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I’m wondering as well if they’ll use the consumers locomotive. I know it’s operational since they used it last summer for crew qualification runs to Cadillac and back. GLC ran it up to Middleton with 35 grainers two weeks ago Oakley and the cars were empty. Why did this pull freight to Oakley? Was ...

So will the current easement off the original south shore main be abandoned or left in place for a potential emergency route into the airport and/or any potential freight development?

Meant to share this yesterday but I went out to all the crossings from Giddings Road to Collier Road on the branch to see what all has been done. From Joslyn Road #2 up to Giddings Road towards the Orion Plant, they haven’t done too much in the clean up process. The crossings there still have their...

The crossing on US 23 is actually complete now. My uncle has a lakehouse in oscoda and he was just up there. Only a matter of time until it's open. They are wasting no time with this and the quality of the work is beautiful. One can only wonder when the first trains will roll on this rebuilt line. ...

southwestmichigan wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 30, 2024 5:53 pm

CSX M326 (K5LA horn) in Porter CP 482 at 4:53 PM CST

No idea on that power?

No word on a 326 today?

I haven’t ever looked at it up close. Are there obvious signs of deterioration, such as spalling? It might be what we can't see that has them concerned. I haven't heard or seen anything about the Augusta tower coming down and that's the other tower that spans the Michigan Line. Many of these struct...

You can't fence off a grade crossing. Yes you can. Reference page 8 from this South Florida report: https://miamidadetpo.org/library/studies/pedestrian-improvements-at-railroad-crossings-final-2013-01.pdf By fencing off access points and “channelizing” pedestrian crossings into what would be a soli...

Mikeyt2004 wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 29, 2024 11:48 am

Anyone catch what just cleared plaster creek?

Godfrey @ 11:53

It was 151

Gotta be L303

I haven’t ever looked at it up close. Are there obvious signs of deterioration, such as spalling? It might be what we can't see that has them concerned. I haven't heard or seen anything about the Augusta tower coming down and that's the other tower that spans the Michigan Line. Many of these struct...

Amtrak hit another one at West Main. This time it was fatal. https://wwmt.com/news/local/fatal-train-vs-pedestrian-crash-in-kalamazoo-prompts-west-main-closure?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0AEFA_xggIsD-xv7-_MmJpJ2GyebZBytDhsfqYtrTBJDTOSf8_S9zGekc_aem_ofkK4uNhDDGj_vXeUVot8w At some point, someone’s go...

Not a CSX train, just CSX cars and locomotives

P371 should be around or near Zeeland right abour now.

No visual on 327’s power unless it’s tucked away somewhere that’s not by the yard office

https://hometownnewsnow.com/local-news ... ling-tower

Get your shots now… the end is near for another Michigan City railroading landmark

CN also is almost done connecting to the Kingsbury Industrial Park via the trackage that goes to the Kingsbury Elevator. That will doom the South Shore Line in the industrial park. There are what, just two customers besides car storage? Lots of rumblings about the CSS anywho so In terms of what?

Unusual sounding horn blowing in Grandville at this time, not sure who it is.

The last cars on the CHS were interchanged today via CN, likely the last cars to ever come off the former NYC at Charlotte. They are off to the Coopersville and Marne. Whether or not a future use for the CHS is in store is unclear but for now the entire railroad minus one coach at the end of the lin...

Lots of activity on the Plymouth Sub for signal work. Ditching and cable trenching moving at a quick pace. Look for North Lansing, MA and Trowbridge to be cut over to new signals by the end of January, new intermediates East of Trowbridge to and including Williamston to be early February. Also, new...

Watco petitioned the STB a few years ago for the removal of signals from Three Rivers south. The petition was denied. Watco ended up replacing all of the signals south of Three Rivers. I'm not sure why they didn't replace Park and Cowling. CP 99 became CP 1 When NS replaced the signal as part of th...

CNTN Southbound at Mancelona with a trio of GP35’s (391, 393 and 385) and about a dozen cars.