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Thanks Doug.

Doug, did you ever copy & deliver Penn Central train orders in Carleton?

Gary Betz
Ionia MI

From a Rapido post on Train Orders there were about 60 people in attendance, more than Rapido expected. Apparently, several layouts set up outside.

Did anyone attend the Rapido bus tour event at Riders Hobby Shop in Flint Wednesday? How was the turnout? Any thoughts or observations?

Gary Betz
Ionia MI

L303 by Lake Odessa at 13:53 after about a 20 minute delay at the east end of the Lake O siding with 89 cars. If 4045 is really intended for Lansing is there a reason why it would be the middle unit of the locomotive consist? Gary Betz Ionia MI Hello Gary, his 3 engines are from yesterday's M326-01...

L303 by Lake Odessa at 13:53 after about a 20 minute delay at the east end of the Lake O siding with 89 cars. If 4045 is really intended for Lansing is there a reason why it would be the middle unit of the locomotive consist?

Gary Betz
Ionia MI

"L303-18 had to wait at Lake Odessa for someone to clear up their track authority before he could proceed eastward. He had copied his EC1 for Lake Odessa to Ensel at 13:56"

Thank you.

L303 by Lake Odessa at 1407. Usual running time between defect detector Clarksville and Lake O is 10 minutes. Any idea why it took 30 minutes today?

Gary Betz
Ionia MI

In 2004 CSX ran Q337 & Q338 to and from Indianapolis. I believe the routing was GR-Toledo-Marion-Indy. Q337 ran to Indy and Q338 came from Indy. This was during a hectic time for CSX in Michigan following the closing of Stanley Yard in Toledo on April 1st. During this time there was at least one Q31...

I’m not familiar with the dark cloud. Do tell.

L303 by Lake Odessa at 1:22.

L303 by Lake Odessa at 1301 hours.

L303 by Lake Odessa.

L303 by Lake O. 2 units, 31 cars.

Moving west, when did American Pipe in Alto start receiving pipe by rail? Also when did inbound propane begin to be delivered in Alto?

Thanks Jetlink. When I moved to Ionia in 1972 it was the Lake Odessa Canning Company. I remember that because there was a derailment in front of the facility in the early-mid 70’s. I remember an article with photos in The Ionia paper.

How long has Twin City Foods in Lake Odessa been a rail customer? I always thought they were a regular user going back many years, even before Twin City Foods but looking at a few profiles there is a gap in service. A track profile updated to 1974 shows a track into an unnamed industry on the north ...

L303 by Lake Odessa 1515.

L302 by Lake Odessa at 1:05 pm.

L303 by Lake Odessa.