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by GT Railfan
Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:30 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Railroad Music
Replies: 10
Views: 1240

Boxcar Willie! I have everyone of his tapes. I was fisrt introduced to him at age three and by age four I was able to do his Train Whistle wich I can still do today. I remeber going to his concert one year and at the end of a song I particularly liked, I did the whistle. Box stopped, turned around a...
by GT Railfan
Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:37 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: LSRC 371
Replies: 2
Views: 583

LSRC 371

Just a heads up, 371 just cleard main street in gaylord, south bound with a silver passenger car and a black Lake State passenger Car. Anyone know Whats Up?
by GT Railfan
Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:02 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Holly Subdivision Traffic
Replies: 6
Views: 566

Bridge

hey norm, Its been a few months since Ive been down there. what are they doing to the Bridge. Rplacing it or re-enforceing it.?
by GT Railfan
Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:18 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Quarters last moments.
Replies: 2
Views: 522

Quarters last moments.

http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayi ... Share it. I dont know how to put it on the screen so, I put the Url Tag uop. Just cut and Paste.
by GT Railfan
Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:49 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Location
Replies: 1
Views: 336

Location

Just to let you all know, if your are in Pontiac anytime soon, Stop off at Watkins Lake Rd and Dixie Hwy at the railroad crossing. There is a good place to take pictures of CN trains going into and out of Pontiac. It is a flat piece of ground next to the tracks that provides a good veiw of Two Cross...
by GT Railfan
Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:58 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Amtrak #354 struck a Ferndale teen
Replies: 4
Views: 825

I was down here in pontiac that night and I heard the radio transmission from the amtrak to the dispatcher. I have to say it has got to be hard on the crews aboard the trains.(you could hear it in the engineers voice). Then to keep the railroad on there feet, they had to worry about how many people ...
by GT Railfan
Mon Jun 26, 2006 2:21 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: GTW tri-light signals..
Replies: 7
Views: 1833

Just outside of the yard at pontiac. The signal is just befor the bridge that gose over Dixie Hwy. Then up that track about two miles is another at the GM plant. I beleive it is the old romeo sub. :D
by GT Railfan
Mon Jun 26, 2006 2:15 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Anybody wanna railfan?
Replies: 4
Views: 1037

I am here in waterford/pontiac right now untill thursday. PM me for details
:D
by GT Railfan
Sun Jun 25, 2006 6:57 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: OUCH
Replies: 9
Views: 1936

IF it was the 24th it was yesterday.
by GT Railfan
Sun Jun 25, 2006 1:51 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: OUCH
Replies: 9
Views: 1936

Where was this gregg? That looks like quite the accident. any one hurt? I am suprised if any body wasnt. I would like to have that controll board hanging out what used to be the window.
by GT Railfan
Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:40 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: 798 in gaylord
Replies: 2
Views: 495

798 in gaylord

Dose any body know why the 798 is sitting on the Georgia pacific spur in gaylord. i was there yesterday and there was no body around it. great time to get pictures though. 8) 8) :D :)
by GT Railfan
Sun Jun 04, 2006 4:57 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN Losing more GM Work
Replies: 2
Views: 678

Not many people like CN. I do. and I am sorry that I have not sent that guide i have been busy. will try to get it to you soon. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
by GT Railfan
Fri May 19, 2006 8:51 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Pontiac
Replies: 1
Views: 530

Pontiac

Dose any body railfan in Pontiac? I feel like the only one that dose.
:) :D :wink:
by GT Railfan
Thu May 18, 2006 7:07 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: CN in pontiac this morning.
Replies: 1
Views: 512

CN in pontiac this morning.

Around 9:45 this morning I was down in Pontiac on my way to some relitives, I was stopped by a train headded north to the yard. Probably 100 cars or more. I did not get the number because I was looking for my camera wich I forgot. The train did have quite a few, CN containers in the well cars. thoug...
by GT Railfan
Wed May 17, 2006 4:28 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Wich do you like the most?
Replies: 5
Views: 1067

Wich do you like the most?

Just wondering.
by GT Railfan
Wed May 17, 2006 3:41 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: how and where do i find ....
Replies: 11
Views: 2095

Go to www.terraserver.microsoft.com. then type in flint. You need to go to the topographic map part and it gives you all the tracks that are in the yard. they are not labeled though. hope it works.
happy railfanning, Bob
by GT Railfan
Tue May 16, 2006 8:42 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: You might be a rail fan if....
Replies: 50
Views: 7373

..... when somebody ask you what train you saw and you tell them it was a GP38-2 leading a MOW train past MP 56.8 and they ask if you need to see a sycyatrist . 8)
by GT Railfan
Tue May 16, 2006 12:50 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: ship museume opens
Replies: 2
Views: 598

BB, the valley Camp is a very interesting museume. I had to film a school project on it in November. The ship offers a great look at what life on the great lakes is like. You get to see the Pilot house, engine room, boiler room, captains quaters, and many more rooms. They also have the original two ...
by GT Railfan
Sun May 14, 2006 5:56 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CCI Warns Against Riding Rail Cars
Replies: 2
Views: 1165

I dont really see the fun in doing that. I once saw a accident in real life that pertaind to guy riding a freight train. not pretty. very stupid thing to do. Also, wasn't Cleaveland cliffs a shipping company?
Happy Railfanning, Bob 8)
by GT Railfan
Sun May 14, 2006 2:49 pm
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: Holly Sub.
Replies: 1
Views: 3308

Holly Sub.

Dose any one know of anything new with CN's Holly sub. particularly between Pontiac and Holly? Thanks
Happy railfanning, Bob. 8)