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by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:45 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: $222K/Year: City Manager says he lives in...a caboose?
Replies: 0
Views: 5597

$222K/Year: City Manager says he lives in...a caboose?

By Randy Escamilla CRYSTAL CITY, TEX. 2005 -- The $222,000 City Manager in this small rural town makes plenty of money, that by any standard, James Jonas, could live practically any where he would like. Jonas, who also functions as the town's City Attorney and its lobbyist, signed and affirmed on a ...
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Wed Jan 10, 2018 8:41 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Thomas the Tank Engine saves trapped boy
Replies: 6
Views: 5608

Thomas the Tank Engine saves trapped boy

in a roundabout way.

by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Wed Dec 20, 2017 12:51 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: SANTA TRAIN - Lake State Railway 12/8
Replies: 13
Views: 4966

Re: SANTA TRAIN - Lake State Railway 12/8

Where did the dome car and other streamlined passenger car come from? The dome car was bought for a railroad in Canada. Built in the 1950s by Budd for the Wabash for use on their Blue Bird train.. The streamline car was called the Venice and was purchase from a individual who stored it in Mount Ple...
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:24 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CN Updates - October 2017
Replies: 168
Views: 43784

Re: CN Updates - October 2017

CN will be running a office car train in Michigan this week. Not sure why or where.
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:55 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN Lansing Thoroughfare
Replies: 17
Views: 5654

Re: CN Lansing Thoroughfare

KC8RBK wrote: I've never understood why they don't use Mill Pass east of the switch that takes them to the Thoroughfare unless the track is oos.
I've heard that local instructions prohibit that with coal trains, something about the weigth.
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:46 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN/CSX Frequencies and My Scanner
Replies: 16
Views: 5624

Re: CN/CSX Frequencies and My Scanner

I believe CN crews are supposed to call out signals over the radio if they have an indication that is less than a clear. Someone in the know please correct me if I am wrong. ThWey only call out Approach to a control point, Stop at a control point, or Restricting at a control point. Amtrak has to ca...
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:00 pm
Forum: Indiana Talk
Topic: Grand Trunk brings back train horns due to safety concerns
Replies: 5
Views: 6464

Grand Trunk brings back train horns due to safety concerns

We're sounding the horns again in South Bend!! No longer a 'quiet zone': Train whistles howling again on South Bend's east side Grand Trunk brings back train horns due to safety concerns SOUTH BEND — After years of relative silence, residents living near the Grand Trunk Western Railroad line on the ...
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Sat Jul 08, 2017 11:32 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Petoskey Trolley
Replies: 41
Views: 12200

Petoskey Trolley being sold

City plans to sell rail trolley Proceeds will help operate road-based model PETOSKEY — Officials plan to sell a rail trolley the the city purchased in 1999 and to use the sale proceeds to help support maintenance of the current road trolley operating within downtown Petoskey. On Monday, the city cou...
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Mon Jun 12, 2017 3:24 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Rail speeders in TC.
Replies: 8
Views: 2978

Re: Rail speeders in TC.

Great Lakes Railcars, Inc. is hosting a 3-day motor car excursion covering approximately 236 miles. Set-on will be in Cadillac with overnights in Petoskey and Traverse City. Trip Fee is $550, includes 2 night lodging. 30 car limit.
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Wed May 24, 2017 9:21 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN/UP Inspection Train South Bend Sub.
Replies: 63
Views: 31295

Re: CN/UP Inspection Train South Bend Sub.

railrod1949 wrote:
kc8bdr wrote:That train had a Battle Creek engineer and a either Port Huron, or a Milwaukee Junction conductor and worked between Milwaukee Junction and Battle Creek.
Actually, it had a Battle Creek engineer and conductor.
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:40 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Saginaw Roundhouse
Replies: 3
Views: 1432

Re: Saginaw Roundhouse

Bluewater has been selling/donating equipment to other RR museums due to aging membership, lack of a place to call home (They have not been a tenet in the roundhouse since 2012), and rising cost of insurance. Items were scrapped only as a absolute last resort. I believe the boxcars are Bluewater's a...
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Sat Mar 04, 2017 7:26 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Battle Creek GTW Locomotive Shops
Replies: 13
Views: 8291

Re: Battle Creek GTW Locomotive Shops

It was definitely sold. Just a quick look through the county's land records and... Property Address 409 W JAMESON AVE BATTLE CREEK, MI, 49017-6605 Owner Address DIAMOND STORAGE SOLUTIONS LLC Land Information Acreage:11.266 Sales Information Sale Date: 03-15-2012 Sale Price: $281,650 Grantor: GRAND T...
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Sat Feb 25, 2017 1:59 am
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Why Trains Crash next Nova special
Replies: 7
Views: 5462

Re: Why Trains Crash next Nova special

Or just click the link. The whole episode, commercial free is there.
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:18 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Angles On Track
Replies: 8
Views: 5460

Angles On Track

A foundation who blames everything, but the driver







http://www.angelsontrack.org/index.html
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Mon Jan 09, 2017 4:51 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Favorite scanner chatter
Replies: 149
Views: 72698

Re: Favorite scanner chatter

Not scanner chatter, but it came close enough. The crew on CN's L521 died on the law at Pavilion today, right in front of me. Soon enough, the new crew arrived. In a Lincoln towncar. Needless to say, the conductor on board had a few words about that :lol: Must have been a "Black & White" cab . :D M...
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Mon Dec 19, 2016 12:17 am
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Police/Railroad Scanner: Many Questions
Replies: 7
Views: 5530

Re: Police/Railroad Scanner: Many Questions

THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 328 of 1931 750.508 Equipping vehicle with radio able to receive signals on frequencies assigned for police or certain other purposes; violation; penalties; radar detectors not applicable. Sec. 508. (1) A person who has been convicted of 1 or more felonies durin...
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Wed Nov 30, 2016 4:34 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN Santa Train 2016
Replies: 25
Views: 3929

Re: CN Santa Train 2016

Possibly coming to Battle Creek on Q116 now.
IC 9565 & GTW 4915 are the power
by R.E.A.P.E.R.
Mon Nov 21, 2016 2:43 am
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: 34th Anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Replies: 13
Views: 7253

Re: 34th Anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald

She was there at the dock when the lines cast off and the Fitz got underway. The sun shone down as the wake trailed out on that cold November day. When she wrapped her clouqe over ship and crew,when the winds began to roar. Every man aboard tighten down their souls, far from the michigan shore. McS...