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by astrovanman1989
Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:36 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Michigan Short Line Updates: July 2020
Replies: 31
Views: 32108

Re: Michigan Short Line Updates: July 2020

LSRC rr headed to Dow Chemical 530am I usually can hear them when I have my bedroom window open except I live 2 miles from the tracks
by astrovanman1989
Fri Jun 28, 2019 9:11 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Wisconsin Wanderings
Replies: 2
Views: 9184

Re: Wisconsin Wanderings

I’m always seeing unit sand trains at work at Pokegama yard
by astrovanman1989
Mon Apr 15, 2019 2:11 am
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: Railroadfan.com 2019 Meet - Durand Saturday May 25th
Replies: 25
Views: 50896

Re: Railroadfan.com Spring Meet - Durand Vote

I’d like to show up any weekend but I might be moving to proctor Minnesota for my new job with Hallcon transporting rr crews
by astrovanman1989
Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:08 am
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: New Hardee's in Michigan
Replies: 12
Views: 15842

Re: New Hardee's in Michigan

Hardies are all over the up of Michigan
by astrovanman1989
Sat Sep 22, 2018 2:46 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Surviving Telegraph Poles in Michigan
Replies: 16
Views: 9818

Re: Surviving Telegraph Poles in Michigan

We have on pole next to the Saginaw railway museum that had a bunch of insulators
by astrovanman1989
Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:20 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Michigan Short Line Updates - June 2018
Replies: 40
Views: 29148

Re: Michigan Short Line Updates - June 2018

LSRC is at Dow chemical right now the horn sounds different like one of the switchers must be 1501
by astrovanman1989
Wed Mar 21, 2018 10:57 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan Cabooses
Replies: 205
Views: 171111

Re: Michigan Cabooses

Does anyone know the identity of this caboose in Saginaw? The restaurant it is at has closed and the caboose is looking really bad (per 2017 Google Streetview). Would the Saginaw Railroad Museum be interested? http://www.railroadmichigan.com/cabgrjunction.jpg No one has approached us about getting ...
by astrovanman1989
Wed Feb 28, 2018 4:24 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Michigan Shortline Updates Feb 2018
Replies: 21
Views: 14192

Re: Michigan Shortline Updates Feb 2018

I can hear LSRC heading to Dow at 4:15am I haven’t gone to bed yet just my 3 shift mindset kicking in haven’t worked since 2014
by astrovanman1989
Wed Jul 19, 2017 1:53 am
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: HESR 2107
Replies: 16
Views: 12396

Re: HESR 2107

atrainguy60 wrote:How is it going to be delivered to HESR since NS doesn't connect to them? Interchange with CN or something?
maybee ann arbor to glc rr then hesr at durand
by astrovanman1989
Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:31 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: MI Shortline Updates - June
Replies: 48
Views: 25171

Re: MI Shortline Updates - June

lsrc went out to paines today with a csx grain train while i was cutting grass at the saginaw railway museum
by astrovanman1989
Sun Jun 04, 2017 7:12 pm
Forum: Model Railroading
Topic: OP Session
Replies: 8
Views: 10887

Re: OP Session

to bad my rr museum had an open house saturday or i might have stoped by saturday maybee next time is the layout dcc
by astrovanman1989
Mon May 08, 2017 1:13 am
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: Just witnessed an unusual movement on the Dean Sub
Replies: 1
Views: 4559

Re: Just witnessed an unusual movement on the Dean Sub

probably pulled them out of the siding in freeland
by astrovanman1989
Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:16 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: ILSX 1371
Replies: 4
Views: 3931

Re: ILSX 1371

kind of reminds me of when the dss&a rr historical society had copper range balwin s12 #200 stored in the white pine yard not very many people knew it was there now it is at the lake superior rr museum http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stations/CountyStations/OntonagonStations/WhitePineMI.htm Cu...
by astrovanman1989
Wed Feb 08, 2017 10:27 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: MI Shortlines Updates Feb. 2017
Replies: 53
Views: 17495

Re: MI Shortlines Updates Feb. 2017

went looking for a train this eveing around saginaw the scanner was quiet so i took a drive gavilon is loading a csx grain train and the guy drivin the front loader is realy good he moves 5 cars at a time by himself they also have a trackmobile also there is a long line of cov hoppers over by the zi...
by astrovanman1989
Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:18 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Saginaw Area Questions
Replies: 13
Views: 5397

Re: Saginaw Area Questions

the railroads lost there business when the auto plants started going to on time delivery (only stock the least amount of parts) i used to work at the old delhi plant on genasee ave and cumberland until it closed in 2014 there was lotsof tracks into the plant the even had crossing lights i guess the ...
by astrovanman1989
Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:37 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11189
Views: 1861918

Re: Where am I?

cheboygan
by astrovanman1989
Sun Jan 10, 2016 1:10 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Wyes in Michigan
Replies: 42
Views: 16032

Re: Wyes in Michigan

there is 2 in saginaw lsrc yard and hesr in genasee yard but they dont use it
by astrovanman1989
Sat Nov 28, 2015 9:59 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: What's Your Cylinder Count
Replies: 29
Views: 13006

Re: What's Your Cylinder Count

12 silverado 8
75 couger 8
2 push mowers 2
2 snow blowers 2
weed eater 1
air compress 1
generator 1

total 23
by astrovanman1989
Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:11 pm
Forum: Model Railroading
Topic: Who's going to Lansing this weekend?
Replies: 11
Views: 9412

Re: Who's going to Lansing this weekend?

im selling stuff thined out my ho scale trains