WMI, Hamilton NW and LSRC recieve “railroad enhancement program grants”

[Steamlogger]

I drove past the transload facility for WMI off of Red Arrow Highway today and noticed that they added a new spur that curves towards Red Arrow and dead ends right before the fence by the road across from the fair grounds. There were a few covered hoppers sitting on the spur today. The spur splits into two different tracks. I wonder if they used some of this grant money for that or did the transload facility use their own money to add that spur?

At 17:00 in this video https://youtu.be/fg0_SsJjQzU?si=gMnMmN37R26Y6o-j from November 26 there is a couple photos and a quick look at the new tracks referenced above.

[Dowagiac Train Dude]

I drove past the transload facility for WMI off of Red Arrow Highway today and noticed that they added a new spur that curves towards Red Arrow and dead ends right before the fence by the road across from the fair grounds. There were a few covered hoppers sitting on the spur today. The spur splits into two different tracks. I wonder if they used some of this grant money for that or did the transload facility use their own money to add that spur?

At 17:00 in this video https://youtu.be/fg0_SsJjQzU?si=gMnMmN37R26Y6o-j from November 26 there is a couple photos and a quick look at the new tracks referenced above.

Thank you for posting that video.

[Steamlogger]

Your welcome. I am amazed at how they could move cars to the correct place with only a few sidings.

[12Bridge]

Its even more fun with a 75 car train (the current standing record).

[AARR]

That is very impressive!

It’s even more fun with a 75 car train (the current standing record).

[SD80MAC]

Your welcome. I am amazed at how they could move cars to the correct place with only a few sidings.

It was a lot worse when we only had 1 siding, now we have 4!

[~Z~]

It was a lot worse when we only had 1 siding, now we have 4!

Right, and all the loading/unloading took place on the main, in between the interchange point and where the locos were kept.

[Andy24]

Its even more fun with a 75 car train (the current standing record).

For what RR does this 75 car train standing record sits upon?

[AARR]

West Michigan Railroad. 75 cars will almost fill up half of their entire line from end to end.

Its even more fun with a 75 car train (the current standing record).

For what RR does this 75 car train standing record sits upon?

[joeyuboats]

Sounds like a real SHORT. line .