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- Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:48 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: GRE Amway yard
- Replies: 11
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Re: GRE Amway yard
I worked in Facilities at Amway in the late '80s/'90s and actually did some railyard work there. We rebuilt the track scale approaches, modified other track, and installed safety systems for guys on top of railcars. Amway got a lot of material by rail: liquids in tank cars, plastic pellets in covere...
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 10:48 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - January 2021
- Replies: 966
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - January 2021
Wow, my wife just got held up for 45 minutes by I assume 327 in Holland. She missed a Doctor's appointment-she's pissed!
- Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:34 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Hudsonville siding well car storage
- Replies: 5
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Hudsonville siding well car storage
It looks like CSX doesn't plan on enough traffic to need the Hudsonville MI siding any time soon since they've got a bunch of well cars stored there. What's the story with those cars? Just an available storage spot? Forgive me if this has come up before, I searched but didn't see anything.
- Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:55 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Alexander Scale Model Cabooses
- Replies: 7
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Re: Alexander Scale Model Cabooses
The one in the 2011 street view was a GTW-style caboose painted in a red white and blue scheme as I remember. The spur was one of my childhood haunts on my bike and a place to watch the C&O service a couple local industries, usually using an NW and caboose A977 in the yellow scheme.
- Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:10 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Alexander Scale Model Cabooses
- Replies: 7
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Re: Alexander Scale Model Cabooses
No they are long gone. See the empty lot to the right of the wedge building? That's where they used to be, along with C&O baggage car 268 and a GT coach. One of those cabooses is the one now at Clare depot (Eagle Scout project).
- Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:56 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX Train Location Updates August 2017
- Replies: 393
- Views: 78202
Re: CSX Train Location Updates August 2017
D70018 West at Holland 8:53
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:14 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX Train Location Updates August 2017
- Replies: 393
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates August 2017
D700 West at Hudsonville 9:13
- Thu Aug 03, 2017 2:56 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Interesting Local Project
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2833
Re: Interesting Local Project
I found another tidbit that this caboose was one of several RR cars in a collection near Cottage Grove & Kalamazoo Ave. in Grand Rapids in the 70's. I used to watch the C&O switch Standard Lumber there was I was a kid on a bike. I remember those cars and even photographed a few, I'll have to see if ...
- Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:15 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Interesting Local Project
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2833
Re: Interesting Local Project
Hocking Valley 1928, then C&O 90630
Used to sit along US-131 in GR, moved to Coopersville & Marne, then to Clare.
Used to sit along US-131 in GR, moved to Coopersville & Marne, then to Clare.