My first stop was Manistee, where at first light I awaited the arrival of the northbound train with inbound cars from Walhalla. It was a beautiful overcast morning.
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Interestingly enough I read a Randall Munroe book that addressed basically that topic.Seems as I recall it he figures they would be the among the last man made structures to ruin if left completely abandoned.
Does the Bald Eagle run cars from Baldwin to Walhalla and back?Saturnalia wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 8:54 amCSX and MQT do not block trains for each other. MQT takes everything north to Baldwin typically, where the Bald Eagle job is usually the one to break the train down into Ludington, Manistee and GR Sub Local cuts. The GR Sub Local traffic is the tacked on the front of the next southbound train to be setout at industry, typically White Cloud, Grant, Sparta or Comstock Park.
When we started it, the crew use to switch the train in Baldwin and head to Ludington and back dropping off cars at Walhalla for the Meteor. The Meteor recrewed the Manistee yard job and did a Walhalla turn. Things changed like always and the Eagle turned into a dedicated switching crew at Baldwin. The Meteor started running to Baldwin picking up and setting out at Walhalla. The Ludington yard job started running to Walhalla with their day.ConrailDetroit wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:36 pmDoes the Bald Eagle run cars from Baldwin to Walhalla and back?Saturnalia wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 8:54 amCSX and MQT do not block trains for each other. MQT takes everything north to Baldwin typically, where the Bald Eagle job is usually the one to break the train down into Ludington, Manistee and GR Sub Local cuts. The GR Sub Local traffic is the tacked on the front of the next southbound train to be setout at industry, typically White Cloud, Grant, Sparta or Comstock Park.
Or does the Marquette Meteor run cars from Manistee to Baldwin and back while setting out and picking up the Ludington cars in Walhalla?
i995impalass wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 6:35 amWhen we started it, the crew use to switch the train in Baldwin and head to Ludington and back dropping off cars at Walhalla for the Meteor.....