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by iandt
Wed May 27, 2020 11:47 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Dundee Cement Covered Hoppers
Replies: 3
Views: 7005

Re: Dundee Cement Covered Hoppers

The attached photo (in slide format) is for sale on ebay at the moment, available here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/373036818140. Interesting that it's not a UTLX car, but CRDX, as was the Northern Michigan Railroad Club's 2018 car.
by iandt
Sat Oct 13, 2018 9:07 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Detroit River Tunnel Trackwork
Replies: 5
Views: 5962

Re: Detroit River Tunnel Trackwork

Are those intentional "derails" in the third photo? Or leftover switches from an earlier era?
by iandt
Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:27 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Freight trains to be rolling between Ypsi and Jackson
Replies: 95
Views: 93121

Re: Freight trains to be rolling between Ypsi and Jackson

There are a few steel suppliers located between Willow Run/Wayne that currently get coil cars from 60/63T through Dearborn, unless something new is opening up, these must be what they're referring to. Maybe cheaper to go through Jackson? Unless they're running the other way, cars from 60/63T to be s...
by iandt
Mon Feb 26, 2018 6:07 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Greenfield Village Steam Locomotive Schedule
Replies: 2
Views: 2212

Re: Greenfield Village Steam Locomotive Schedule

The three engines are usually rotated after operating about 3 weeks each. There are tons of exceptions to this, such as special occasions (Memorial Day, Old Baseball Games, Old Car Festival, etc.) where two engines will be placed into service. The summer it was completed, #7 ran for a week, then bro...
by iandt
Thu Oct 12, 2017 5:46 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: ADBF & AA Grain Trains
Replies: 11
Views: 4278

Re: ADBF & AA Grain Trains

I'm no AA expert like some users on this forum, but from what I gathered living in Ann Arbor during college, the AA usually runs its through freight daily in the mornings (7-8am) and in the evenings (anywhere from 6-11pm). Now in fall/winter, that means it comes almost always in the dark. Their thru...
by iandt
Wed Oct 04, 2017 5:21 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Grain Season and cool Grain Cars
Replies: 10
Views: 3535

Re: Grain Season and cool Grain Cars

I saw multiple ex-AA hoppers, an ex-Rock and an ex-D&H hopper all on a single GLC/AA train through Ann Arbor last year. If I were looking for any road with fallen flags, that would be my bet!
by iandt
Tue Aug 29, 2017 6:21 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: GTW Boxcars in Onaway
Replies: 12
Views: 7722

Re: GTW Boxcars in Onaway

As of the end of February, these cars were still there. Both still sit on rails, though I have no idea how far the rails go, as the further boxcar was completely tangled in trees and I didn't want to make too big a ruckus while trespassing (though I found them by riding along the public trail). I th...
by iandt
Thu Jul 13, 2017 6:22 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Ann Arbor Passenger Cars
Replies: 16
Views: 7566

Re: Ann Arbor Passenger Cars

This is something worth photographing!!!! Do you know when they are "Dumping" ballast on the "Michigan Line?" What paint scheme are these two "Classic" locos in?[/color] :?: How much longer will they stay here working? :?: I remember seeing them a couple weeks ago, if I remember right, it looked ju...
by iandt
Sat May 13, 2017 8:18 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: This Is Your First Warning: Block QLine Tracks...
Replies: 8
Views: 5502

Re: This Is Your First Warning: Block QLine Tracks...

hoborich wrote:I've never known parking enforcement to give warnings. When did that start?
During QLine tests over the past few months, there has been a big issue with many people parking on the tracks. I'm assuming that to try to offset this problem when it goes into regular service they're issuing the warning.
by iandt
Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:50 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Lowell Street Trackage???
Replies: 23
Views: 18051

Re: Lowell Street Trackage???

Michael wrote:From the 1978 USGS Topo
A Kent County Atlas, visible here, shows a similar track arrangement as it existed in 1907:

http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/ ... /Michigan/
by iandt
Sun Jan 01, 2017 8:04 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Amtrak Consist Winter 2016-17
Replies: 30
Views: 7606

Re: Amtrak Consist Winter 2016-17

As Ypsi said, today's consist was 1 baggage, 3 Amfleet coaches, 1 Amfleet cafe, and 2 P42's. Here's the baggage car on today's 355, at Dearborn: http://railroadfan.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18796/CAM00077.jpg Two coaches had a cool Illinois High-Speed Rail car pool logo: http://railroadfan.com/gal...
by iandt
Sat Nov 26, 2016 5:54 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: New Coach at the Southern Michigan Railroad!
Replies: 8
Views: 4028

Re: New Coach at the Southern Michigan Railroad!

Nice looking car, I'm glad that you guys are taking the time to save this unique piece of NYC history! I really love the small PC logo, that's something that has generally been covered up and forgotten in the course of railroad restorations so far.
by iandt
Thu Nov 10, 2016 8:27 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN White Pine Branch
Replies: 32
Views: 36371

Re: CN White Pine Branch

I recall there being quite a few boxcars in White Pine last time I was in Ontonagon, in 2013 or so. But that was a long time ago.
by iandt
Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:49 am
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: Painted Bridge Database
Replies: 24
Views: 15015

Re: Painted Bridge Database

Michigan Central nameplates: Outer Drive under the former MC mainline in Dearborn, visible traveling north on Outer Warren Avenue under the former Michigan Central on the west side of Detroit advertising "the Detroiter to New York" In Dearborn also, at the Jct. Yard Secondary bridge over Rotunda, t...
by iandt
Thu Sep 29, 2016 4:43 pm
Forum: Model Railroading
Topic: Photo Help - Model/prototype related
Replies: 7
Views: 6846

Re: Photo Help - Model/prototype related

Is this site helpful at all? It has a large collection of IATR boxcar photos, and several of 4300-series boxes:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rsList ... IATR&cid=2
by iandt
Thu Sep 15, 2016 9:03 pm
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: MI Line Coil Trains, 1999
Replies: 7
Views: 6428

Re: MI Line Coil Trains, 1999

Never stopped at Lantz steel. Either the "old plant ( processing ) off the Sterling secondary" or the "new plant ( warehousing/storage ) off the passing track". Lantz steel was switched by the Mound road crews. Cars were then moved from Mound road yard to North yard. The old plant held 5 cars (insi...
by iandt
Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:25 pm
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: MI Line Coil Trains, 1999
Replies: 7
Views: 6428

Re: MI Line Coil Trains, 1999

This thread ( http://www.railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=29708&view=unread ) mentions that CR train ELDN (which thread at http://railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=28186 mentions is supposedly the same train as IHDN, depending on its destination) stopped at Lantz Steel near Mound Rd...
by iandt
Mon Sep 12, 2016 8:09 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: MI Line Coil Trains, 1999
Replies: 7
Views: 6428

Re: MI Line Coil Trains, 1999

IHDL ran on the Michigan Line in the early 90’ and I think it was actually INDJ or perhaps INDN depending on whether it terminated at Junction Yard (Livernois) or North Yard. It originated on the IHB and made several pick ups in Chicago with the final one at Burns Harbor. It had a set out in Jackso...
by iandt
Sat Sep 10, 2016 9:32 pm
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: MI Line Coil Trains, 1999
Replies: 7
Views: 6428

MI Line Coil Trains, 1999

Does anyone have a video of, or at least remember seeing, Conrail IHDL traverse the Michigan Line in the late 90's, particularly right before/after the takeover in 1999? At another page on this site (I forget where) it was mentioned that this train was a manifest coil/steel train, which I assumed wa...
by iandt
Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:02 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: LS&I, CN, ELS In the U.P. Questions
Replies: 9
Views: 3654

Re: LS&I, CN, ELS In the U.P. Questions

http://railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=33296&p=353211&hilit=baraga#p353211 Here's a detailed thread about CN's Baraga turn, if you feel like going to the "cool" end of the UP (my family is from the Keweenaw, lol...). Though there's not much to catch over there other than the limited action...