 chart. Use the "Preview" option.

http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/historicals/search

It is inbound product for the cherry companies on the peninsula. You would be amazed how many intermodal loads of cherries in brine from Oregon are shipped into Michigan to be processed here. Most of what goes outbound is refrigerated or frozen. Cherry Growers stopped shipping out of Grawn 18 months...

There are several companies near TC that receive inbound 53' containers. Note the CSX painted container numbers usually start with "UMXU" making it a free running container on CSX and UP. You will also see "EMHU" containers. They all come off the train in Chicago and are trucked up. Not many reloads...

The spur to French Paper was removed at least 10 years ago. The short section of their spur still in place on the north side of Niles has a warehouse on it the gets boxcars sometimes. I'm not sure who the customer is.

Upper Midwest cold weather required BNSF trains to be split to maintain air pressure. Add in snow slowing trains down, increase in North Dakota oil trains, lots of grain to move, derailments, crew shortages and the power runs short. Other railroads also had on going weather issues that caused train ...

I use to love to take Chicago Dr. from Holland to Grandville starting in the 1960's. You were guaranteed to see one or more trains on every trip. This lasted until the CP trains started to go away. And now it is just a sad trip down memory lane. Rarely do I see a train. The PM/C&O/Chessie/CSX is jus...

I'll take your MNS all door 2 pack. I'll send you PM.

Dave

Boot Hill does an nice whistle blow in June every year SE of Jones, MI. Both steam and air whistles from trains, ships, factories and other places. Free to attend and a couple bucks to toot your whistle.

No global warming in the Western Michigan. The European Union is backing away from the global warming. Russian and China never fell for it. If a private firm funds your research, you better take care of the hand that feeds you. Then give your findings to the media and we now have global warming. As ...

8 axle trucks can haul propane as needed from a storage depot which is generally served via rail and/or pipeline directly to a propane distributor. For it to move by rail to a propane distributor, the shipment must have been planned well in advance and the destination must have a siding with all the...

He can have it. I was hoping for ones already built.

I wanted some truss bridges. But the weather was against me. Are they still available?

Please post the date. I have always wanted to take my quads to the UP.

No TOFC out of Detroit on CSX and NS. CN offers it in some lanes.

WOW.... I have always enjoyed your photos and videos. And I have always wanted to visit your layout. Directions from Grand Rapids please.

Thanks,

Dave

"Q512 with yn3b SD50/SD40 plus a few windmill parts cleared CG a minute ago." Would "CG" be the CG Railway that runs the rail barges to Mexico from Mobile, AL? So windmill parts from Mexico? Please try to include a little more detail on the location in your postings in the future as I don't think th...

I always though Morris was not happy with Pioneer rates. So Morris started build his own connection with the NS for his stone trains. I could be wrong on this.....

Bradford White union truck drivers would shuttle railroad owned trailers between Manufactures Cartage yard in Grand Rapids and Middleville. We could not have our trucker bring railroad owned trailers on to BW property. Something in their truck drivers union agreement. We would pay Manufactures Carta...