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by mikerm19
Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:52 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2017
Replies: 22
Views: 15704

Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2017

Raildudes dad wrote:Normally M W F but Tues, Thurs this week, don't know about Fri yet. CPMY has delivered twice the number of cars so far this year as compared to last year
Wahoo! :mrgreen:
by mikerm19
Sat Jun 24, 2017 3:09 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: EL 725 SOLD**
Replies: 80
Views: 52227

Re: EL 725 SOLD**

So apparently it's still around. A friend took a picture of it today.
by mikerm19
Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:12 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Crossing Signals Stolen - Tuscola
Replies: 11
Views: 4260

Crossing Signals Stolen - Tuscola

http://www.wnem.com/story/34687636/rail ... or-thieves

Apparently we got some real morons here... Keep on the lookout for a cheap set of these on Craigslist all the sudden.
by mikerm19
Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:32 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan Shore, GRE & Coopersville and Marne
Replies: 12
Views: 3579

Re: Michigan Shore, GRE & Coopersville and Marne

Ok, uploaded a craptastic video of the events from today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMBwjeei5QA

Bonus picture because I was caught with my pants down when GRE was around.
by mikerm19
Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:40 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: GRE remnats to Ionia removed
Replies: 12
Views: 10183

Re: GRE remnats to Ionia removed

Ugh, this line in particular makes me sad the most. :cry:

I know what it could have been.
by mikerm19
Wed Aug 24, 2016 10:06 pm
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: Underside of a train - watching the truck on bad track
Replies: 8
Views: 6558

Re: Underside of a train - watching the truck on bad track

Looks like Bulgaria, he has a few of those videos, pretty cool.

Too bad that they apparently don't even take care of their graffiti covered passenger cars over there. :(
by mikerm19
Wed Aug 24, 2016 9:11 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan Shore, GRE & Coopersville and Marne
Replies: 12
Views: 3579

Re: Michigan Shore, GRE & Coopersville and Marne

Come on out to C&M and I can show you around! We might even put you to work if you're not careful! (assuming you're 18) :)

I'm usually there pretty much every weekend.
by mikerm19
Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:24 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Coopersville & Marne Railway Questions
Replies: 30
Views: 8373

Re: Coopersville & Marne Railway Questions

It's me. :) Not to worry.

We were shoving the blue boxcar back that day for veterans day so I got to play with 3049, at least in the brakeman capacity.
by mikerm19
Wed Aug 24, 2016 6:53 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Coopersville & Marne Railway Questions
Replies: 30
Views: 8373

Re: Coopersville & Marne Railway Questions

Someone should tell that guy in the gray shirt next to 3049 to lose some weight. :lol:

</guy in gray shirt>
by mikerm19
Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:24 pm
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: New Mexico Semaphore Pics
Replies: 2
Views: 2445

New Mexico Semaphore Pics

Hello everyone, I'm still alive! I'm also still stuck in New Mexico. I miss Michigan a lot, that's for sure. Anyway, my parents recently took a road trip up to Colorado, and stopped to take some pictures on my request. These babies are still standing up around Wagon Mound. Thought you guys might enj...
by mikerm19
Sun May 27, 2012 1:11 pm
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: A Kansas town tries to keep the train coming through
Replies: 0
Views: 855

A Kansas town tries to keep the train coming through

Will see this more and more. I imagine Santa Fe and Lamy, NM might get involved with this too since it's the same line. There is a little tiny glimmer of hope that they will keep that line open, but for some reason I doubt it. :cry: http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/13/opinion/greene-garden-city-station/in...
by mikerm19
Sun May 27, 2012 12:59 pm
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: Adirondack rail line to be reopened
Replies: 3
Views: 1289

Re: Adirondack rail line to be reopened

Finally, someone is ignoring environmentalists. Good job! :)
by mikerm19
Sun May 13, 2012 12:25 am
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: National Train Day Albuquerque, NM 2012
Replies: 1
Views: 1075

National Train Day Albuquerque, NM 2012

My father and I decided to take a wander down to see what all the hubbub was all about. There were a few interesting model railroads set up, but the main event was the 1:1 scale: http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h275/mikerm19/National%20Train%20Day%202012/th_SAM_0713.jpg BNSF 6757. Was able to chec...
by mikerm19
Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:15 am
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: UP 844 suffers severe damage
Replies: 19
Views: 7178

Re: UP 844 suffers severe damage

Can this PLEASE mean that they stop forcing diesels into the consists? :shock:

I know, I'm dreaming... but you know, it was 1982 it sounds like that screwed up, not 844.
by mikerm19
Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:36 pm
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: Amtrak Service In Jeopardy in Northern New Mexico
Replies: 5
Views: 1465

Re: Amtrak Service In Jeopardy in Northern New Mexico

Only Amtrak. The problem is, without them taking that route, Amtrak would have to go north from Belen to get to Albuquerque, and then go south again to get back out. I happened to be in Lamy, MI for an unrelated reason, and while there, Lamy turned into a bustling town when Amtrak was there, then ba...
by mikerm19
Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:12 pm
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: Amtrak Service In Jeopardy in Northern New Mexico
Replies: 5
Views: 1465

Amtrak Service In Jeopardy in Northern New Mexico

"National train service through New Mexico could be in jeopardy due to worn out railroad tracks and a deal to purchase 200 miles of track that the state wants to cancel." http://santafe.kob.com/news/news/114987-northern-new-mexico-amtrak-train-service-jeopardy "Almost 125,000 passengers boarded or d...
by mikerm19
Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:30 pm
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: New Mexico Updates
Replies: 0
Views: 794

New Mexico Updates

Some of this will be pretty old news, and may have already been posted somewhere (or not), but I thought I would post it all together in one big update in case people are interested! 8) BNSF: BNSF/Amtrak Line (Raton Sub, Trinidad, Co to Albuquerque, NM): BNSF still doesn't want it, and everyone is b...
by mikerm19
Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:56 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Do you carry while railfaning?
Replies: 25
Views: 2794

Re: Do you carry while railfaning?

Big Frank wrote:Hell yeah i do every where i go im packing especially when i go to Delray or any where around The Big D
Too bad you weren't packing while we were lost in Belen, lol.
by mikerm19
Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:38 am
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Trans Siberian Railway Virtual Tour On Google
Replies: 0
Views: 589

Trans Siberian Railway Virtual Tour On Google

http://www.google.ru/intl/ru/landing/transsib/en.html "The great Trans Siberian Railway, the pride of Russia, goes across two continents, 12 regions and 87 cities. The joint project of Google and the Russian Railways lets you take a trip along the famous route and see Baikal, Khekhtsirsky range, Bar...
by mikerm19
Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:58 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Kinney Spur and Penn Junction
Replies: 61
Views: 48290

Re: Kinney Spur and Penn Junction

Just to clear things up (or make them more muddy)... The switch for penn jct. is actually further down the line then the bridge is, and it met up with the line further north a bit. Bridge: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=r54fkq7vhr3w&scene=23948305&lvl=1&sty=b&where1=Marne%2C%20MI Where the switch ...