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by GP9R
Thu Jun 03, 2021 1:23 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: GTW 79054 caboose on move
Replies: 20
Views: 14052

Re: GTW 79054 caboose on move

CN 5491 would be an SD60, FWIW. Well it was definitely a 40 so I’m remembering the number wrong. Maybe 5291, who knows. Either way, the caboose is still being used as a shoving platform, I don’t know how often though. 5291 has been a frequent visitor to Kalamazoo, as well as many of the SD60s. The ...
by GP9R
Wed May 05, 2021 7:10 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN Flint Sub Defect Detectors Still Talking?
Replies: 7
Views: 8912

Re: CN Flint Sub Defect Detectors Still Talking?

All the Defect Detectors on the Flint sub and South Bend subs give both an entry and an exit message for every train
by GP9R
Sun May 02, 2021 10:38 am
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: LEGIT CN HERITAGE UNITS!!!
Replies: 64
Views: 79134

Re: LEGIT CN HERITAGE UNITS!!!

5942 is in Memphis, 5950 and 5951 are in Kirk. I have no idea where 5954 and 5955 are
by GP9R
Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:12 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: New Local Engine in Pontiac!!
Replies: 15
Views: 10723

Re: New Local Engine in Pontiac!!

So does this mean that newer stuff like EJ&E and WC are under the Grand Trunk Corporation or are they there own entities?Come to think of it, does CN even own any of these lines or is it more like a long time lease? As of February 2021, Canadian National Railway Company owns the following subsidiar...
by GP9R
Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:32 pm
Forum: Model Railroading
Topic: Playin in the snow
Replies: 10
Views: 14054

Re: Playin in the snow

When the snow gets deeper than about a half inch I have to run the plow because it just packs in front of the leader geep and eventually will cause it to derail. If its the first snow, or its all melted off I can get away without running the plow but like the real railroad, once I use the plow I'm c...
by GP9R
Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:37 pm
Forum: Model Railroading
Topic: Playin in the snow
Replies: 10
Views: 14054

Re: Playin in the snow

https://i.imgur.com/f2rQuF5.jpg The Plot thickens! https://i.imgur.com/n0DgSsz.jpg Up to the frame now https://i.imgur.com/gXwMSpZ.jpg The amount of snow on that roof is scary if it was 1:1 https://i.imgur.com/OCBnssz.jpg https://i.imgur.com/BLLKhNv.jpg The operator is going to have fun climbing th...
by GP9R
Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:27 pm
Forum: Model Railroading
Topic: Playin in the snow
Replies: 10
Views: 14054

Re: Playin in the snow

Do you have a plow should the need arise? I do have a snow plow for when the snow gets deeper. I've used it a few times this winter but today the snow wasn't quite deep enough to need the plow Don't need no stinkin snow plow when you have GP38's :lol: . What scale is that and more pictures would be...
by GP9R
Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:12 pm
Forum: Model Railroading
Topic: Playin in the snow
Replies: 10
Views: 14054

Playin in the snow

I got a few minutes today to go outside and clear the mainline off and run some trains. More to come later with more snow https://i.imgur.com/Hp0qsdg.jpg Ore jennies out on the double track https://i.imgur.com/JHfpdVd.jpg Passing Red River https://i.imgur.com/1XIIOsh.jpg Passing through Wolf Creek h...
by GP9R
Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:26 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: GTW 4625 (GP9R)
Replies: 18
Views: 8518

Re: GTW 4625 (GP9R)

The GP9r frames look different than their originals. It looks like they notched out the middle portion to fit the tube. Theres some wrong info in here They did not chop the frame off. The ones I've encountered still have their original frame. The nose is probably about 81-88 inches. I've never actu...
by GP9R
Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:17 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: GTW 4625 (GP9R)
Replies: 18
Views: 8518

Re: GTW 4625 (GP9R)

Theres some wrong info in here I'm reading that the GP9r cab and short hoods are from GP38's. Is that correct? And is the short hood the 81" or 88" length? No. According to everything I’ve read, the cabs and short hoods were fabricated by GTW at the Battle Creek shops. They look very similar to the ...
by GP9R
Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:35 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Pedestrian Hit By GDLK Train in Kalamazoo Yesterday.
Replies: 12
Views: 8837

Re: Pedestrian Hit By GDLK Train in Kalamazoo Yesterday.

Having been hit by a train, You'd be amazed at how easy it is for equipment to sneak up on you. I didn't even have ear buds in. Now, that was getting struck by a shoving movement. Saturnalia is right, just stay clear of the track and its not a problem. Was the engineer laying on the horn for a long...
by GP9R
Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:55 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Pedestrian Hit By GDLK Train in Kalamazoo Yesterday.
Replies: 12
Views: 8837

Re: Pedestrian Hit By GDLK Train in Kalamazoo Yesterday.

Having been hit by a train, You'd be amazed at how easy it is for equipment to sneak up on you. I didn't even have ear buds in. Now, that was getting struck by a shoving movement. Saturnalia is right, just stay clear of the track and its not a problem.
by GP9R
Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:32 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN Idles Battle Creek Yard 04/03/2020
Replies: 7
Views: 6750

Re: CN Idles Battle Creek Yard 04/03/2020

Battle Creek is not idled. Traffic is severly cut back and its down to a single yard job on days and one at night. Battle Creek does a lot of block swapping but it also builds a lot of blocks. With the auto traffic nearly stopped there isn't a lot of traffic to switch any more but they are still rec...
by GP9R
Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:23 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN Local rescue mission
Replies: 15
Views: 10417

Re: CN Local rescue mission

I am not really sure who told you that one, but that cant be further from the truth. Injectors are a common wear item, and top out around 200$ each. - He who has run plenty of large engines out of fuel, taken the diesel bath getting the fuel back, and never once had to replace injectors because of ...
by GP9R
Fri Jul 05, 2019 3:07 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN Derailment in Port Huron Tunnel
Replies: 58
Views: 34625

Re: CN Derailment in Port Huron Tunnel

They dragged the DPU out at some point Monday afternoon, from what was posted on Facebook. So, there is no crew or engineer on the DPUs? Distributed Power Units are not manned, they are radio-controlled from the lead locomotive. This is the distinction from the manned helper locomotives of yore. DP...
by GP9R
Tue May 21, 2019 6:37 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN Michigan Customers
Replies: 70
Views: 45943

Re: CN Michigan Customers

South Bend Sub actually starts at Emmett St in Battle Creek. Anything west of there is South Bend sub. The yard itself is technically on the Flint Sub
by GP9R
Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:47 am
Forum: Model Railroading
Topic: ABS Signal System
Replies: 8
Views: 7818

Re: ABS Signal System

Thanks for the input everyone - I had just suggested ISS because it looked like they had most of the stuff necessary, but some further research shows that Digitrax has basically all the hardware I need and Oregon Rail Supply has the style of signals I'm looking for. And James, even though I said I ...
by GP9R
Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:44 am
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: PTC
Replies: 5
Views: 7171

Re: PTC

GTW wrote:Thanks for the information on the PTC towers. It looks like no ones in a hurry here to do anything right now.
The focus is currently Port Huron first and working they're way west from there
by GP9R
Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:19 am
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: PTC
Replies: 5
Views: 7171

Re: PTC

Its not a distance thing, Anywhere there is a signal located will have a PTC Tower
by GP9R
Fri May 29, 2015 10:15 pm
Forum: Model Railroading
Topic: Your layout: what motive power
Replies: 9
Views: 8216

Re: Your layout: what motive power

The Pelham Terminal uses 2 GATX Leasing MP15DCs, and 1 GATX Leasing GP38