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The Detroit Connecting RR is working today.

Way less trains now than compared to when the roads were built across the tracks many decades to a century ago. Are longer trains, and more cars on the roads now the reason for more grade separation projects despite less trains? Grade separation is also a prerequisite to high speed rail. Crossings a...

Personally--- I would not go anywhere near Detroit, anytime. Born and raised there, used to be great. But as the years go by, don't need it, don't want it. BUT, that is just me--- too old and sick to do anything, or go anywhere. -1 Anyplace is what you make it. Look and experience other activities ...

~Z~ wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 10, 2025 7:51 pm

Where be it? 800%!!!!
Now that I uploaded this, I see it might be easier to tell what/where this is just looking at the thumbnail before even opening the photo

On MQT?

CSXBOY wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 02, 2025 8:07 pm

You have to some serious guts to railfan after 7 pm in delray. That's when the druggies tend to come out lol

Druggies everywhere are more of a annoyance than a personal safety threat.

573, CN Zebra Painted 5341 north by Wyandotte on Flat Rock Sub with 1 Tank, 9 2 Bay Covered Hoppers, 1 4 Bay Covered Hoppers, 3 Loaded Lumber Centerbeams.

Pair of 4 Axle CN Painted Engines north by Penford on Dearborn Sub.

49, The Lake Shore Limited departing Albany 4 Hours late.

48, The Lake Shore Limited is 25 minutes early into Toledo.

NS 5271 followed Amtrak 350 from Livernois to Beaubien with the shove platform, coil cars, loaded frames, boxcars, gondolas, loaded and empty centerbeams, tanks, and empty intermodal cars.

It is possible the empty centerbeam, coil cars, and empty intermodal cars are going to the RIP at North Yard.

B60 leaving the Primary Lead in Monroe with 4 Hoppers and the Conrail Caboose

The Detroit Connecting RR worked today and switched Vesco Oil.

Why would it matter if there is a Clear at Clara as long as Durand is a stop?

This time of year at all of the junctions; Delray, Milwaukee Jct, YD, CP Lou, Beaubien, etc. Going in the morning so enough time to make the daylight and time and transportation costs worth it. And most the Conrail locals from North Yard and Livernois work onto the gritty branch lines around the cit...

Yes, most boxcars go to / from Ford.

AARR wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:43 pm

ConrailDetr​oit wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 05, 2024 6:04 pm

The Railbox Hicubes may likely be from AJM or for Metro.

Is that a Metro Aluminum warehouse? I thought that traffic ended around 2016. At least that’s when the MA WH on CN’s Mt. Clemens Sub stopped receiving.

Yes, at Cicotte St. Service was on an off for years. May or may not still be "on".

Guardian gets an occasional carload of lumber along with the regular covered hoppers. I wonder if any of those boxcars were from AJM Packaging. They usually get switched five days per week. RR-25, NS 3283 north by Penford on Lincoln Secondary with 6 Covered Hoppers, 1 Loaded Centerbeam, 24 Hicubes....

RR-25, NS 3283 north by Penford on Lincoln Secondary with 6 Covered Hoppers, 1 Loaded Centerbeam, 24 Hicubes.

SB on Dearborn Sub in Allen Park with Hi cubes and empty frame flatcars, tanks, loaded frame flatcars, NS gondolas, hoppers, 2 empty centerbeams, 3 covered hoppers.

Any further details on the program?