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by MiRailProductions
Fri Jun 02, 2023 11:59 pm
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Michigan Narrow Gauge Operations - The holdouts
Replies: 3
Views: 2915

Re: Michigan Narrow Gauge Operations - The holdouts

Anyone know what Michigan narrow gauge lines held out the longest and why? Excluding tourist railroads of today (Huckleberry, Toonerville, etc), where were some of the last survivors of Michigan narrow gauge? The only one that really comes to mind was the Quincy and Torch Lake, but surely there wer...
by MiRailProductions
Sun Aug 08, 2021 4:43 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CN Updates August 2021
Replies: 864
Views: 132548

Re: CN Updates August 2021

The local is in Munising right now switching Neenah Performance Materials. IC 9632 is the power.
by MiRailProductions
Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:03 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: NS Train Location Updates 2021
Replies: 347
Views: 233223

Re: NS 2021 Updates

Micah_D wrote:
Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:27 pm
2 eastbound NS train raced through Romulus @2:12. No train IDs were given. The train on track 1 had NS 4214 + 4434. The train on track 2 has NS 5823. Both were mixed freight.
5823 was likely leading B73 or B71.
by MiRailProductions
Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:06 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - April 2021
Replies: 1100
Views: 181181

Re: CSX Train Location Updates - April 2021

Q151 south at Carleton, 1204. GEVO pair leading.
by MiRailProductions
Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:54 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - April 2021
Replies: 1100
Views: 181181

Re: CSX Train Location Updates - April 2021

NB Grain train at Carleton, 1153. Missed the symbol. 5363/363 leading.
by MiRailProductions
Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:08 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates March 2021
Replies: 70
Views: 57473

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates March 2021

KingsleyRailFan wrote:
Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:11 am
They are running to Traverse City today.
Any updates on where they are?
by MiRailProductions
Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:09 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2021
Replies: 99
Views: 94233

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2021

A very short OSTN just crossed the diamond SB at Durand. 382 leading 398 elephant style. 15:00.
by MiRailProductions
Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:32 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2021
Replies: 99
Views: 94233

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2021

Mackinac Mac wrote:
Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:25 pm
Are there any GP35s stationed on the north end as of late?
GP35 #392 is in the Cadillac pool right now.
by MiRailProductions
Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:06 pm
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Wigwags in Michigan
Replies: 61
Views: 98883

Re: Wigwags in Michigan

There was a wigwag on the AA in Azalia, still operating in 1980. Timestamp is 28:56.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI0xuVP ... rxw03c010c
by MiRailProductions
Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:47 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CSX Train Location Updates: October, 2020.
Replies: 971
Views: 184327

Re: CSX Train Location Updates: October, 2020.

D706-14 @ 4:56pm reported from the west end of Elmdale mp CH131.7 & from the talk heard on the scanner (reset applied 751) at 5:21pm sounds like they're doing some work at Elmdale. By the way, ~Z~ had informed me Snow Road is around mp CH135 & CH134. :) I am still learning all the yard names and ev...
by MiRailProductions
Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:57 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CN Updates September 2020
Replies: 343
Views: 105564

Re: CN Updates September 2020

What looks like a Q116 just turned onto the Holly Sub at Durand. CN 100 Unit and EMDX Demonstrator leading. 1246.
by MiRailProductions
Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:13 pm
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: AA Info
Replies: 2
Views: 7826

Re: AA Info

Can some one tell me what time the crew is on duty in Toledo who takes the train north to Osmer and what's the speed limit between Milan & Osmer. Thanks The crew is usually on duty in the very early morning iirc. The speed limit in Milan is 10mph, between Milan and Ann Arbor it's 25 but in Ann Arbo...
by MiRailProductions
Wed Jul 29, 2020 6:05 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: If the Rails Were Still There
Replies: 31
Views: 16759

Re: If the Rails Were Still There

GLC/MIGN has had pulpwood log loading sites over the years including Cadillac, Manton, South Boardman, Kalkaska, and perhaps other locations I'm not aware of. South of Cadillac they loaded logs at Ashton and other locations. I did think about utilizing the spur just south of Manton where logs were ...
by MiRailProductions
Wed Jul 29, 2020 3:58 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: If the Rails Were Still There
Replies: 31
Views: 16759

Re: If the Rails Were Still There

In addition to outbound cement the plant also receives 30ish cars a week of fly ash. At this time there are no other customers between Williamsburg and the cement plant. I'm working on a scenario where they transload up to 8 cars per week of pulpwood logs for mills down south. I didn't think about ...
by MiRailProductions
Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:24 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: If the Rails Were Still There
Replies: 31
Views: 16759

Re: If the Rails Were Still There

I will begin with my favorite - the old GR&I between Grand Rapids and Cadillac. The Yoplait in Reed City sits basically on the diamond of the GR&I and C&O. Since they are food manufacturing, and a good sized one at that, I wonder if the rails were still there from either railroad if they would rece...
by MiRailProductions
Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:05 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central updates July 2020
Replies: 76
Views: 61289

Re: Great Lakes Central updates July 2020

Sorry if this isn't what the thread is for. My 4-year-old son is obsessed with trains. We live in Mount Pleasant so we often go to the tracks there and watch for the train. We've been able to catch it twice at the Jordan road crossing. We'd love to catch it at Island Park sometime but we haven't be...
by MiRailProductions
Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:22 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CN Updates July 2020
Replies: 388
Views: 118578

Re: CN Updates July 2020

A492 through Durand 14:17. ATCS shows them lined into Flint Yard, could be doing work there.
by MiRailProductions
Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:34 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: NS Updates - 2020
Replies: 166
Views: 165194

Re: NS Updates - 2020

CP 140, with CMQ 9020 and 9022, clear at Milan 1032
by MiRailProductions
Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:49 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates June 2020
Replies: 91
Views: 65067

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates June 2020

AANscaleRunner wrote:Track upgrades beginning.

https://content.govdelivery.com/account ... ns/290482a
Do you think we'll be seeing CTSN run at night, much like ONTN did while track upgrades happened between Owosso-Ithaca?