Downriver doings.

[M.D.Bentley]

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Boy these guys are driving everyone crazy. Should be on the Lincoln Secondary by weeks end.

[M.D.Bentley]

The NS track gang is now on the Lincoln Secondary. Starting at the north end working south. Causing a lot of problems for the CN trains trying to get across at Penford. Should tie up at Brownstown tonight. Today's phone call.........
CN train master from Flat rock yard to yard master at Conrail's River Rouge yard :
CN : Hey are you in charge of the the diamond at Penford ?
CR : No, I'am a yardmaster. I have no control of anything.
CN : Well your track gang is holding up my trains at Penford.
CR : Sir, that is not my track gang.
CN : So that's not your track ?
CR : Yes the track belongs to Conrail, but the track gang is NS and the track is dispatched by CSX. Let me give you the track supt. number he'll fix you up.
CN : Wonderful, Thanks.
You just can't make this $hit up !

[Fred]

Matt, oh so true !!!

[ConrailDetr​oit]

Will the track gang work this weekend?

[M.D.Bentley]

Usually not. Most of these guys are from out of state ( down south ). I was surprised to see them working on Friday. They normally hit it hard Mon thru Thur , sun up to sun down ( or later now ) and travel on Fri and back by Mon morning. The schedule my have changed being so close to the holiday season.

[M.D.Bentley]

Only thing on the Lincoln right now is a work xtra ( out of River Rouge ) dumping stone. They should make it as far as "BRO".

[ConrailDetr​oit]

Monday, May 2nd.

CN 116 heads south on the Shoreline Sub while Conrail Trenton 3 gathers their cars.

Conrail Trenton 3 & CN 116 - Ecorse, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Conrail Trenton 3 enters the Alkali Spur and crosses the CN Flatrock Sub at MA-2.

Conrail Trenton 3 - 10.7, Detroit Line by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Conrail Trenton 3 - MA-2 by tcamp7837, on Flickr

A HiRail comes south on the CN Shoreline Sub.

CN HiRail - Wyandotte, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Trenton 3 comes out of BASF heading through the neighborhood.

Conrail Trenton 3 coming out of BASF by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NS 11J comes north through Wyandotte with empty autoracks for Conrail's Eastside.

NS 11J & Conrail Trenton 3 - Wyandotte, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Trenton 3 yards their cars at YD.

Conrail Trenton 3 - YD by tcamp7837, on Flickr

[AARR]

Nice report on the BASF job, CRDetroit.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

Friday 7/15

On the Dearborn Sub, after interchanging cars with NS at Oakwood, CN 102 heads south back to Flat Rock.

CN 102 - Allen Park, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CN 102 - over Southfield Rd by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CN 102 - Penford by tcamp7837, on Flickr

On the Detroit Line, NS 331 comes south while Conrail Trenton 3 waits for them to crossover at CP Mill before proceeding back to River Rouge Yard with all tankers from BASF.

NS 331 - Wyandotte, mI by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NS 331 & Conrail Trenton 3 - Antoine St, Wyandotte by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Conrail Trenton 3 - Antione St, Wyandotte by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Back on the Dearborn Sub, a CN HiRail followed behind 102.

CN HiRail under the Arches by tcamp7837, on Flickr

[AARR]

Any idea what commodity those gondolas are used for in the GTW Dearborn Sub picture?

[M.D.Bentley]

Met CSXBOY and his grandparents ( Marie & Walt ) today at Oak st. in Wyandotte. As well as a couple of trains. Nice to put a face with a name.