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David Collins wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 29, 2024 6:14 pm

Where is everyone?? Not a single soul at Carland or Bannister tonight per a report in the field

Staying home! Few will bother to sit in the cold waiting when the 1225 isn't there.

Westbound by Trowbridge at 1000

On the North side of the Silverbell crossing there was a whole crew working on a new piece of track, on top of the existing track. Why would they do this? Sounds like a piece of panel track that they'll slide into the road crossing. Will reduce by a bit the time required for the road to be closed, ...

It's too bad the village of Elberta kicked the City of Milwaukee out. At least she found a willing home in Manistee.

Eastbound by Howell at 1416

Maybe once Ford has built out the park or whatever it's doing behind the MC Depot, the train can stop there. CPKC owns the line as far as 24th St.

Apparently no train service until mid-2026. Or the next delay(s) after that. Detroit News 7/23/24: "General Motors Co. is again delaying the launch of electric truck production at its Orion Assembly plant, this time by six months to mid-2026, CEO Mary Barra told investors". Detroit-Hamtramck electri...

Eastbound (116?) by Okemos at 1114

SD80MAC wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 9:15 am

Steve B wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 31, 2024 7:38 pm

Thank you for filling in the details!

You're welcome. Sometimes I can pin down dates but others know much more about the operational details.

C&O reinstated its Port Huron ferry service on 12/14/53 after having ended it in 1933. It had sent traffic through the GT tunnel during the 20 year gap. CSX continued running the ferry until 10/7/94. Lots of standard height cars used the ferry right until the end. Before the expanded Detroit tunnel ...

Have a linky for those without facebook accounts, and better yet, people that aren't a member of the private 174 member group? The following is on page 11 of this FRA PDF, published yesterday. Don't see how the amount comes close to rebuilding 5 miles though. Maybe E&W will actually get NS rights t...

Westbound by Trowbridge at 0948

Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1116

Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1029, westbound by Trowbridge at 1037

redside20 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:44 am

With the addition of this additional train traffic, it makes one wonder if CSX shouldnt have pulled out that three mile long siding between Atwood Wye and Longwood Blvd on their former flint sub.

That was a main track south of Longway Blvd., not a siding.

That bridge has had a 10? MPH slow order for years. MDOT is getting ready to replace it but these things always take forever, construction not planned to start until fall 2027. https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/business/contractors/innovativecontracting/glc-railroad-over-muskegon-river That’s the one u...

Reuben Kincaid wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 22, 2024 11:47 am

Steve B, could you please tell me or leave a link on how to get on MDOTs website so I can read up on the Manistee River Railroad Bridge. Thank you Steve B.

I don't know, aside from just Googling some terms you could go to MDOT's main website and go through the categories.

Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1824

That bridge has had a 10? MPH slow order for years. MDOT is getting ready to replace it but these things always take forever, construction not planned to start until fall 2027. https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/business/ ... egon-river

Westbound by Trowbridge at 1201