Detroit East Side 4/29 - Long Hood Forward Cowl

[ogauge47]

4/29

I spent the afternoon on Detroit's east side

Conrail caboose on the end of Conrail NY7






NS 31M at Milwaukee



CN 515



Conrail NY6



With a shoving platform for the afternoon's switching duties





NS 29G with BNSF power for Conrail Sterling Yard



CN 515 switching lumber cars at CN Nolan Yard





CN 533 with a BCOL C40-8M. This had to be turned at Milwaukee Junction to run long hood forward for the remainder of it's trip to Moterm. The crew was NOT happy

[AARR]

I like your report and pictures, ogauge.

[M.D.Bentley]

Great report and pics. What a pain in the butt it would be to run that thing backwards.

[blackjack1518]

Look at the cowl junk, just look at it!!

[Drumkidstu]

It was a great day. The Engineer looked at us with the saddest look on his face as he went by.

[hoborich]

He was probably embarrassed to be seen in that POS!

[SousaKerry]

Could be worse, and not much different from pushing a train, still can't see crap and have to rely on your conductor/brakeman to be your eyes.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

At CP Bonita, NY-7 was a caboose hop while gathering their train.

Caboose Hop - CP Bonita by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Heading down the Terminal East to Mack Yard at French Rd.

Conrail NY-7 - French Rd, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Conrail Bay Window Caboose by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CN 515 crossing the Conrail North Yard Branch at Milwaukee Jct.

CN 515 crossing Conrail at Milwaukee Jct by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Switching at Nolan Yard.

CN 515 switching Nolan Yard by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CN Painted 4925 - Outer Dr, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CN Painted 4925 - Outer Dr, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr

[AARR]

Thanks for posting, CRDetroit. The lumber distributer at Nolan gets a lot of cars. I'm old enough to remember when that was a yard for storing derelict rail cars.

[hoborich]

Some thugs be standing on the sidewalk in the last pic.