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There are actually trains that go up the Portland secondary which switch the ADM grain elevator and the downtown Portland industrial lead, I also have a “interchange” with the EL but that’s fictional at this time. What control system are you using? DigiTrax NCE MRC Everybody has their own personal ...

Thank you for the recommendation. My friend, John Kearney, who will help me with the wiring, also recommended NCE so that is probably what I will go with :) . What control system are you going to be using? DigiTrax NCE MRC Everybody has their own personal favorite of course. I will always recommend...

That is a nice looking track plan, David. You can do some switching or just let a nice-sized train run loops There are actually trains that go up the Portland secondary which switch the ADM grain elevator and the downtown Portland industrial lead, I also have a “interchange” with the EL but that’s ...

Here are updated industry pictures and staging yard from 3/20/22 End of staging yard (Detroit & Port Huron respectively) IMG_3924.jpg Entrance to staging yardIMG_3923.jpg Switch lead to Ford Romeo Engine plantIMG_3922.jpg Engine Servicing TrackIMG_3920.jpg Washington Elevator/Capitol FertilizerIMG_...

Thank you for posting the information. This is an important part of the lines history that I am not well-versed on so I am glad you did. Due to track capacity limitations WMIG will be freight only for the foreseeable future. But, if we lose freight traffic things could change. I have a paper railro...

Back in the late 1980s my wife and I took the train from Paw Paw to Lawrence and back. The previous operator of the line the Kalamazoo Lakeshore and Chicago ran a tourist operation that seemed quite successful. I’m just wondering if there’s any plans to re-institute that service? I enjoyed the trip ...

Realized I haven't posted here in a while so lets get back to it! It's 1980... The Chessie System, and State of Michigan have come to an agreement on a track sale. The EJ&S will operate over state owned trackage on a 10 year operations contract from Bellaire to Traverse City along with the remainde...

L301-01 @ 12:08 westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 151 axles (+1 error?) & 2,047 feet long. CSX engine #4384 & 36? cars. He’s headed into Waverly. Afterwards, he has work for Hartford mp CG68.7 & Coloma mp CG75.8 & Sawyer mp CG105.2 I had a count of 36 cars. He will be spending some time in...

Michigan Shore RR: MMRR #2019, MMRR #2057 with 14 hoppers, 15 tank cars -If my eyes and ears are seeing and hearing correctly it sounds like they got #2019's old K5LA back on MMRR #2019 with MMRR #2057 back on the Michigan Shore!! :shock: :o MS Z627-01 working the CSX interchange Waverly yard @ 10:...

Michigan Shore RR: MMRR #2019, MMRR #2057 with 14 hoppers, 15 tank cars -If my eyes and ears are seeing and hearing correctly it sounds like they got #2019's old K5LA back on MMRR #2019 with MMRR #2057 back on the Michigan Shore!! :shock: :o Y121-01 tied down in Waverly yard @ 11:21 Engine #6461 MS...

Awesome GR H & C! It really is a great decoder with so many different options and choices. Which speaker/s did you go with? I reappropriated a speaker from a burned out DigiTrax SDXH166D sound decoder. I checked out the video your locomotive sounds great nice job. I also have a second sound car for...

I recently installed an Econami DCC Sound decoder in my Proto 2000 Union Pacific SD60M. I purchased the ECO-PNP 882004 decoder with a 28mm 8ohm round speaker with enclosure. I have also replaced the LEDs in the locomotive. I am very happy with the final product and sound of the locomotive. I have a...

GRSE is having discussions with Lime and Gypsum Products in Vermontville. They currently truck their product from their plant in Turner (on LSRC). Routing would be LSRC (who will have to reinstall the Turner Spur switch) to Plymouth then CSX to Grand Rapids. It is difficult to compete with trucks o...

Gasoline and a greasy spoon

The concept of this thread is a single photo from your model railroad with a quick caption.

First rays of the new morning sun.

Y121-31 tied down in Waverly yard @ 13:25

Another late update: In 2018 a coalition of local farmers decided to start receiving cottonseed at a Team Track in Carson City. They were tired of dealing with dealers opening and closing and moving around and dramatic price fluctuations. They will unload at a refurbished elevator siding on the wes...

Amtrak P371-31 Holland depot mp CG25.3 @ 06:48

Q327-31 mp CG25.3 @ 07:19

Y121-30 westbound from the M.J. lead to the main @ 09:31 Engine #6461 + 1 covered hopper He set off 2 loaded center beam flat cars at Zeeland lumber and had a pick up of 1 empty covered hopper from Vandenbosch feeds Y121-30 eastbound mp CG20.67 @ 09:33 Y121-30 westbound mp CG20.67 @ 09:56 Engine #64...

L303-29 @ 13:04 eastward reported from Seymour mp CH148.1 with CSX engines #5444 + #5313 & 74 cars (57 loads + 17 empties). He has work for Lansing. N801-29 @ 13:20 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 532 axles & 6,919 feet long. BNSF engine #6298 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF #9291...