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by Mackinac Mac
Sun Feb 12, 2023 5:53 pm
Forum: Web Site updates, questions, and suggestions
Topic: Attention Zak is there anyway to delete my account?
Replies: 4
Views: 4404

Attention Zak is there anyway to delete my account?

I no longer wish to participate in this forum and was wondering if my account can be deleted? Thanks.
by Mackinac Mac
Thu Dec 29, 2022 7:26 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Hey Ypsi
Replies: 0
Views: 4783

Hey Ypsi

Hey YPSI drop me a line when you get this at F40PH406@gmail.com. Thanks. MK
by Mackinac Mac
Sun Dec 12, 2021 6:07 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: ABC
Replies: 4
Views: 7220

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by Mackinac Mac
Fri Dec 03, 2021 5:11 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: E&LS Shark Sighting
Replies: 14
Views: 8325

Re: E&LS Shark Sighting

The shark was out earlier this summer sitting in broad daylight when they started evaluating them and working on 1216 and nobody even noticed it. Trains magazine covered their fate.
by Mackinac Mac
Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:39 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN Newberry Subdivision Customers
Replies: 26
Views: 33168

Re: CN Newberry Subdivision Customers

When does WATCO start operating the line?
by Mackinac Mac
Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:25 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2021
Replies: 99
Views: 94245

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2021

Are there any GP35s stationed on the north end as of late?
by Mackinac Mac
Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:06 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: ELS FP7A 600 returns to freight service in 2020!!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 5509

ELS FP7A 600 returns to freight service in 2020!!!!

Built in January of 1951 as number 96A, Escanaba & Lake Superior acquired this former Milwaukee Road FP7A in 2005. In May of 2012 while pulling storage cars off the Wells-Channing line, the 600 derailed and went into the dirt and while picking it up with a crane, the car body was damaged and it had ...
by Mackinac Mac
Wed Aug 29, 2018 7:39 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: ESCANABA & LAKE SUPERIOR Baldwin action! August 23rd (PHOTOS
Replies: 4
Views: 8439

Re: ESCANABA & LAKE SUPERIOR Baldwin action! August 23rd (PH

Built new for the Escanaba & Lake Superior in November 1947, #101 also got rebuilt in the early 1980s and wears the GN inspired paint. It was the first ELS unit to receive the Omaha Orange and Pullman Green paint. It is a DS44-660 and it is stored out of service. ELS #100 was a VO-1000 and it never ...
by Mackinac Mac
Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:56 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: ESCANABA & LAKE SUPERIOR Baldwin action! August 23rd (PHOTOS
Replies: 4
Views: 8439

ESCANABA & LAKE SUPERIOR Baldwin action! August 23rd (PHOTOS

This post has been removed by the original author. Thanks for understanding. MK :lol:
by Mackinac Mac
Fri Aug 10, 2018 3:31 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: ESCANABA & LAKE SUPERIOR RR August 20-21, 23-24 Excursion
Replies: 1
Views: 6891

ESCANABA & LAKE SUPERIOR RR August 20-21, 23-24 Excursion

Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad will operate a private excursion train on Monday August 20th departing Escanaba for Mass City and returning on Tuesday August 21st. The train will again make a run on Thursday August 23rd and return Friday August 24th. It is unknown if the second excursion will leav...
by Mackinac Mac
Sun Mar 18, 2018 1:09 pm
Forum: Model Railroading
Topic: Looking for Michigan Shortline HO locomotives
Replies: 2
Views: 10667

Looking for Michigan Shortline HO locomotives

Looking for the following Michigan shortline locomotives. Will pay cash: Atlas locomotives: 10000704 Lake State Railway C425 181 10000705 Lake State Railway C425 1280 10000229 Detroit & Mackinac C425 181 10000230 Detroit & Mackinac C425 1280 9388 Detroit & Mackinac C425 281 9389 Detroit & Mackinac C...
by Mackinac Mac
Sat Dec 02, 2017 4:06 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CSX Train Location Updates December 2017
Replies: 459
Views: 70306

Re: CSX Train Location Updates December 2017

Q385 north through New Boston with CSXT 7667 at 3:59pm and Q511 south through New Boston with the CSXT 9046 at 4:06pm
by Mackinac Mac
Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:45 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Amtrak 49 rerouted through Michigan Sunday
Replies: 8
Views: 7316

Re: Amtrak 49 rerouted through Michigan Sunday

You must have a good source. We had a great run today on 49. I hope we have an ok run for 48 as well.
by Mackinac Mac
Sun Oct 15, 2017 4:04 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Amtrak 49 rerouted through Michigan Sunday
Replies: 8
Views: 7316

Re: Amtrak 49 rerouted through Michigan Sunday

Sunday mornings train. Which originated Saturday evening. Today in other words.
by Mackinac Mac
Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:43 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Amtrak 49 rerouted through Michigan Sunday
Replies: 8
Views: 7316

Amtrak 49 rerouted through Michigan Sunday

Post removed by original author. Thanks :)
by Mackinac Mac
Mon Oct 09, 2017 3:12 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates October 2017
Replies: 128
Views: 38895

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates October 2017

I'm in Owosso. Wondering if so have time to head north to maybe Ithaca or something.
by Mackinac Mac
Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:56 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates July 2017
Replies: 160
Views: 46278

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates July 2017

Its an end of track bumper. NW2 #1977 exT&SBy
by Mackinac Mac
Mon Jul 03, 2017 3:55 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Amtrak Updates July 2017
Replies: 15
Views: 8261

Re: Amtrak Updates July 2017

I worked this train as a conductor today. I am on the train (48) now and have expired for hours of service. We left Chicago about 5 hours late to start 48. Expect a daylight run across Sandusky Bay!