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Wow! Congrats. It's a milestone to say the least as you never think of it when you first post. I reached the same mark on YouTube for a train video which is all of 17 seconds long never thinking it would get that much attention. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV_HnZi-9c0 I just had my first one post...

chatter on the radio says there's something going on at the west end that has the train blocked and tying up the diamonds, nothing specific mentioned except it would be cleared in 15 minutes. I love this webcam!

I would hate to be a local as I would suspect that not too often the crossing is blocked by a train. In this case, an NS grain possibly waiting for a mt coal drag to come through. It's been there for at least 20 minutes. 4 PM now and gee, I hope there's nothing happening on the CSX line.

Thanks for the links. I couldn't get enough of it much to the chgrin of my wife and when the link went dead, like an addict, I think I went into withdrawl. I've had 3 trains pass through since going online....ahhhhhhhhh

What's the story on the webcam? I haven't been able to access it lately.
http://www.greatlakeslive.com/fostoria.html

The train beat me there so I just pulled over and zoomed in.

If that's the case I'm wondering if your car has a bumper sticker seen on some utility vehicles "Warning: Vehicle Subject To Sudden Stops" Nice videos my friend.

Pete, it's getting to be that time of year again as one true sign of spring is the startup of laker season. Looking forward to seeing your photos and reports again. Word has it the Block should've arrived the harbor yesterday and the Burns Harbor expected to be in late this week or early next.

From a trip in 2002...Lovely town as I recall. Custer's hometown if I remember correctly. I can still see the statue in the square. For the life of me, I can't think why we were in Michigan unless for a Queensryche concert in Detroit. I do remember pulling off of the interstate hoping to find some r...

Just some I've been lucky to have roll past or chase and leave their impression on me. Bessemer and Lake Erie. Hopefuly CN won't change too much of a railroad I've known since young enough to crawl. At their yard in Greenville http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL534/831195/8697207/127621336.jpg CN...fi...

Quite common in some of the yards around here. I recently came across two remote control platforms on one train. Turns out one each from a different manufacturer. The CSX 9100 series are CANAC remote equipment and the 9400 series are CATRON. Notice the difference between the two bodies. The 9192 is ...

An aerial shot of the Morton operations in Fairport Harbor/Grand River. Sadly, no rail lines are currently used by the mine, all truck and lakers.

Thanks Aleks for the info. I found one site with roster shots of the G&E, http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoList.aspx?id=GEXR As for salt production, a lot of people don't realize how extensive the salt basin is under the Great Lakes. We have the Morton Salt company's northernmost operation here ...

Thanks for the info. I'll check it out.

Found this shot on another site. Port Goderich, Ontario off Lake Huron. The dockside action looks great with an old F unit in the mix.

http://www.boatnerd.com/news/newsthumbs ... pmarti.jpg

See if this link connects...

Who brought the marshmallows!? Good aerials though despite the commentary. A series of shots of an engine after it pulled into CSX's Willard, Ohio yard. Photos courtesy of Tom Boylan and posted with his permission. http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL534/831195/4610977/62740991.jpg http://pic14.picture...

Found this great site for shipping, boatnerd.com Your pics and info could easily fit in there Pete. Escanaba The Burns Harbor cancelled her load from Escanaba. The Joseph L. Block is the only ship which continues to be on the schedule for the next few days. The Mesabi Miner loaded at Escanaba Friday...

Fairport Harbor, which is east of Cleveland gets maybe 2 a week during the summer, mostly stone. It could be more. Salt piles from the Morton Mine are there but I see few ships load of that commodity, mostly truck. http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL534/831195/8697207/126385654.jpg Again you have it s...

darn Pete, you've got the best of both worlds. Such activity! 3 ships in one day! Trains all about. Can't beat that. But you say this shipping activity is atypical for Escanaba? It's usually slower?

I see from your photos of 1/16 there's a good bit of ice in the harbor. I'm curious if a winter is mild enough to not freeze over the lake(s) would the lakers continue to run. I'm sure with layup any maintenance work put off during the shipping season would be attended to then. During last year's ba...