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Per KenB's post 2/2021. NO spat between Conrail and USS. The DC contacted the NS and cut a deal to keep their people working... Thank you. If the steel comes from the NS, does it come to DC via the Boat Yard Line and over the 141 and Short Cut drawbridges? Also, on aerial maps you can see there is ...

Congratulations to the Vicksburg Historical Society as their Vicksburg Union Depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service earlier this month! The 1904-built high style depot stood at the diamond of the GR&I mainline north to Mackinaw City and the GTW Chic...

Y121 worked two of Zeeland’s three customers today, setting off a centerbeam load at Zeeland Lumber, and picking up a covered hopper from Van den Bosch Feed which was dropped off on Wednesday. My Van den Bosch industry thread has been updated.

It’s been quite some time since I’ve railfanned any part of the LSRC (other than a brief stint at Holly), but I’ll share what I know about locations. You may need to do a little legwork on train operating times. The Lake State wiki page on this site lists all of the symbols and customers across all ...

I recently came upon this informative map of the Delray Connecting trackage and interchange locations/and some current and former major customers. I think the Ecorse side of the USS Great Lakes Works is still open to some extent. Detroit EES Coke Battery on Zug Island is still open and CN presently ...

10:15am Grand Elk is on the Elkhart VR cam at the moment waiting to get clearance from dispatch to continue on to Kalamazoo. @10:37am The Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam heading back to Kalamazoo with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 34 cars. It consisted of covered hoppers, tank cars, two...

Grand Elk Z439 interchange brought 9 cars from the csx to Hughart just before lunch today, a mix of boxcars and covered hoppers. One csx boxcar had zero blue paint left and was basically all rust. Nice to see the Geep 35 pair in action!

Z439 Grand Elk 3534 and 3531 with 9 cars clear Godfrey returning to home rails 12:15. Z151 is making moves to finish building their outbound train. Y106 westbound at Thornapple a few minutes ago.

Beacon recycling has at least 7 gons in their facility.

W085 hitting downtown Holland, not dumping here, 16:50.

Clear Zeeland, 17:12, engine UP 7134 trailing.

I can’t believe it! None of those 3 UP engines looked like they had caught fire!

I have wondered this as well! In addition to 6th street, you can see them between the buildings just south of the Dock Track crossing and north of 6th street, where I shot this photo from this morning. There wasn’t time to inspect them more carefully. Both appear to have had overhead roofwalks, dati...

I saw an estimate that the American Freedom Train of 1975-76 travelled approximately 25,000 miles on its coast to coast tour. But this was work split between multiple steam locomotives , not just a single tea kettle. In other news, CPKC just released this detailed Empress schedule about planned days...

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...