Chelsea Grain Co. 11800 Dexter-Chelsea Rd closed business - NS service has no longer cover hopper cars.
https://thesuntimesnews.com/chelsea-gra ... e-changes/
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- Fri May 01, 2020 12:04 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: NS Jackson Turn from Wayne
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8349
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:11 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: NS Cutting Wabash Line Trains?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8199
Re: NS Cutting Wabash Line Trains?
Word is 171, 38E / 39E abolished as of 7/1/19. 171 appears to be something they can combined with 176 (I think) between Sterling Heights and Oakwood, then as need to an additional train as per the destination. 38E (Bellevue to Wayne) would be replaced by sending the cars on 331 / 332 then B19 to an...
- Wed May 01, 2019 6:31 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: DT&I Caboose #96 For Sale
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8624
Re: DT&I Caboose #96 For Sale
OR Henry Ford Museum/ Railroad Roundhouse in Greenfield Village in Dearborn?NS3322 wrote:Update: The caboose has been donated to the Michigan Transit Museum. I only hope it does not end up like the GTW caboose they own. (I hope it gets displayed by the depot).
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 5:55 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Detroit & Mackinac
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12647
Re: Detroit & Mackinac
Detroit and Mackinac Railway, "The Turtle Line"rdenman62 wrote:I did not know that. Thats why I like this site. Learn new things and get questions answered. Thank s everyone
https://www.american-rails.com/detroit- ... ilway.html
- Tue Dec 18, 2018 5:23 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Nichols Tower-Battle Creek
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9934
Re: Nichols Tower-Battle Creek
From MichiganRailroads.Com - pictures and map Nichols Interlocking Tower controlled the crossing of the Michigan Central's main line with the Grand Trunk Western main line on the east side of Battle Creek. http://www.michiganrailroads.com/stations-locations/77-calhoun-county-13/566-nichols-tower-bat...
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 5:22 pm
- Forum: Model Railroading
- Topic: Con-Cor International - Mfg Scale Model Trains since 1962
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8671
Con-Cor International - Mfg Scale Model Trains since 1962
Affa Model Train factory closing in China (long describing)
https://www.con-cor.com/
https://www.con-cor.com/
- Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:26 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Amtrak train kills pedestrian
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5889
Amtrak train kills pedestrian
Amtrak train kills pedestrian on tracks near Ann Arbor
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/ind ... _trac.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/ind ... _trac.html
- Wed May 16, 2018 3:14 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: The trains blocking roadway in Woodhaven
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5021
The trains blocking roadway in Woodhaven
Residents fed up with trains blocking roadway in Woodhaven
Injured man stuck at train tracks in ambulance for 20 minutes
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/res ... -woodhaven
Injured man stuck at train tracks in ambulance for 20 minutes
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/res ... -woodhaven
- Thu Mar 22, 2018 3:28 am
- Forum: Model Railroading
- Topic: Any surviving local hobby shops, SW MI?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 50379
Re: Any surviving local hobby shops, SW MI?
Last I knew still there, specialize in N scale, with some HO deals passing through the store now and then. Closed as of March 14, inventory sold to Blue Rail Hobbies http://www.ggtrains.com/ Used to buy from them often. But as my compensation got cut by a third, model train buying wasn't a priority...
- Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:38 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: DT&I track maps for the Tecumseh Branch
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6434
Re: DT&I track maps for the Tecumseh Branch
from MichiganRailroad.Com http://www.michiganrailroads.com/timeta ... timetables
- Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:17 pm
- Forum: National / Other States Talk
- Topic: Amtrak 501 derails 12/18/2017
- Replies: 48
- Views: 23975
Re: Amtrak 501 derails 12/18/2017
Screen Shot 2017-12-18 at 1.10.43 PM.jpg Where's that at? Might be an advance sign though That's a BNSF-style sign and they tilt the advance warning signs, and the actual begin restriction signs are perpendicular as shown here. If that is leading into the curve, it just adds more to the speculation...
- Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:12 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Growing frustration over freight train...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 9661
Growing frustration over freight train...
Growing frustration over freight train delays spurs talk with railroad http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/ind ... r_home_pop
- Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:33 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: CP Holiday Train at Romulus on Nov 30th
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5993
Re: CP Holiday Train at Romulus on Nov 30th
Correct but it's NS Wabash Lines.Wabash1070 wrote: My guess is because it's NS Tracks
- Tue Nov 14, 2017 3:36 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: CP Holiday Train at Romulus on Nov 30th
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5993
CP Holiday Train at Romulus on Nov 30th
CP Holiday Train at Romulus on Nov 30th
http://detroit.carpediem.cd/events/5113 ... -michigan/
http://detroit.carpediem.cd/events/5113 ... -michigan/
- Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:20 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: QLine crash with auto
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4745
Re: QLine crash with auto
Monorail is best than light rail! See link in Monorail vs other rails http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/MonoVs.html
- Tue Aug 29, 2017 5:03 pm
- Forum: Illinois Talk
- Topic: New locomotives will cut Amtrak travel time from Chicago...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9190
New locomotives will cut Amtrak travel time from Chicago...
New locomotives will cut Amtrak travel time from Chicago to St. Louis
http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/inde ... river_home
http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/inde ... river_home
- Wed Aug 02, 2017 5:39 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: SUV Hit by Train in Portage, 1 hospitalized
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1747
Re: SUV Hit by Train in Portage, 1 hospitalized
An SUV traveling east on Garden Lane near Celery Flats was hit by a northbound train on Tuesday evening. The driver of the SUV stopped at the crossing, then proceeded through, probably trying to beat the train, but the train caught the rear passenger corner of the vehicle. There were 3 people insid...
- Fri May 19, 2017 2:58 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: MDOT Railroad?!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4628
MDOT Railroad?!
I didn't know about MDOT has own Michigan Lines! Does NS sold to MDOT for Michigan Lines? When?
Amtrak to review Ann Arbor's plan for $4.3M tunnel to riverfront http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/ind ... _ann-arbor
Amtrak to review Ann Arbor's plan for $4.3M tunnel to riverfront http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/ind ... _ann-arbor
- Fri May 12, 2017 8:23 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: New law makes it illegal to point lasers at trains
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8007
Re: New law makes it illegal to point lasers at trains
Looks like the vast majority of the info on this is about aircraft, with little info about trains. I don't know of any railfans that are using lasers on their cameras to light up the locomotive windshield. Hope they don't try to include flash arrays for nighttime shots, but those don't use "highly ...
- Thu May 11, 2017 7:16 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: This Is Your First Warning: Block QLine Tracks...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5824
This Is Your First Warning: Block QLine Tracks...
This Is Your First Warning: Block QLine Tracks and Risk a $650 Ticket, Plus Towing
http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles ... RTuPoV22OM
http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles ... RTuPoV22OM