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- Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:39 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: AA Pittsfield Junction Ops
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10012
Re: AA Pittsfield Junction Ops
That track was installed at the request of Saline as industrial term track.
- Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:05 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Consumers Energy West Olive.
- Replies: 62
- Views: 46915
Re: Consumers Energy West Olive.
When solar gets covered by ice and snow power output drops, then you will look like Texas last winter
- Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:54 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: NS Coke Train on Shore Line Sub (Detroit District?)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4710
Re: NS Coke Train on Shore Line Sub (Detroit District?)
DTE owns the coke coven plant on Zug Island, ships to many different buyers.
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 6:25 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: McLouth Steel rail equipment
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8399
Re: McLouth Steel rail equipment
You can see lots rail still in place, it was in use when they started the first scrapping operation. Mostly to move railroad related equipment around for scrapping.
- Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:49 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020
- Replies: 48
- Views: 51343
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020
Your's hand is great, you should see mine.
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:49 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Another dumb AA question......
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8306
Re: Another dumb AA question......
The reason MIGN got MP 0 to MP 50 was court action on MDOT for lack of payment, MIGN went into receivership, and bought out - later by WATCO!
- Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:54 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: Dundee Cement Covered Hoppers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7056
Re: Dundee Cement Covered Hoppers
I have in my a picture of UTLX 80209 1972 era by David Woodruff in Dundee Cement paint, they also had 70 ton cars with Dundee Cement similiar to Ann Arbor RR cars.
- Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:08 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Zug Island Works closing.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19798
Re: Zug Island Works closing.
The wise thing she did, when the power goes out, you lose control over many un-friendly things.
- Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:59 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Zug Island Works closing.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19798
Re: Zug Island Works closing.
Last photo Northwest corner of 80 inch mill
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:45 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: DT&I Historic News Photos 3-14-1910
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11470
Re: DT&I Historic News Photos 3-14-1910
The Track they were running on until 1932 via lease from NYC or LS&MS, the NYC own the track, LS&MS operating assignment at that time.
- Mon Mar 23, 2020 7:27 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: DT&I Historic News Photos 3-14-1910
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11470
Re: DT&I Historic News Photos 3-14-1910
A 'New York Central Central' oval herald appears next to the door. It is not the Ann Arbor wreck crane
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 7:24 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: DT&I Historic News Photos 3-14-1910
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11470
Re: DT&I Historic News Photos 3-14-1910
Which wrecker do you have?
- Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:16 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: GLC Chilson Siding
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6931
Re: GLC Chilson Siding
The south end was to Michigan & Ohio Sand & Gravel company, remains of their loader foundation is this there, their operation site was east of the Ann Arbor tracks supplied many car loads of gravel to ballast the Annie, pictures in Howell Library collection, you can copy. They had a small 2-6-0, and...
- Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:04 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: DT&I Historic News Photos 3-14-1910
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11470
Re: DT&I Historic News Photos 3-14-1910
Also in the village of Rea, church, store, and elevator on the map.
- Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:08 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates March 2020
- Replies: 63
- Views: 54137
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates March 2020
From which railroad are the boxcars?
- Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:24 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: 1890 report on Boiler Inspection
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17386
Re: 1890 report on Boiler Inspection
Fire tube is continual project with wash out; Water tube the lower drums (called mud drums) have to be inspected and cleaned as necessary about once a year, steam have remove all steam separator equipment from inside for inspection only done on major boiler inspections about 3 years period. Todays w...
- Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:44 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: 1890 report on Boiler Inspection
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17386
Re: 1890 report on Boiler Inspection
Rick - It depends on the type of boiler, I operated water tube boiler which the a tube will fail before any of the drums. When we test it with safety valves removed, this 1st step to find bad connection of tubes to drums, we do this normally with boiler feed pumps which will reach 150% of boiler pre...
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 7:20 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: 1890 report on Boiler Inspection
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17386
Re: 1890 report on Boiler Inspection
This is way many cities require a boiler operator based on the type on boiler you are going to operate - I was one the licensed operator - operating at 2600 psi. My boilers were checked by the State and insurance company inspect on routine, and the company also checked the boilers and piping. The op...
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:44 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: New North Yard, NYC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6420
Re: New North Yard, NYC
The first stage of the yard was built, the West side of the yard was not, nor was the engine house and water and coaling. Hallet tower had many interchange railroad connections to handle, the west yard had as many planned for it.
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 7:03 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: RR line through Mesick MI
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6842
Re: RR line through Mesick MI
It does look like the bridge and the paint on the engine is similar to a Ann Arbor RR engine, but this appears to be one of the Wabash engines leased by Ann Arbor RR - its missing the white edge on the walkway that Ann Arbor engines carried to indicated they where equipped for passenger service.