Michigan & Great Lakes Railroad

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The M&GL is considering starting an excursion train from Grand Rapids to Ionia. It is looking for two F units and some passenger cars to buy.

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Some engines that the M&GL is considering buying is the ex MAL F units.

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The MAL engines have been purchased. The search for passenger cars continues.

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The station for the excursion train will be at Ann Street/Alpine Avenue by the small yard.

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atrainguy60 wrote:The station for the excursion train will be at Ann Street/Alpine Avenue by the small yard.
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Lets just say it's not the prettiest place in GR (scrap yards, abandoned buildings, homeless camps, bodies in the stream, well, you get the picture....):

I'd put it by the new GVSU campus near Fulton and the CSX Line:

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Lol, I'll reconsider the location.

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atrainguy60 wrote:Lol, I'll reconsider the location.
hind that structure to the left in the second video, is an old station (GR&I? PRR?). That site is PRIME ofr a new station, and the current trackage alignments would be perfect if one was to store two P371/370s there, and is in a good neighborhood alongside the GVSU parking ramp. Instead, our brilliant planning commision will cram it under some highway overpasses :roll:
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Alright, we'll put it there.

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The M&GL has merged with the PMRR.

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