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LSRC wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 13, 2024 12:55 pm

Any updates on 303, Steamlogger? Have they started assembling their train?

They are still waiting at Plaster Creek. The track inspector cleared up a while ago.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:25 am

L303-13 @ 11:21 spinning their engines & start building their train with CSX engines #3226 + #5224 (elephant style).

L303 is still sitting at Plaster Creek waiting to spin their power at 12:25
Far down the track with a Y job switching

MikeB89 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:22 am

M326 through Grandville at about 11:15am.

I got a great shot of them hitting the snow drifts.

Now it's snowing fairly heavily.

Here is my video of M326 at Granville in the snow.
M32613 at Grandville Michigan January 2024
https://youtu.be/CBNFJuk6E0g

Y121 worked Zeeland eastbound a bit ago, then just ran to Hudsonville siding to run around their train and head back west, and just hit the Zeeland detector westbound with 12 axles. Normally, they bring their caboose along and shove either to or from Zeeland (depending on their work) protected by t...

I uploaded more of my video Midwest Steam. In this video we see 1225 on its return trip after spending the night in Grand Rapids in 1990.
The Polar Express Pulls A freight Train September 1990
https://youtu.be/Uopw-uoMVA0

Your welcome. I am amazed at how they could move cars to the correct place with only a few sidings.

I drove past the transload facility for WMI off of Red Arrow Highway today and noticed that they added a new spur that curves towards Red Arrow and dead ends right before the fence by the road across from the fair grounds. There were a few covered hoppers sitting on the spur today. The spur splits ...

CSXT9040 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 14, 2023 5:24 am

This is just a question, I heard W003 will be stored in Wyoming for the winter (minus 9969 of course), does anyone know if this is true or not?

Yes they parked the cars in one of the car shop buildings at Wyoming Yard. Here are a couple screen shots from my above linked video.

:shock: OK, what are the plans for this CSX Geometry Train? :?: pudgy reported that the loco ( CSX GP40WH-2 #9969) will go for its "Quarterly Inspection!" Will this happen? :?: :shock: Or will this train continue east? I have never caught this engine, but have seen CSX "Geometry Trains" before! CSX...

Thanks SD80MAC. I uploaded the N&W 1218 segment recently. The rest of 1225 is planned for upload closer to Christmas.
Midwest Steam Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 1218 Steams to Fort Wayne Indiana July 1990
https://youtu.be/8orMYtlh5AM

I uploaded the first clips from my 1991 video Midwest Steam. The uploaded segment follows Pere Marquette 1225 from Howell to Grand Rapids. We see 1225 traverse the diamond at Trowbridge (East Lansing) with cars on the now gone interchange track. Not shown is the train stopping for servicing. After d...

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:19 pm

L301-24 @ 16:16 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 63 axles (-1 error?). CSX engines #8335 + #4003 & 13? cars.

They had 12 cars after Hartford. Two refrigerators, nine covered hoppers, and one coil car. Video coming soon.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:16 pm

Great video & thank you for uploading. There looks to be an old track on the right, was that a siding to a business at one time, or was that where the Helpers used to be kept at?

The track was used to unload fertilizer. I remember ammonia tank cars there a long time ago.

M326-22 @ 11:46 eastward has stalled out on Saugatuck Hill mp 33.3 with CSX engines #5494 + #431 & 100 cars. L301 is currently inside Holland & going to assist M326. L301-22 @ 12:07 westward, Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #4003 + #8335 & 14 cars. He has work...

Here is a link to a new YouTube upload showing the International at East Lansing, Michigan, in June of 1992.
https://youtu.be/xxIA-fa0THY

Plannerdad wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:48 pm

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 17, 2023 1:46 pm

GRE west in Ada 13:46

Just crossed the river WB. Missed the head end, but at least 10 hoppers.

CSX Y290 brought 13 grain hoppers, 1 plastics type and 1 tank car back to Wyoming yard.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:55 pm

L302-17 @ 19:52 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 385 axles (+1 error). CSX engines #5339 + #9006(?) & 93 cars. He had work in Lansing.

L302 has arrived art Wyoming yard with the 5339 and 9003 and 5200’ of train.

I uploaded a video of the Kroger local near the airport in Grand Rapids Michigan today. It includes an Eastern coal train with two GP38s, a GP30, and a six axle GE. The clip ends with the local delivering five coal loads to the Stealcase complex near 52nd and Broadmore. CSX Kroger Local in 1991 near...

1645 Y297 returned from the west side of Grand Rapids with 15 cars. Y290 was partially blocking as Y297 came down the coach lead but it looked like 13 empty wheat hoppers, one plastics hopper and one tank car.

The Fostoria video is the first ECO Works tape that I am uploading.