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by Tim
Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:42 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: C&M Running Freight
Replies: 28
Views: 4918

Re: C&M Running Freight

Posted by Raildudes dad on 12/19/2011, 5:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Question about MMRR/GRE-Coopersville&Marne RR" The line became a branch line when the bridge in Spring Lake was removed. GTW started pulling the track from Spring Lake east in 1976. It was pulled about a half mile east of GM when GM po...
by Tim
Fri Sep 15, 2023 9:28 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: L304/305 & JAIL
Replies: 47
Views: 13090

Re: L304/305 & JAIL

At one time the track to Heart Truss was a spur off the track that ran along the side of Spike St and crossing Grand River Ave to serve multiple tracks in the Michigan Sugar Co from 1901 to 1929. The Heart spur also served the John Deere place on Grand River into at least the late '60s. The building...
by Tim
Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:47 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: UP Mines Question
Replies: 19
Views: 7977

Re: UP Mines Question

I've seen the gons in trains in Green Bay and Lansing, MI. Seems like the long way around to get to Sudbury.
How many of the gons are there?
by Tim
Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:22 pm
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Hastings
Replies: 4
Views: 3163

Re: Hastings

The diamond was in place long after the CK&S was abandoned. Hastings Manufacturing north of the diamond and river was served off the MC line. The CK&S depot was in the southeast corner of the parking lot of the Feldpaush grocery store and, IFIRC, was their liquor store.
by Tim
Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:13 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: New Hollow Yard, Lansing
Replies: 12
Views: 7766

Re: New Hollow Yard, Lansing

The crossovers in the middle of the three tracks made the south two into four separate tracks. These crossovers went away when the new Hollow Yard was built 50 years ago so no evidence of them remains.
by Tim
Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:17 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: New Hollow Yard, Lansing
Replies: 12
Views: 7766

Re: New Hollow Yard, Lansing

Hollow Yard was there when I hired out in late '68 and was just the three tracks extending from Olds Ave to about where the current New Main and interchange switch are. New Hollow was built during the winter of '72-73 for Olds cars. At this time both Olds and Fisher were receiving 60 to 75 cars each...
by Tim
Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:06 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Southbound Moterm Signals on the Holly Sub
Replies: 10
Views: 3537

Re: Southbound Moterm Signals on the Holly Sub

Speed signaling tells how fast you can go, route signaling tells you where you are going and you need to know what that entails. For example, on CR a red over green tells you you can pass the signal at Medium speed (30 mph) and resume track speed after your train clears that signal. On NS route sign...
by Tim
Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:37 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Greenfield Village "Railroad Days" of yore...
Replies: 15
Views: 9848

Re: Greenfield Village "Railroad Days" of yore...

This was the second highest draw behind, IIRC, the Civil War one. I'm told that the girl behind this event retired and that was the end of it. As to the SD80MAC, it almost didn't make it to the event. After setting out it's train at Wayne at night, the inexperienced crew, thinking they were on the m...
by Tim
Tue Dec 20, 2022 7:34 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Amtrak cancelations this weekend
Replies: 25
Views: 6298

Amtrak cancelations this weekend

Here are the Midwest cancellations to and from Chicago for Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, Dec. 22, 24, and 25. Other trains on these routes will continue to operate, though many are already sold out both Thursday and Friday. Chicago-Pontiac, Mich.: Train 352 (2:15 p.m. from Chicago); 353 (8:50 a.m....
by Tim
Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:31 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: MSU sale of Meints' books
Replies: 0
Views: 6263

MSU sale of Meints' books

Meints’ books on the Pere Marquette, GR&I Fishing Line and Michigan Railroad Lines Vol 1 & 2 are on sale for 20% off at MSU Press until 12/31/22. www.msupress.org, code MSUP22
by Tim
Sat Feb 19, 2022 12:57 pm
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: GTW Single Track Durand - Lansing
Replies: 10
Views: 12814

Re: GTW Single Track Durand - Lansing

GTW Flint Sub Single Tracking, Don Phillips, Trains 4/2000p12 From an article about a proposed BNSF-CN merger; I want to digress briefly here. If CN wants to grow traffic from Halifax to Chicago, why in heavens' name did it allow Hunter Harrison to single-track the CN main from London, Ont., to Sarn...
by Tim
Sat Feb 12, 2022 12:00 pm
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: GTW Single Track Durand - Lansing
Replies: 10
Views: 12814

GTW Single Track Durand - Lansing

When was the GTW single tracked between Bancroft (mp 248.7) west of Durand and Okemos (mp 227.49)east of Lansing? I recall this being in the mid '90s with all the removed rail being piled up in the sw corner of I-96 and M-52. I recall there being an article by Don Phillips in Trains about this.
by Tim
Wed Jan 05, 2022 9:00 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Holly Diamond
Replies: 19
Views: 9319

Re: Holly Diamond

We had to qualify on any new territory or requalify if you hadn't work over the territory for a certain length of time. We would receive a Conductor/Pilot or Engineer/Pilot for a certain number of trips, five if I recall correctly. Same with the CSX crews on the MC side.
by Tim
Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:42 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Holly Diamond
Replies: 19
Views: 9319

Re: Holly Diamond

I actually worked those trains a couple times and we ran through from Jackson to Flint. There were two turns in the pool, one CR and one CSX. And yes, we did use the SE Wye as the trains were short and it was much simpler than using the NW Wye as that would involve getting a route through both yards...
by Tim
Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:55 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Ionia Sub Q&A
Replies: 16
Views: 9263

Re: Ionia Sub Q&A

Meints gives 1983 as the abandonment date for Portland to Ionia and the one mile Lyons spur.
by Tim
Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:13 pm
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Ionia Sub Q&A
Replies: 16
Views: 9263

Re: Ionia Sub Q&A

When I worked as a block operator from '66 to '68, the Ionia Local out of Ensel would frequently have a load of Mustangs from the Metuchen, New Jersey, plant for Shelby conversions at the A. O. Smith plant in Ionia. I think this only lasted for about nine months. The Local was changed later to work ...
by Tim
Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:38 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Cause of Grand Ledge freight house fire?
Replies: 2
Views: 5630

Re: Cause of Grand Ledge freight house fire?

Perhaps call the fire department directly
(517) 627-1157
by Tim
Fri Oct 29, 2021 7:09 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN Yooper Operations
Replies: 21
Views: 21331

Re: CN Yooper Operations

Newberry 10/20 & 21/21 I stopped on the evening of the 20th and there was no power on the diaper east of the depot. Considerably east of that were 5 tank cars and a WC boxcar. The west tank car was DOWX although I didn’t get close enough to read the number. There were fresh flange marks in the Charl...
by Tim
Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:17 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan Railroad Club
Replies: 4
Views: 8056

Re: Michigan Railroad Club

Desperado takes $40 By PHIL JURIK, Lansing State Journal, June 23, 1987 pg 1C Lansing lapsed into the bygone era of train robberies Monday when a masked man hopped aboard a slow-moving freight and stunned the engineer by pulling a knife. The robber – wearing a dark, shiny mask with holes cut out for...
by Tim
Wed Aug 18, 2021 10:28 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan Railroad Club
Replies: 4
Views: 8056

Re: Michigan Railroad Club

Could I get Dean's email, I have one robbery I'd like to send him