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Hope LSRC gets most of the remaining PM lines. Would be nice to see more trains running from Saginaw. This is bittersweet though since CSX is my favorite Class 1 but I'd rather these lines have the chance to flourish again and reinvigorate local communities than flounder in the hands of a company th...

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He died last Saturday.

With the abolishment of the GR-Flint-Toledo locals, what regularly scheduled trains go to Flint now?

Evan wrote:Z127 is on at 16:00 and return north later in the night.

So it leaves earlier now? Cool!

I can actually catch it during daylight (seasons notwithstanding).

Was just at Mershon Interlocking to witness an eastbound empty coal train on LSRC. One of the MP15ACs was in the lead with a GP unit on the rear headed toward Saginaw Yard. Unfortunately I was in a rush so I didn't grab my camera and my phone was charging so I left that behind too. I'm going to gues...

D705/D706 are done, last D705 out of Stanley will be tomorrow. New trains D701 and D702 starting next week, GR to Flint, 6 days a week. It sounds like for now all traffic from Flint and GR will be routed via Chicago until a GR to Willard or Cincinatti train is implemented. Interesting. Where do you...

Thanks! My main railroads im going to Chicago for are BNSF and CN, I dont mind going into the worse parts of Chicago, and my main goal for going to Chicago is to see a EX BN patched unit before their all gone. Is that narrowed down enough? Chris For BNSF, there's Joliet and just about any location ...

What font did the L&N use for its locomotive's cabside numbers as seen here:

http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr0204/ln1228.jpg

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http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr0204/ln1228.jpg

The number on the cab side; if someone could tell me the name of this typeface it would be much appreciated!

Typhoon wrote:You can cross Dolton off the list of active towers as of Sunday 2/26/17.

What?! Man... I never thought they'd close Dolton. Anf before I even got to visit

Hopefully it's at least still standing when the mom and I hit Chicago next year.

Considering that Fostoria is one of the busiest railfanning hotspots in the nation with at least 100 daily movements, the best advice I can give you is to go see for yourself.

To my knowledge, Marysville coal trains have never used the Plymouth sub. MSU has converted their power plant to natural gas and torn out most of the track in their facility, so you'll never see a coal train there again. The Essexville coal is currently on a BNSF-CN-HESR routing, and if and when it...

LSRC railroad has a newly painted loco in 25th Anniversary paint. It's a GP40-3 and just like literally came outta the paint booth. Looks awesome! LSRC 4325. That was seen at Metro East Industries in East St. Louis, IL. Wonder if it will go via the Saginaw Sub or via the CN Flint Sub and HESR. Prob...

Can someone provide a link to the new CSX map or point it out to me, please? I'd like to see which routes are intended to be shortlined.

That"s not the spot unfortunately. That"s the old spurs into Eaton Mfg. The inter-modal ramp is just north of that in the bushes, I was there Monday morning and to my shock it is almost totally intact. When your on Jefferson Ave BamaSub if your traveling south on Jefferson just across the HESR trac...

Where is this proposed system map?

Go Green!

BDG wrote:What is that line SW corner of the map, that crosses the Tittabawassee River?

Good question.

Should've saw that one coming. Still though, there seem to be hoppers lined up at the elevator almost every time I pass through Carrollton.

When can the LSRC job for Peavey Grain in Carrollton be seen? It seems to operate during daylight but has always eluded me.