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LSRC still has one customer on the line, CDW Consulting. It's right next to the Domtar facility. CDW is a full-service logistics & warehousing company. They also provide railcar loading and unloading of liquids. They receive rail shipments of boxcars for transloading as well as tank cars of food-gra...

According to WILX 10, the Mason depot has caught fire in a severe blaze that required multiple fire departments to respond to the call. The depot, as many here know, is a favorite local restaurant. I have been quite sad to learn this news - as I have many fond memories of eating there and chasing NS...

AARR wrote:DIB, Another great video. I am impressed that a pair of GP9's can pull 51 loaded cars. I'm surprised JAIL didn't use the 3rd engine.

Ditto. But I guess the 1760 was out of service for heavy repairs. It was quite impressive to see the two Geeps working hard!

9DxO3kivJKk Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to cover the JAIL over Mother's Day Weekend... The weather was horrid, but the fact they were running in the daylight was reason enough to grab the camera and head out to Jackson Yard. I was happy to see 1751 in charge of train JL1 on the heavy ...

u-tq9cLunD4 Video coverage of the press conference courtesy of CSX This past Saturday, CSX attended a special event held by the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. where they announced the first step in realizing their vision to enrich the Ravenna community. The new Kentucky Rail Heritage Center will be ...

You can see a lot of JAIL's customers covered in this YouTube video.

https://www.kentuckysteam.org/revival Tomorrow afternoon, CSX and the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. will be making an announcement regarding the "Ravenna Rail Revival" over social media outlets with a possible steam restoration project in Eastern Kentucky. The Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., based o...

New Promo Video for the Madison



Check out Madison Railroad’s new promo video and logo, unveiled on our YouTube Channel.

AARR wrote:Thanks for posting DIB. Interesting history about this segment. Too bad they can’t operate an excursion train on it. It’d be cool on that grade.

It would really be something, that's for sure!

06F63Fy4lgU The Madison Incline is the steepest line-haul, standard gauge railroad track in North America. Opened in 1841, the incline has been in existence for nearly 180 years. At 5.89%, this incredible feat of engineering proved to be a challenge for its operators and was last used in 1992. Toda...

UrtjflrZRjc Our film crew was traveling to the Clinchfield Railroad to cover the 75th Anniversary run of the Santa Train later that same weekend and decided to catch some mainline action on the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Indiana Subdivision before continuing further south. With a population o...

eySQ4iWRESo This year marks Lake State Railway's 25th year in operation. With approximately 300 miles of track, LSRC has become one of the most prominent railroad companies in the state. From the video: “Excellence in Transportation”: a simple, yet important mission statement that Lake State Railwa...

Your homework assignment for the evening DIB is to aquire the book All ABoard! A History of Railroads In Mihcigan by Willis Dunbar. QFT. Do the research first and then ask for clarification if needed. Well, considering the fact that I have been doing research and haven't found everything I need, th...

Hello all, Recently, I filmed the West Michigan Railroad in Hartford and have a nice amount of footage for a decent video. What I need from you guys is a brief history of the line, as I am not very familiar with it. Also, what customers originally existed in Paw Paw? What was the line built for anyw...

Ride on Iowa Pacific's first class train in this video:

Here's a video I did on the B33:

So, I did some new drone videos with my Phantom 3 at Butler. Honestly, the drone makes Butler worth the drive.

My video from chasing the 611.