Southwest Detroit 12.23 & 12.24
Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 10:42 am
Friday 12/23
Conrail LV-4 returns back to Livernois from the Terminal West with 2 Tankers.
CSX 4401 - Lonyo St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Conrail LV-4 by tcamp7837, on Flickr
At CP Lou, Conrail LV-9 crosses over to the Michigan Ave Connector to CSX with cars for Dearborn Steel.
CSX 8828 - CP Lou by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CSX 8828 - Michigan Ave Connector by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Up above on CSX, D717 arrives at Rougemere from Plymouth.
D717 - CSX Detroit Sub by tcamp7837, on Flickr
At Rougemere, a classic Chessie Caboose was present. This Caboose was formerly in Plymouth.
Chessie Caboose - Rougemere Yard by tcamp7837, on Flickr
At the Conrail Bridge, CN 451 crosses over the Rouge River.
CN 451 - Conrail Bridge by tcamp7837, on Flickr
At YD, NS 288 waits for their turn into Oakwood.
NS 288 - YD, River Rouge by tcamp7837, on Flickr
At Delray, CSX Q132 with Union Pacific Leaders enters their final stretch of track to Livernois.
Q132 - 4.8 NS Main by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Q132 - UP Leaders, Delray Tower by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Q151 with a BNSF Leader meets Q132 on the NS Mains.
Q151 & Q132 - Old Main, Delray by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 171 turns the corner to Oakwood.
NS 8768 - Delray Jct, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
3 Way at Delray by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Saturday 12/24
NS 31M heads south on Conrail's Detroit Line.
NS 1042 - Detroit, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS BD12 sits lite engine waiting for CSX Y122 to head to Livernois with Conrail interchange cars.
NS BD07 & CSX Y122 at Delray by tcamp7837, on Flickr
BD12 heads straight across Delray to the Reserve Yard on the Boat Line.
NS 6152, Detroit, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 6152 - Detroit, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 6152 - Reserve Yard, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
After waiting for all of the other railroads, CP T-27 turns the corner to Oakwood.
T27 turning the corner at Delray by tcamp7837, on Flickr
BD12 shunts the Container Facility at the Reserve Yard.
BD12 w. Containers, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
BD12 shunting the container yard by tcamp7837, on Flickr
On the "Main", CSX Y194 shoves down the Boat Line with the Chessie Caboose Leading.
Y194 shoving with Caboose by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Y194, West End St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Chessie Caboose - Detroit, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Y194 - Dragoon St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
They shoved all the way from Rougemere to the 12th St Transload with the caboose to eliminate the need to run around, using less time.
Chesse Caboose - W Grand Blvd, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Chessie Caboose - Ambassador Bridge by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Back at the Reserve Yard, BD12 has their Container Cars and is ready to return back to Oakwood.
NS 6152 - Reserve Yard, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
At Delray, a very long NS 332 waits for two CP Eastbounds to pass through. After they did, they pulled forward for headroom to shove into River Rouge Yard.
BNSF 4071 - Detroit, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 332 & BD12 meet at Delray by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Q151 prepares to leave Detroit on the Lincoln Secondary after all of the junctions and bridges are clear.
Q151 - Old Main by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CN 451 heads north with 7 engines, 5 of them BNSF.
CN 2175 - Dearborn St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
BNSF Lashup - Delray by tcamp7837, on Flickr
After all of the roadfreights were clear, BD12 returned back to Oakwood.
BD12 - Delray Jct by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 6152 - Dearborn St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Later in Mexican Town, CP T-28 slows down to let a Westbound CP Train clear the Tunnel before they could return to Windsor.
CP T28 - over Vernor St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
T28 - Michigan Central Station, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Conrail LV-4 returns back to Livernois from the Terminal West with 2 Tankers.
CSX 4401 - Lonyo St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Conrail LV-4 by tcamp7837, on Flickr
At CP Lou, Conrail LV-9 crosses over to the Michigan Ave Connector to CSX with cars for Dearborn Steel.
CSX 8828 - CP Lou by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CSX 8828 - Michigan Ave Connector by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Up above on CSX, D717 arrives at Rougemere from Plymouth.
D717 - CSX Detroit Sub by tcamp7837, on Flickr
At Rougemere, a classic Chessie Caboose was present. This Caboose was formerly in Plymouth.
Chessie Caboose - Rougemere Yard by tcamp7837, on Flickr
At the Conrail Bridge, CN 451 crosses over the Rouge River.
CN 451 - Conrail Bridge by tcamp7837, on Flickr
At YD, NS 288 waits for their turn into Oakwood.
NS 288 - YD, River Rouge by tcamp7837, on Flickr
At Delray, CSX Q132 with Union Pacific Leaders enters their final stretch of track to Livernois.
Q132 - 4.8 NS Main by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Q132 - UP Leaders, Delray Tower by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Q151 with a BNSF Leader meets Q132 on the NS Mains.
Q151 & Q132 - Old Main, Delray by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 171 turns the corner to Oakwood.
NS 8768 - Delray Jct, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
3 Way at Delray by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Saturday 12/24
NS 31M heads south on Conrail's Detroit Line.
NS 1042 - Detroit, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS BD12 sits lite engine waiting for CSX Y122 to head to Livernois with Conrail interchange cars.
NS BD07 & CSX Y122 at Delray by tcamp7837, on Flickr
BD12 heads straight across Delray to the Reserve Yard on the Boat Line.
NS 6152, Detroit, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 6152 - Detroit, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 6152 - Reserve Yard, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
After waiting for all of the other railroads, CP T-27 turns the corner to Oakwood.
T27 turning the corner at Delray by tcamp7837, on Flickr
BD12 shunts the Container Facility at the Reserve Yard.
BD12 w. Containers, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
BD12 shunting the container yard by tcamp7837, on Flickr
On the "Main", CSX Y194 shoves down the Boat Line with the Chessie Caboose Leading.
Y194 shoving with Caboose by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Y194, West End St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Chessie Caboose - Detroit, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Y194 - Dragoon St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
They shoved all the way from Rougemere to the 12th St Transload with the caboose to eliminate the need to run around, using less time.
Chesse Caboose - W Grand Blvd, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Chessie Caboose - Ambassador Bridge by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Back at the Reserve Yard, BD12 has their Container Cars and is ready to return back to Oakwood.
NS 6152 - Reserve Yard, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
At Delray, a very long NS 332 waits for two CP Eastbounds to pass through. After they did, they pulled forward for headroom to shove into River Rouge Yard.
BNSF 4071 - Detroit, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 332 & BD12 meet at Delray by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Q151 prepares to leave Detroit on the Lincoln Secondary after all of the junctions and bridges are clear.
Q151 - Old Main by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CN 451 heads north with 7 engines, 5 of them BNSF.
CN 2175 - Dearborn St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
BNSF Lashup - Delray by tcamp7837, on Flickr
After all of the roadfreights were clear, BD12 returned back to Oakwood.
BD12 - Delray Jct by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 6152 - Dearborn St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Later in Mexican Town, CP T-28 slows down to let a Westbound CP Train clear the Tunnel before they could return to Windsor.
CP T28 - over Vernor St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
T28 - Michigan Central Station, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr