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AARR wrote:It was a little hard to tell from the angle but it looked like a long string of relatively newish 3-bay covered hoppers. Are those used in sand service?

These are for Oxy. Sargent uses two bays.

MQT3001 wrote:13:45 EDT: Z151 has their EC1 from CGE 3.6 to SAS Fuller.

Better go catch them. First run of 3390.

Well then,it's quite an honor to have you answer my forum questions,TSB! :) it's not too often 20 year old boys meet business owners,especially in the industry I long want to work for. Lol Not to get off subject but TSB,what made the GP35 the perfect choice for your railroad? I'm guessing the fact ...

Z151-01 north at Fuller at 17:45. Short Train, only from Fuller to Leonard. Short train? 105 cars had to be switched out. I think you might have seen the train stretched from Fuller to Bridge street. If you average a freight car at 50', your train length is around 5250'. Give slack and locomotives,...

Z151-30 SB @ Leonard 23:58

Your Grand Rapids area railroads have been narrow band for almost two years.

I have been told the Tilden has at least 50 years left to mine, as it states that in the article. When I worked there in 08, the rumor was the Empire has 10-15 years left. If you look at the demand of ore at the current moment, Cliffs lost big in 2012. I could see a permanent shut-down, because the ...

C&M 3049 on the way to interchange. Went by them heading east from the hi way at Conklin. 0900

CAT345C wrote:


Job Breifing.. by Mike Tabone, on Flickr

Put the TM's on the crew and you get stuff done.

MQT Z15109 southbound at Fuller diamond in GR, 31 cars - 12:09pm. E94906 west at Grand Junction at 12:10pm, sounds like they'll meet D70009 at Livingston as they just got there. MQT Z15108 around Turner in GR at 12:52, woot woot on board. Wow two Z151s in one day! Not sure which train or if they ar...

Done Deal. All "h.e.-double hockey sticks" to happen 12/28/12. Glad I’m on vacation.
STB

Z151 clearing I-96 headed south at 15:10. Looks like a grain train on the rear. Couldn't see the power. Mini unit train of Oxy hoppers. Power was 03/01. Horns heard in Alpine Twp at 20:12 EST. I'd be my guess a re-crewed Z151 is heading north through Comstock Park. Not the usual horn, however... MQ...

Photo location now, just south of Sand Lake. Looks like the crossing would have been for Egner Rd.

Great stuff! Thanks Don and KC!

Sounds good Don, Thanks.

Are there any pictures of MN at Sand Lake online or that anyone can post?

Here's a Jon Leese photo of C&O 904020MW. Isn't this the plow MQT acquired from Wyoming Yard a few years ago? Sure looks like a Russell to me! But according to this webpage where the photo is from, it's actually another Jordan product: http://www.trainweb.org/JordanSpreader/otherproducts.htm http:/...

Found 2008 switching a unit train of CSX Grain Express cars at the elevator in Newaygo about 6:45. Not photo worthy but cool to watch. Wait a little longer and the Z train should be roaring down da hill :wink: CSX puts the grain on the back of the manifest of the Ztrain. Ztrain was parked on the ot...

MQT3001 wrote:

Raildudes dad wrote:2 and 3 outbounds 157 on the rear of 371

We've got 3 CHs and one Tank next to each other, then a loaded centerbeam wayyyyy down the interchange track?

Guessing a car for C&M