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by adams_aj
Fri Dec 25, 2020 12:53 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Partner for Historic Train Depot
Replies: 8
Views: 11605

Re: Partner for Historic Train Depot

I know it's Virginia but might help to serve as a model for restoration. I've been there and visited it and they did a great job:

https://patch.com/virginia/herndon/reme ... -was-saved
by adams_aj
Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:36 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Why run a short train?
Replies: 8
Views: 7755

Re: Why run a short train?

Logistics. Might need the power in another place.
by adams_aj
Fri Oct 09, 2020 2:23 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Amtrak vs. Car near Bertrand Crossing (Niles.)
Replies: 4
Views: 5507

Re: Amtrak vs. Car near Bertrand Crossing (Niles.)

Had to let his blood alcohol level drop.
by adams_aj
Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:50 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Grand Rapids Holland Interurban
Replies: 8
Views: 11222

Re: Grand Rapids Holland Interurban

Way cool! Thanks for sharing!
by adams_aj
Fri Sep 11, 2020 3:17 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Car-Train Crash in Gaylord.
Replies: 7
Views: 5417

Re: Car-Train Crash in Gaylord.

Had a guy right in front of me the other day make a panic stop just as the light turned yellow. He wanted to use that time to dial his phone.
by adams_aj
Thu Mar 05, 2020 1:07 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: LNG on Michigan's rails? Trump's considering it
Replies: 16
Views: 10512

Re: LNG on Michigan's rails? Trump's considering it

OK. I know that Panhandle Eastern and other gas transmission companies do not add odorant (Methyl Mercaptan) until they deliver to a utility. Thought maybe the building in question was a delivery point to a local utility.
by adams_aj
Tue Mar 03, 2020 3:02 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: LNG on Michigan's rails? Trump's considering it
Replies: 16
Views: 10512

Re: LNG on Michigan's rails? Trump's considering it

It is simply a fenced area with a couple pipes that come up out of the ground and then go back into the ground. I think it can be used as an emergency shutoff for the pipeline as there are a couple valves in place. (Several years ago, before they started doing near daily checks, I did have to call ...
by adams_aj
Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:52 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Lansing's Old Town railroad spur to be reactivated
Replies: 229
Views: 124814

Re: Lansing's Old Town railroad spur to be reactivated

That's freakin' awesome!
by adams_aj
Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:41 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: RR Crossing Funds. . .
Replies: 5
Views: 3699

RR Crossing Funds. . .

Just thought I'd throw this out there. Doesn't seem like much money at all.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/loc ... -surfaces/
by adams_aj
Mon Dec 23, 2019 10:19 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CSX vs. car on Detroit's west side
Replies: 6
Views: 4397

Re: CSX vs. car on Detroit's west side

What never happened? :)
by adams_aj
Sat Dec 21, 2019 5:57 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: US Steel closing Great Lakes Works in April 2020
Replies: 19
Views: 10049

Re: US Steel closing Great Lakes Works in April 2020

How about we, the U.S., commit to rebooting our infrastructure, and insist that we use steel produced in the U.S. ?
by adams_aj
Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:01 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Willow Run Yard
Replies: 11
Views: 8715

Re: Willow Run Yard

Nice work! It was a fun little project, Ben Higdon. The earthexplorer site is a little tricky to use at first-- large amounts of raw imagery to choose from. You have to create a login first. It's all free. I select from the "Aerial photos single frames" dataset. You need to download a program to de-...
by adams_aj
Sat Mar 03, 2018 1:13 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Commonwealth Corridor. . .
Replies: 1
Views: 1956

Commonwealth Corridor. . .

Thought you all might enjoy this article http://www.nailhed.com/2018/03/the-comm ... ridor.html
by adams_aj
Mon Jan 29, 2018 2:06 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Amtrak 365 hits vehicle
Replies: 3
Views: 2090

Re: Amtrak 365 hits vehicle

LOTS of debris widely scattered. How fast is the train usually going on this stretch of track?
by adams_aj
Sat Jan 20, 2018 11:27 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: New York Times Great Lakes Shipping
Replies: 2
Views: 1821

Re: New York Times Great Lakes Shipping

I'm always lurking here and boatnerd.com also.
by adams_aj
Sat May 13, 2017 12:48 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: This Is Your First Warning: Block QLine Tracks...
Replies: 8
Views: 5552

Re: This Is Your First Warning: Block QLine Tracks...

Cowcatchers is the answer. . . ;)
by adams_aj
Thu May 19, 2016 4:53 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Man killed on People Mover tracks
Replies: 6
Views: 1699

Re: Man killed on People Mover tracks

I know who WON'T be getting rich from this. . .
by adams_aj
Sun Jan 18, 2015 12:11 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan State University Coal Power Plant
Replies: 26
Views: 14253

Re: Michigan State University Coal Power Plant

Awesome thread! Loved the archived story about the 1225 on the MSU campus!