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by penn central
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024
Replies: 371
Views: 14059

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

A unit Potash train heading west at Vlasic Pickle at Imlay City 3 units up front crawling in run 8 coming out of the siding a ex CITX ES4400AC on rear also in run 8 crawling up the hill.
by penn central
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:37 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: MMRR to cease operations in 2025?
Replies: 42
Views: 4097

Re: MMRR to cease operations in 2025?

Well lets start with the agri traffic on the line and well start with ethanol plant in Caro and the sugar plant there too. tttleshe shuttles of ddg and ethanol should keep them very busy. The elevator at Colling is inactive at this time. Over on the Denmark Branch I can imagine that both of the sta...
by penn central
Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: FRA issues emergency shutdown order for Oklahoma shortline due to a complete lapse in safety
Replies: 26
Views: 2879

Re: FRA issues emergency shutdown order for Oklahoma shortline due to a complete lapse in safety

David Collins wrote:
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:44 pm
🚨new operator alert 🚨
Yep good news the Rock Island will be the new operator very nice.
by penn central
Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: Ohio Talk
Topic: NS Fostoria District Traffic
Replies: 7
Views: 8174

Re: NS Fostoria District Traffic

The last time I did 24 hours at Fostoria was in May of 2022 I can't believe its been a year and 7 months already but I got 8 trains on NS that is the lowest amount I ever got in a 24 period at Fostoria since I started going there in February of 1992. Back in the 1990s it was consistently between 20...
by penn central
Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:48 pm
Forum: Ohio Talk
Topic: NS Fostoria District Traffic
Replies: 7
Views: 8174

Re: NS Fostoria District Traffic

The last time I did 24 hours at Fostoria was in May of 2022 I can't believe its been a year and 7 months already but I got 8 trains on NS that is the lowest amount I ever got in a 24 period at Fostoria since I started going there in February of 1992. Back in the 1990s it was consistently between 20 ...
by penn central
Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: Illinois Talk
Topic: Joliet, IL
Replies: 9
Views: 5005

Re: Joliet, IL

Back in 2009 I did 24 hours at Joliet it was Labor Day weekend I got 96 trains that's including all BNSF, UP, Iowa Interstate, and Metra I'm not at home I don't have the OS in front of me I know there was over 50 BNSF trains but back then the Metra went in front of the station on the old Rock Island...
by penn central
Thu Nov 16, 2023 2:31 pm
Forum: Ohio Talk
Topic: Single-tracking NS in Mansfield OH
Replies: 2
Views: 1611

Re: Single-tracking NS in Mansfield OH

Back in 2013 my company had me spend two weeks in Mansfield they put me up in a motel for two weeks oh trust me I had taken my cameras and thank goodness I did I got many photos of the mainline from Crestline to Alliance and Bucyrus to Crestline.
by penn central
Sun Nov 12, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: A trip down memory lane/Electrolux plant
Replies: 5
Views: 3594

Re: A trip down memory lane/Electrolux plant

I think the last time I was inside the plant in Greenville it was called WCI for White Consolidated Industries that was in 1990 and there where boxcars spotted everywhere around the plant back then.
by penn central
Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:46 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Updated Milan, MI discussion
Replies: 26
Views: 7473

Re: Updated Milan, MI discussion

What I have done before is stay at the Microtel Inn there at Milan my wife and I stayed down by the diamonds on Saturday most of the day it was hit and miss maybe 5 trains after noon until just after dark on Sunday morning it wasn't bad I remember 4 trains in about 4 hours before we went home includ...
by penn central
Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:58 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Cheboygan Fire
Replies: 18
Views: 5570

Re: Cheboygan Fire

Okay from 2010 to 2016 I had a delivery about once every two weeks into Great Lakes Tissue the boss there told me they still use rail containers they are shipped to either Chicago or Detroit in Chicago he said they use BNSF so they still use rail its just over the highway from Cheboygan to either De...
by penn central
Sun Sep 10, 2023 11:44 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - September 2023
Replies: 905
Views: 69336

Re: CSX Train Location Updates - September 2023

Heads up Detroit railfans I150 just cleared Fostoria with 147 units (individual well cars) the power is the 439 leading in YN 2 paint and Spirit of Birmingham on the cab the second unit is the 70?? a refurbished GE.
by penn central
Fri Aug 18, 2023 6:28 am
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: Pending rail car retirements, high scrap rates tighten equipment market
Replies: 12
Views: 6872

Re: Pending rail car retirements, high scrap rates tighten equipment market

As far as I know it can be over 50 years old but can not be interchanged to other railroads it has to stay on home rails but I am very surprised to see the scrap tie gons for GLC from CSX some of those where built in the 60s and have the old Reading RR name on them and a few ex NYC ones also I don't...
by penn central
Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:29 pm
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: Pending rail car retirements, high scrap rates tighten equipment market
Replies: 12
Views: 6872

Re: Pending rail car retirements, high scrap rates tighten equipment market

We finna miss a lot of these old cars. New ones are boring AF and make me wanna punch myself in the nads. You got that right I remember vividly back in the early 1970s at Saginaw on PC and C&O but it seemed to me the PC had a bigger veriety of names on boxcars and other rolling stock I think it's b...
by penn central
Sun Aug 13, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - Aug 2023
Replies: 912
Views: 87860

Re: CSX Train Location Updates - Aug 2023

Heads up Detroit railfans I -150 just cleared Fostoria with 191 units! (Individual well cars) that's gotta be well over 10 thousand feet GE up front and one mid-train.
by penn central
Thu Jul 27, 2023 4:19 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Lake State on the ground in Kawkawlin
Replies: 13
Views: 2927

Re: Lake State on the ground in Kawkawlin

I read before it is HESR from Mile Post 5 and south this is all ex NYC trackage so that MP5 was negotiated years ago I would imagine.
by penn central
Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:53 pm
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: New web cam at Port Clinton Pa.
Replies: 1
Views: 2381

New web cam at Port Clinton Pa.

I got home from work last night or this morning at 03:00 and was watching You Tube and noticed a new web cam at Port Clinton Pa on the RBMN very nice I noticed there is no sound yet tho I was surprised that is a pretty busy railroad I just figured I'd let yea know.
by penn central
Tue May 30, 2023 12:17 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan Rail business news redux
Replies: 85
Views: 71597

Re: Michigan Rail business news redux

I think the coal trains to Essexville are done i haven't seen one since February unless someone else has?
by penn central
Sat May 06, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan Rail business news redux
Replies: 85
Views: 71597

Re: Michigan Rail business news redux

Where? On M29 just south of the Pine River bridge in St Clair. No I ment where is the video. I watched the one in the link it doesn't show them at Cargill. Mm i just watched i kinda skipped through it the first part is at the Davis Rd grade crossing north of St Clair Yard and also noticed what look...
by penn central
Fri May 05, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan Rail business news redux
Replies: 85
Views: 71597

Re: Michigan Rail business news redux

I posted a video of CSX pulling two standard height box cars from Cargill https://railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=39113 Im in St Clair Mi right now and the PH&D job just left Cargill Salt i noticed two boxcars spotted inside the building i just cought the lights on the locomotive i couldn...
by penn central
Fri May 05, 2023 9:22 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan Rail business news redux
Replies: 85
Views: 71597

Re: Michigan Rail business news redux

I posted a video of CSX pulling two standard height box cars from Cargill https://railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=39113 Im in St Clair Mi right now and the PH&D job just left Cargill Salt i noticed two boxcars spotted inside the building i just cought the lights on the locomotive i couldn...