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SRI tomorrow is having some of there excursion trip tickets go live tomorrow at 12. They are The Maroon and Gold Express, Owosso-Mount Pleasant, Oct 12 (it will be diesel powered like last year, so PNLX 57 will run solo) The Cadillac Limited, Mount Pleasant-Cadillac, Oct 26 & 27. It will be 1225 ru...

Do we still own it? Yes.
Anything new? No.

I heard last year from one of the GFV employees that, if No. 8 was ever brought in the shop, it would be a long overhaul, more intended to show guests the process of a steam engine rebuild than to actually get it operating for the railroad. With 3 engines working it would now be excess power. Thoug...

There is no painting scheduled at this time, our UTLX tank car received a new paint job last winter. Hard to say what will be next..I may work on the NYC crane idler car and stabilize that for the time being.

It will not be used in revenue service. Interior work will follow next winter while I continue to tinker with it throughout the summer.

Dated from October, 2015.

GP30M4216 wrote:Rumor has it a cantilever signal is now up with heads bagged in the Oakwood Blvd. area of Dearborn, leading one to believe a control point will be installed there and MORT may be removed.

Its basically on the overpass above Oakwood.

So, here's a tad bit of updated info on the PRR/Amtrak 4909 project. Seems a former contact at HFM says they are still planning on bringing 4909 to Dearborn. The reason for the recent clearing of the trolley and bus equipment on the Firemans (west) side of C&O 1601 was/is to begin re-planning stage...

We run a steam locomotive up to 31 days in a row at a time before it is taken out of service for its required boiler wash, or a mechanical issue requires another engine to take its place. We usually like to operate two steam locomotives on a two train day (although the Confederate reenactors love it...

chazewood wrote:It is on CR 400 E, just north of the B&O main, and of course south of ROute 6.

Hey, thanks a lot! The info is much appreciated!

MQT1223 wrote:They moved the Wayne County Roads 2 Ft. 0-4-0 Tank Engine out there? Why? It was indoors before.

Hate to burst your bubble, but its still indoors.

Hello all,

I am looking for any information regarding the privately owned Port Huron & Detroit caboose that is supposedly in Westville, Indiana.
Any help is appreciated, thanks!

-AWF

KenB wrote:The "B" end has damage. Wondering if this happened on CSXT and CSXT is to repair it? Been at Oak yard for at least three weeks.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19893717@N07/9036373436/

CAT345C wrote:Another good memory was when the hi rail truck caught on fire while backing from Wixom to walled lake.

Now that was a different experience...stupid truck.
-AWF