Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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Grand Rapids Eastern #3839/Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 Horn - Which Is Better (If You Know GR #3839)

GR #3839 - Amazing K5LA
2
8%
GR #3839 - Amazing K5LAR24
2
8%
MMRR #2057 - K5LA
0
No votes
MMRR #2057 - Raised Letter K5LA
2
8%
Don't Know/No Preference
19
76%
 
Total votes: 25

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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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jaykirks wrote:
Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:06 am
Jetlink wrote:
Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:33 am
Standard Railfan wrote:
Sat Mar 11, 2023 11:18 am


Only because there is not a category named “Man I don’t care.”
:lol:
^^^^^^^^^^^This ^^^^^^^^^
Petty :roll:
Yeah it is.

Also, I kind of wish we could see the usernames of the 4 people who actually voted. You know,, so maybe we could heckle them a little. Who knows, might be a nice touch.

(trying to move out of the petty category and into the passive aggressive realm. Let me know how I did.)
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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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Jetlink wrote:
Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:44 am
jaykirks wrote:
Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:06 am
Jetlink wrote:
Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:33 am


^^^^^^^^^^^This ^^^^^^^^^
Petty :roll:
Yeah it is.

Also, I kind of wish we could see the usernames of the 4 people who actually voted. You know,, so maybe we could heckle them a little. Who knows, might be a nice touch.

(trying to move out of the petty category and into the passive aggressive realm. Let me know how I did.)
You don't have to vote it, it's just an optional opinion poll

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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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Jetlink wrote:
Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:44 am
jaykirks wrote:
Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:06 am
Jetlink wrote:
Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:33 am


^^^^^^^^^^^This ^^^^^^^^^
Petty :roll:
Yeah it is.

Also, I kind of wish we could see the usernames of the 4 people who actually voted. You know,, so maybe we could heckle them a little. Who knows, might be a nice touch.

(trying to move out of the petty category and into the passive aggressive realm. Let me know how I did.)
You’re doing quite well however I still think you could take it a little farther. You got to get :twisted:

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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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J T wrote:
Sun Mar 12, 2023 7:58 pm
jaykirks wrote:
Sat Mar 11, 2023 12:36 pm
:lol: I'll tell you that K5LA was the best. OH, and it's not required to answer if you don't know or care :P :lol:
Well, if that's what was on 3839 a decade ago, I can't disagree. Nothing like being up in the Ada hills and hearing that horn echoing down in the valley. Loved it.

Edit: Actually, now that I think about it, a decade ago would have been MMRR24's horn I was hearing. But yeah, 3839 sounded great when I heard it as well.
They both were great! I wish there were more K5LAs horns like that on many engines today.
And yes that had to be MMRR #24 in Ada. GR 3839 was on the Michigan Shore from Muskegon to Grand Haven to Holland.

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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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Railnazi wrote:
Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:33 am
2057 is a piece of crap,keeps dropping it load above 300 amps. It's been over a year and the mechanics can't figure it out
Sounds like an electrician's problem
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.

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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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Jetlink wrote:
Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:44 am

Also, I kind of wish we could see the usernames of the 4 people who actually voted. You know,, so maybe we could heckle them a little. Who knows, might be a nice touch.
I voted for the raised letter one out of spite
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.

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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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Schteinkuh wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:33 pm
I voted for the raised letter one out of spite
Hot take: Raised letters suck. They sound so unnatural.

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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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David Collins wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:35 pm
Schteinkuh wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:33 pm
I voted for the raised letter one out of spite
Hot take: Raised letters suck. They sound so unnatural.
Haha, got one
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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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Schteinkuh wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:07 pm
Haha, got one
Did I say that I voted for one? No.

Do I know what any of these horn/locomotive combinations sound like? No.

Have I ever railfanned the MSRR and MMRR and heard the horn on any of the units? No, and don't intend to.

Hitting you with the reverse card now, awnser the three questions that I've asked, and maybe we'll see if you're secretly one of them :lol:
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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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Schteinkuh wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:33 pm
Jetlink wrote:
Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:44 am

Also, I kind of wish we could see the usernames of the 4 people who actually voted. You know,, so maybe we could heckle them a little. Who knows, might be a nice touch.
I voted for the raised letter one out of spite
It's tied now with MMRR #2057 besides the "don't know/no preference" poll.
MMRR #2019's horn was voted Raised Letter in the lead.
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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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David Collins wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:26 pm
Schteinkuh wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:07 pm
Haha, got one
Did I say that I voted for one? No.

Do I know what any of these horn/locomotive combinations sound like? No.

Have I ever railfanned the MSRR and MMRR and heard the horn on any of the units? No, and don't intend to.

Hitting you with the reverse card now, awnser the three questions that I've asked, and maybe we'll see if you're secretly one of them :lol:
But did I ask?
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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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There used to be a video of MMRR 2057 in MQT in 2018 running on the bridge with a short horn blow on YouTube. I do not remember the YouTube user who uploaded it but it's not on there anymore...

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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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jaykirks wrote:
Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:35 pm
There used to be a video of MMRR 2057 in MQT in 2018 running on the bridge with a short horn blow on YouTube. I do not remember the YouTube user who uploaded it but it's not on there anymore...
Maybe what you’re looking for is on this YouTube channel.
https://youtube.com/@railfanlandon3670

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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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GRHC wrote:
Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:29 pm
jaykirks wrote:
Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:35 pm
There used to be a video of MMRR 2057 in MQT in 2018 running on the bridge with a short horn blow on YouTube. I do not remember the YouTube user who uploaded it but it's not on there anymore...
Maybe what you’re looking for is on this YouTube channel.
https://youtube.com/@railfanlandon3670
No it's not on this channel.
The user who did have it on YouTube may have taken it off :(
Thanks! :wink:

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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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I think all horns are unique. The only video I gotten of MMR #2057 was 11 months ago and above posted on the first post of this thread. It’s been 3 years since I filmed Marquette Rail
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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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Andy24 wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:00 am
I think all horns are unique. The only video I gotten of MMR #2057 was 11 months ago and above posted on the first post of this thread. It’s been 3 years since I filmed Marquette Rail
Thank you! :wink:

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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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Andy24 wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:00 am
I think all horns are unique. The only video I gotten of MMR #2057 was 11 months ago and above posted on the first post of this thread. It’s been 3 years since I filmed Marquette Rail
Hey! It crossed my mind that today is 1 year exactly you filmed MMRR #2057 at MQT (Z151-16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOTRLfse-W8&t=163s
#ThrowbackThursday

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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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MMRR #2057 (Ex: GR #3839), a former Michigan Shore engine was filmed at MQT a year ago today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOTRLfse-W8&t=163s
#ThrowbackThursday

Has anyone heard from another former MS engine HESR #2025 (now RLIX #2025)?
Are there any new videos of it since it has been sent off to Bay City?
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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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jaykirks wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:28 pm
Andy24 wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:00 am
I think all horns are unique. The only video I gotten of MMR #2057 was 11 months ago and above posted on the first post of this thread. It’s been 3 years since I filmed Marquette Rail
Hey! It crossed my mind that today is 1 year exactly you filmed MMRR #2057 at MQT (Z151-16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOTRLfse-W8&t=163s
#ThrowbackThursday
Correcto! I was lucky and waited to see Z151 heading back north.
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Re: Mid Michigan Railroad #2057 - Grand Rapids 2020

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Andy24 wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:10 pm
jaykirks wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:28 pm
Andy24 wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:00 am
I think all horns are unique. The only video I gotten of MMR #2057 was 11 months ago and above posted on the first post of this thread. It’s been 3 years since I filmed Marquette Rail
Hey! It crossed my mind that today is 1 year exactly you filmed MMRR #2057 at MQT (Z151-16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOTRLfse-W8&t=163s
#ThrowbackThursday
Correcto! I was lucky and waited to see Z151 heading back north.
Yes you were!

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