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Have seen some discussion on facebook that old Diann Tower was demolished today. Don't know how accurate the info is. Just FYI.

Thanks to all for the responses!

Where was the MC/NYC depot located in Utica? I've seen pix of it elsewhere, but am wondering more along the lines of street name(s), nearby crossroads and such. Don't think I've ever heard those mentioned.

Seeing some (non-railfan) facebook posts regarding a stalled or stopped train blocking 28 Mile Rd on the Mt Clemens Sub. One post with apparent inside information says train likely to be stopped til tomorrow morning, due to a "long list of things going on in its path to the north." No idea which tra...

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Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:33 pm

coasterrider wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:38 pm

crossing protection for the Amtrak test train today. Testing the new coaches

Apparently they were not triggering all of the crossings...

Aw dang. Wish I'd been able to stick around. Didn't even realize an Amtrak test was imminent.

Thanks for the replies!

While out on errands this morning, I noticed that there were flagmen positioned by at least two, possibly three, grade crossings in Pontiac. They were wearing hi-visibility vests and holding red flags and stops signs. They were at Woodward (two men), Rapid Street, and possibly South Blvd as well. Th...

Here's a couple maps I've found that give an overview of the Pontiac area in general during 1947: http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/160509/Pontiac+Township++Auburn+Heights++Lake+Angelus/Oakland+County+1947/Michigan/ http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/160467/Bloomfield+Township++Birmingham++...

PON Jct was (is?) on the north side of town by Walton Blvd. The crossing of the Air Line with the Belt Line when it continued south all the way to the Holly Sub was called MAL Jct. The crossing of the Air Line with the Holly Sub at the south end of town was called MAL Crossing. When the Belt Line w...

While we're on the topic of Pontiac's rail lines, what was the name of the long-gone junction on the far east side of the city where the Michigan Air Line came in from the east and crossed the north-south portion of the Belt Line? For that matter, when was that part of the Belt Line between the junc...

Well, it looks like I'm all wet regarding my views on the Holly Sub; lots more trains on the Holly than I realized, as pointed out by Man o' War, and completely forgot to take into account the wye arrangement between the Mt Clemens and Flint Subs in Port Huron, as noted by strugglin. Thanks for the ...

CN just installed a brand new signal system and PTC on the Mt. Clemens Subdivision. They put new signals on the former DT&I south of Flat Rock, too. In the last ten years or so the Holly Sub has been getting new signals, hasn't it? These are all things that happen when a line is being prepared for ...

About the timing of the B&O routing... I can remember seeing, and with some frequency, trains with Soo and/or CP power and cabooses operating south of Plymouth at least as early as 1986. I was often stopped (on multiple occasions) by northbound trains of such description while driving to high school...

Have been seeing reports that Windsor-born 1950s-60s singer Jack Scott ("What in the World's Come Over You," "Burning Bridges," "My True Love," etc.) has died at 83...

https://bestclassicbands.com/jack-scott ... -12-12-19/

Local media reporting CN on the ground in Detroit. Near Clark and Scotten Streets.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/loc ... n-detroit/

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/ ... 408128002/

Numerous outlets are reporting the Maumee Avenue bridge in Toledo collapsed onto the NS/Amtrak mainline around 2pm today. No injuries reported. Some news reports: https://www.13abc.com/content/news/Maumee-Ave-bridge-collapses-508064691.html http://www.wtol.com/2019/04/03/maumee-avenue-bridge-collaps...

Facebook chatter is reporting that the NS movable bridge over the Rouge River is currently stuck in the "up" position. No further info available.

As of 15 minutes ago: Per a friend on board, 364 was delayed by a passenger with a medical emergency around Hammond. Train under way again, she thought they were now somewhere near (edit) New Buffalo.

UPDATE:

Per channel 7 news, one man was hit. Sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. An earlier report may have said two were hit.

https://www.wxyz.com/news/witnesses-two ... re-unknown

A bit delayed in reporting, but within the last hour it appeared that a westbound NS train was stopped at Merriman Rd in Wayne, with the head end about half-way to Winnifred St. Many police in the area, climbing into and milling around the lead unit. Don't have any other info. (edited to add directi...

At 10:40am in Wayne/Westland: Two southbounds holding north of Wayne Jct while some kind of work is going on. A number of workmen milling about the area, looking at the diamond. Don't have symbols, but the first train has a large cut of slab steel loads, the second is all intermodal, mostly double-s...