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Supposedly, GM/Delphi was the reason the tracks were saved at all, as the Central Michigan that owned the line after GTW sold it tried to remove the tracks to salvage the material but were stopped due to the Gov requirement to have active rail service to the facility. There would have been an aband...

MiddleMI wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 07, 2024 10:22 pm

What's the grade like around Lake Odessa on the CSX Plymouth Sub? For a relatively flat area through Mid-Michigan, it's rather noticeable.

Eastbounds face a 1.8% climb to about First St., then .66%. Max for westbounds in the area is .70% leading up to Bliss Rd.

Westbound by Trowbridge at 0901

Westbound intermodal by Trowbridge at 0937

Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1549

Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1443

Westbound by Trowbridge at 1510

Westbound by Trowbridge at 0927

Way before that, ending around 1979 or 1980, Amtrak ran a Detroit to New York City round trip Train, the Niagara Rainbow , via the Detroit River Tunnel, Windsor, Niagara Falls and Buffalo daily. That ended when Conrail abandoned/sold their Canada Southern Line throught Ontario about that time. That...

Have we considered that they don't intend to re-signal the area? Given the light traffic and the current TWCD operations, I could see CSX deciding to run the area as dark territory from now on That would require an application to the FRA. In 2013 CSX asked for permission to remove the Plymouth Sub ...

SD80MAC wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:33 pm

Consumer’s has since back-pedaled a bit on that 2025 date, FWIW.

Source?

Only DTE Monroe (NS), CE Port Sheldon (CSX) and LBWL in Lansing (CN) still receive coal although all three are slated for closing or conversion soon if they haven't already. Erickson, the Lansing area's last coal power plant, shut down on 11/27/22. Consumers' J.H. Campbell Plant will close in 2025....

Does CN actually run anything out of Snow Yard anymore? I know it is used for storage of coal cars, and some autoracks, but that's all I have seen it used for in years. The locals that serve the customers around the yard are not based out of Snow (Isn't R33 based out of Cory Yard now). Other than c...

Westbound by Trowbridge at 1822

Eastbound by Okemos Rd at 1128.

Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1319

Westbound by Trowbridge at 1856

Westbound by Trowbridge at 1818

Eastbound by Trowbridge about 1015

116 by Trowbridge at 1012