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Volume #29 is now ready for viewing. It is March of 1998 as we begin yet another volume of trains on the CSXT Plymouth Subdivision in Howell, Michigan at mile post 54.8. For the first half of the video you can catch classic C&NW, NS, SP and WC locomotives all lead trains on the subdivision as well a...

Volume #28 showcasing the remainder of the CSXT Plymouth Subdivision video footage at mile post 54.8 from 1997 has just been posted. About the only noteworthy item for this one is you will see fresh CSX SD70MAC's in the 700-724 group being delivered in September, otherwise it is business as usual. T...

Volume #27 has just been uploaded. It is the spring of 1997 as we continue with the CSXT Plymouth Subdivision series featuring CSXT and Canadian Pacific trains at mile post 54.8 in Howell, Michigan. Canadian Pacific continued to lease 50 Norfolk Southern SD40's and SD40-2's as well as large quantiti...

Only 24 hours later here comes the CSXT Plymouth Subdivision series Volume #26 showcasing both CSX and Canadian Pacific locomotive action at mile post 54.8 in Howell. Coming directly off the heels of Volume #25, this volume should be an improvement upon the last one in so far as the quality goes. Th...

Volume #25 is now up and running continuing onward right from where Vol #24 left off, it's more live locomotive action on the Plymouth Subdivision from autumn 1996 and winter 1997 at mile post 54.8 in Howell. Highlights include seeing the 'Mt. Pleasant Casino' train with T&SB GP35's 385 and 394, one...

Thanks so much! These videos were very enjoyable to do back in the day and am glad we can share with everyone now in 2019 what life was like on the Plymouth Subdivision back 20-30 years ago.

Volume #24 of the CSXT Plymouth Subdivision series showcasing CSX and Canadian Pacific trains at mile post 54.8 in Howell, Michigan has just been uploaded. We have a lot to mention here for this one! This video features "Iron Highway" trains R160/R161 and R162/R163. One train set was the longer offi...

Volume #23 is up and ready for viewing at this time! For this volume we find ourselves in April of 1996 at mile post 54.8 in Howell along the Plymouth Subdivision. By this time, the Canadian Pacific trains have been renamed again from 'Z' trains to 'X' trains, the CSX CW44AC order from GE has been c...

Volume #22 has just been uploaded which begins with a brief look at Walbridge Yard in Toledo, Ohio before hopping back up to mile post 54.8. Welcome to 1995 as the evolution of the CSXT Plymouth Subdivision continues. First of all, we showcase the brand new CSX CW44AC locomotives which began to arri...

On the heels of Volume #20, here comes the just posted Volume #21 continuing the locomotive action at mile post 54.8 on the CSXT Plymouth Subdivision in the summer of 1994. One unique highlight for this volume is seeing the "Chapel Hill" formerly the Chesapeake & Ohio Office Car #3 as it was known p...

Volume #20 has just been uploaded. Filmed in June and July of 1994, the CSXT Plymouth Subdivision is hopping with trains from both CSX Transportation and Canadian Pacific at mile post 54.8 in Howell. Highlights include the continued presence of trio's of CP Alco's, brand new Southern Pacific SD70M's...

Volume #19 from the spring of 1994 has just been released and brings you something never seen before on the CSXT Plymouth Subdivision: Double-stacks. With the enlargement of the Detroit / Windsor tunnel, domestic double-stack containers were now able to be transported in to and out of Canada directl...

Volume #18 has just been posted! Welcome to 1994 and the continuation of the CSXT Plymouth Subdivision series. Highlights for this volume are seeing brand new CSX C44-9W's fresh from GE at Erie (9000-9052), watching first time on the subdivision Alco RS18's in the 1800 series joining the ranks with ...

Volume #17 has just been posted. See CSX Transportation and Canadian Pacific at their best in Michigan! Watch train after train and locomotive after locomotive pass by mile post 54.8 along the Plymouth Subdivision in Howell. It's business as usual in the fall of 1993 with the only notable item worth...

Nice photo! Those were great times back then at Plymouth diamond. I wish we had more video of Plymouth for you, but we didn't get down there all that often. More uploads will be coming out of the vault soon as we edge closer to 1994 as the evolution of the Plymouth Subdivision continues.

Volume #16 has just been posted as we continue the Plymouth Subdivision series at mile post 54.8 in Howell, Michigan. By late summer of 1993, CSX had completed its 268 unit order of C40-8W's from General Electric numbered 7650-7917. This order displaced many older locomotives from both EMD and GE. S...

Thanks, Kyle! Glad you are enjoying! I have a lot more videos to upload in the months ahead - so we're far from being done with the series.

Volume #15 of the Plymouth Subdivision series has just been uploaded as we continue to watch the locomotive action at mile post 54.8 in Howell, Michigan. In 1990, Canadian Pacific gained full control of the Soo Line, but it wasn't until 1993 that CP started repainting Soo Line locomotives into its n...

Happy New Year! Volume #14 of the CSXT Plymouth Subdivision series has now been uploaded and begins in April of 1993 with a triple meet in Howell. First up: Eastbound R334 led by Conrail SD40-2 6454 stalls out climbing Ann Pere hill at Beck road. So eastbound R204 (who was following R334 east) led b...

Volume #13 is up and ready for viewing! This volume continues to watch the evolution of the CSXT Plymouth Subdivision during the 1990's at mile post 54.8 in Howell. At the beginning of 1993, CSXT was running 6 daily freights on the line. Q326/Q327 Detroit-Chicago, Q334/Q335 Toledo-Grand Rapids and Q...