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by lemscate
Mon Jan 08, 2007 3:48 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CCI sells Republice to unknown Party!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2321

Neither this article nor the one I read a week or so ago mentions anything about the mineral rights. Those probably got sold with the land.. is there anything left to mine? Other metals that CCI wasn't interested in? I'm not sure what someone's going to do with a filled in mine pit and abandoned min...
by lemscate
Sat Nov 11, 2006 2:59 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Marquette Units in Grand Rapids
Replies: 21
Views: 4363

Heard MQT coming south through the west side just past 1. I also noted the odd horn, and thought maybe it was the new power, but alas, the train was just being led by one of the blue geeps. Not a very long train either.
by lemscate
Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:22 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: POLL Granholm or Devos
Replies: 17
Views: 3161

Obviously, the governor is directly responsible for the auto companies laying off all their workers and making manufacturers send jobs to Mexico. I mean, it's not like incompetent management and greedy unions or NAFTA has anything to do with the economy recently. Do you honestly think the governor a...
by lemscate
Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:46 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Myspace.com
Replies: 21
Views: 4280

Hmmm.. and I thought the entire reason of having a Myspace account was to post pictures of oneself getting ever so slightly intoxicated and doing things one normally wouldn't do.
by lemscate
Thu May 04, 2006 8:25 pm
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: Michigan Scanner Frequencies
Replies: 8
Views: 12275

This oughta help ya out. My own personal list! Yoinked from many sources, plus my own notes. MICHIGAN RAILROAD RADIO FREQUENCIES - LP rev. 2006-MAR-16 RAILROAD (REPORTING MARKS) MHz AAR [ROAD FREQ #] DESCRIPTION End of Train Device (EOT) 457.9375 [CP507] End of Train Telemetry 452.9375 [CP508] Head ...
by lemscate
Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:09 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Odd consist eastbound out of Grand Rapids today..
Replies: 4
Views: 895

Odd consist eastbound out of Grand Rapids today..

About quarter to four this afternoon, I caught a short eastbound mixed freight on the wye. Led by a BNSF geep and a geep I couldn't identify. It was blue, I think with a stripe across the side. No idea what the paint scheme was (pretty sure it wasn't Dark Future). Does anyone know what loco this was...
by lemscate
Mon Jan 02, 2006 11:52 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Scanners and Computers.. signals ?
Replies: 5
Views: 2156

http://www.atcsmon.com/

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/ATCS_Monitor/

It's a little more than just plugging in your scanner, though. The FAQ answers the rest of your questions.
by lemscate
Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:29 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: The REAL LAST TRAIN UP NORTH
Replies: 3
Views: 1417

Thanks for the info, Dok. I managed to get out and catch them coming back with 4 units from Ludington and Manistee. Passing through Grand Valley.. http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-6846 And having just cleared Watson. http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-6845 My re...