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The City of Elkhart released this information yesterday. The E&W project is getting started!

I've been racking my brain here, but maybe someone can help jog my memory. I seem to remember someone reminiscing about working at Carleton Tower back in the 1970s; while they mostly spoke of C&O and DT&I operations there, they did mention a bit about PRR/PC as well. I seem to remember them mention...

It’s well over 200 miles from their southern extent at Wixom (metro Detroit) to the northern limits at Alpena and Gaylord. The railroading also looks extremely different whether you are south of Saginaw or up in the North Woods. What geographic area are you considering? That’ll help us chime in with...

Amtrak company cars are on the 350-355 round trip today. Heritage sleeper PACIFIC BEND (Union Pacific, 1950), CORRIDOR CLIPPER (Amfleet), AMERICAN VIEW (Viewliner). Go get ‘em!

As reported in the Elkhart VR camera chat, CP528 departed West Toronto this morning westbound around 09:00 with CSXT 1869, the C&O heritage unit, in the consist. Not sure what timing looks like for Windsor/the Tunnel/customs and getting onto the Wabash.

Hi all, I recently visited the CSX/GLC interchange in Howell, and I’m wondering if there are any other spots like this where the trains are laid up for a while and not moving? Hoping to get some cool photos of different types of cars like various boxcars or autoracks. In general, is an interchange ...

If it is helpful, the code line pole line along the AA in Michigan up to Diann seems to be along the east side of the tracks. The pole line along the ex DT&I Flat Rock Sub from Diann up to Flat Rock was to the north of the tracks. My “Shortlines” photo album offers a number of photos of AA and IORY ...

It was a big deal around 2006-07 when National in Niles began using rail and NS B-1-G began bringing coiled wire to them. I’m not sure when they last got rail service, but the end is near… https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2024/04/southwest-michigan-spring-and-wire-factory-to-close-cutting-85-job...

If things are slow, the classic 1952-built MV Kaye E Barker is heading for the Rouge Plant, AIS currently shows tentative arrival at 12:30 on 4/6. You’ll be just up the rails from the Jefferson Avenue drawbridge. Even if the lighting isn’t perfect for photos, it’s an experience to see a vessel of th...

Love this! There’s no doubt it’s the old EB signal at the end of the passing siding near Irvin Street in Plymouth. One place I always wanted to get to but never did was St Albans WV on the old C&O main. The double track main had at least one siding along each side warranting a whole series of monume...

08:50, Y121 was waking babies in Zeeland, making their 1 car pickup at Zeeland Lumber this morning. Not sure if there was any other work to do.

Jon was that pair of CSX MAC’s photo taken from the Grand River Ave overpass in Lansing near the airport? I’ve wanted to get a shot there for a long time but the timing has never worked. Side note: a lot of those trees have good fall color. Additional side note, you were within sight of a McDonalds ...

Before this thread gets locked for going off the rails on topics that have already killed horses elsewhere on this board, let me just say that the trains those did see on 3/28 seemed a good mix - intermodal, manifest, a bonus grainer, foreign power, CSX power, and now regular LSRC power too on L313,...

Grand Elk inbound to Elkhart yard 03:30 with 2 units, 36 cars.

CP can train 528 east on Elkhart cam at 01:01 with CP 8721 leading and CSXT 1869 C&O Heritage Unit as nose out rear DPU. Will recrew at Oakwood before heading for Canada via the Tunnel.

Late report: 06:15 this morning, eastbound Grand Elk grain train passing the Elkhart cam destination White Pigeon.

Next up, at 06:25, was the departing Elk road freight with 2 units and 75 cars +/-. All the usual mixed freight goodness!

In 2023 the Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation (which manages the air field and surrounding industrial lands) posted this bidding opportunity for the construction of a manufacturing building and rail siding. If it’s the same plan I saw once a few years back, it would be located to the ...

We're at a crossing near Willis, Michigan, on the old Wabash main trying to make something of the weak November sun on a 2009 afternoon. While it was pleasing to see the sunshine, fall must have come and gone early this year as the trees are totally devoid of leaves! First up, an eastbound Triple Cr...

RoyalKingoftheRails wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:20 pm

As a side note as well since Nick and I are collabing on this, I’ll be arriving at the tracks any time between 5-7 am. Any further questions and suggestions can be referred to myself as well.

Hey Royal: how did it go? What trains did you see? Is the tower still standing?

NS S80 (extra 880) eastbound and down 22:00 at Elkhart cam led by BNSF executive MAC 9650 still with a BNSF cross nose logo. Heading to Swanton, Ohio coal staging yard before turning north final destination Monroe Michigan DTE.