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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:23 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
- Replies: 114
- Views: 5330
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
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!
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - April 2024
- Replies: 662
- Views: 33634
Re: CSX Train Location Updates - April 2024
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.
Beacon recycling has at least 7 gons in their facility.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:49 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - April 2024
- Replies: 662
- Views: 33634
Re: CSX Train Location Updates - April 2024
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!
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!
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:32 am
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: Padnos Boxcar Wall
- Replies: 2
- Views: 450
Re: Padnos Boxcar Wall
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...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:06 am
- Forum: National / Other States Talk
- Topic: CP 2816 Continental Tour: April 2024
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7207
Re: CP 2816 Continental Tour: April 2024
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...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:40 pm
- Forum: Indiana Talk
- Topic: Elkhart and Western Project
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16494
Re: Elkhart and Western Project
The City of Elkhart released this information yesterday. The E&W project is getting started!
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Conrail Shared Assets Trackage
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6411
Re: Conrail Shared Assets Trackage
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...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:56 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Lake State Railway
- Replies: 6
- Views: 950
Re: Lake State Railway
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...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:58 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Amtrak Updates April 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 876
Re: Amtrak Updates April 2024
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!
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:01 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: NS and CP Train Location Updates 2024
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5037
Re: NS and CP Train Location Updates 2024
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.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:58 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Newbie question about interchanges
- Replies: 7
- Views: 925
Re: Newbie question about interchanges
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 ...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:32 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Grand Trunk Western Oddities
- Replies: 4
- Views: 616
Re: Grand Trunk Western Oddities
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 ...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:53 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Michigan Rail business news redux
- Replies: 86
- Views: 73510
Re: Michigan Rail business news redux
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...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:27 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: River Rouge railfan meet-up 4/6/24
- Replies: 4
- Views: 465
Re: River Rouge railfan meet-up 4/6/24
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...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:00 pm
- Forum: Model Railroading
- Topic: Latest Signal install/build
- Replies: 5
- Views: 303
Re: Latest Signal install/build
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...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:09 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - April 2024
- Replies: 662
- Views: 33634
Re: CSX Train Location Updates - April 2024
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.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: Photography Workshop
- Topic: Daily Uploads
- Replies: 508
- Views: 326183
Re: Daily Uploads
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 ...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:24 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Carleton, MI railfan meet
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2911
Re: Carleton, MI railfan meet
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,...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:59 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
- Replies: 114
- Views: 5330
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Grand Elk inbound to Elkhart yard 03:30 with 2 units, 36 cars.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:55 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: NS and CP Train Location Updates 2024
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5037
Re: NS and CP Train Location Updates 2024
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.