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I don't have any inside information on this one, but I have a very hard time believing that anyone is staging cars in Kalamazoo for the customers between there & Battle Creek. Where did this rumore come from? Customers don't just stage cars for the heck of it & demurrage gives the customer an incen...

Considering that Watco will be taking over the dispatching and CTC duties from NS, does it make sense to operate from Elkhart to Three Rivers with CTC and signals? It doesn't seem to be cost worthy to maintain the 1958-era searchlight signals and the 1980's-installed Type G tri-lights for the few t...

I can't help but see that the steel car cover has "Brandt Sucks" on it.

Is "The Brain Surgeon" Eddie still working there, or did retirement finally find it his way?

Ooh I wonder if I am related to the Santa this year. I haven't heard him talk about it yet.

conrail7695 wrote:silly foamers.huu???..have u heard any more on were ur meeting the train at and time???

Brakey wrote:Silly foamers

Just we will be getting on in Elkhart, not sure what time or day yet.

Silly foamers

Engineer

This pic u see is Grand Elk 700# pulling the "FRA TRAIN" past my house in Three rivers at m.p. 28.41 "State st"..and the chase is on to catch up with her.. I have many more pics to follow in on my YAHOO page all the way to elkhart yard ..enjoy...! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KALAMAZOO_BRANCH/phot...

J T wrote:

Brakey wrote: My own personal photographer who frequents this board too

Where is that?

Three Rivers

Yes it is from 2011.

Wait a minute...who took that picture? Aaron and I were at that crossing on the other side of the tracks. http://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae222/jimthiaspics/Trains/BNSF8181-5368-1.jpg My own personal photographer who frequents this board too ;) http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc407/wamx3806/...

trnwatcher wrote: Why aren't you waving?

How do you know I'm not, I'm on the side farthest away from the camera!

Edit: Here ya go!

J T wrote:

sxbud138 wrote:So will it come up on NS trackage or CSX?

September 13, 2011 on the Grand Elk line:

That be me running that engine

Standard Railfan wrote:Take a look at the line and then ask yourself the same question.

Nice looking monkey wrench.

I've actually seen it quite a lot

<snip> I would expect GDLK to beef up the track between Three Rivers and Bristol to handle the unit trains to ADM as the recent derailments around TR show that the line does need some work. <snip> Not to throw a monkey wrench into the talk here, but what makes you think the derailments were caused ...

So you are a trespasser only when there are people around?

So, if someone comes onto your property while you aren't home, that makes it okay?

Gotcha.

Who listens to railroad radio traffic at night in the Kalamazoo area? Can you hear BO Tower talking to trains? Can you hear Canadian National 549 job working? Can you hear Amtrak while they visit Kalamazoo? I don't hear BO or 549 much anymore :( ;) 549 runs at night. Probably gets a late start Hehe...

Approach Slow wrote:Who listens to railroad radio traffic at night in the Kalamazoo area? Can you hear BO Tower talking to trains? Can you hear Canadian National 549 job working? Can you hear Amtrak while they visit Kalamazoo?

I don't hear BO or 549 much anymore

Just thinking about it, any "campigns" like Operation Lifesaver are pretty rare in schools these days. Maybe they should increase these education programs...make a few videos, include lots of wrecks and stuff to get the point across. Um...yeah, lets show graphic crossing accident footage to a bunch...