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- Wed Apr 20, 2022 6:23 pm
- Forum: Indiana Talk
- Topic: Question about "State Line"
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9580
Re: Question about "State Line"
The last time i went to State Line was in April of 2000 the towerman leaned his head out to say high i guess times have changed a bunch that's to bad.
- Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:33 am
- Forum: National / Other States Talk
- Topic: Pan Am RR for sale
- Replies: 23
- Views: 29829
Re: Pan Am RR for sale
Here we go the STB approved the takeover by CSX i was wondering if the G&Ws Berkshire and Eastern will use some of Pan Am's power short term because 600 miles is alot to digest in such a short time there talking June 1st i like it myself because it shakes things up lets face it. It was stale and wor...
- Mon Apr 04, 2022 6:24 pm
- Forum: Railfanning Information
- Topic: HESR in Owosso
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7501
Re: HESR in Owosso
I was wondering if anybody knew how often the HESR runs to Owosso, and if there's a usual time of day they make the run? Also, looking on Google Maps, there are three possible customers, labeled as ADS, Georgia-Pacific, and Woodard. ADS has lots of covered hoppers on it's spur, but can't tell with ...
- Mon Apr 04, 2022 5:55 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: So long, Milan Ford plant
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8186
Re: So long, Milan Ford plant
Time for a big bump i spent the weekend at Milan train watching and the Ford Milan plant is operating there is a newer sign along Plank Rd that says Ford Motor Company(Milan Storage Facility) i went across the rail spur on the north side of the plant and it is definitely shiny from frequent use a ve...
- Thu Mar 24, 2022 3:39 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates March 2022
- Replies: 45
- Views: 45497
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates March 2022
The 385 is in service MUd to the 390 working in Owosso.
- Wed Mar 16, 2022 11:21 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: LSRC to Welcome Long-Term Strategic Investment
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13790
Re: LSRC to Welcome Long-Term Strategic Investment
I looked on Wikipedia and i read that Antin is based in Paris France with offices in London England and Luxembourg witch is a country near Germany and France.
- Thu Feb 24, 2022 10:23 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates February 2022
- Replies: 46
- Views: 40015
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates February 2022
I seen this along M71 yesterday between Corunna and Durand it was a sight to see and also two or three loads of coke for Cadillac in the mix.
- Mon Feb 14, 2022 10:59 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Huron and Eastern Customer List
- Replies: 70
- Views: 90296
Re: Huron and Eastern Customer List
Interesting that Michigan Sugar has coop owners in Ontario. I guess I never considered that a coop would cross the international border. Also didn't know that desugarization is a word. Yep a trucking company out of Canada called Grace has multi axle semi trailers that truck the beets to the Croswel...
- Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:28 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Saginaw Valley Hopper
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6403
Re: Saginaw Valley Hopper
I have some pics of them also thank goodness.
- Sun Jan 09, 2022 6:29 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CN Train Location Updates - January 2022
- Replies: 624
- Views: 122754
Re: CN Train Location Updates - January 2022
These WB potash trains are symbolled B731. They are usually 103 car blocks for a total of 206 cars and it seems like they have been running with a mid-DPU set up as the temps have dropped. B730 runs up and over the Great Lakes thru Canada and we get the empties run thru the US. In Canada they run t...
- Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:29 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CN Train Location Updates - January 2022
- Replies: 624
- Views: 122754
Re: CN Train Location Updates - January 2022
Did anyone get the westbound unit potash train, I saw it when i was inside the Vlasic plant in Imlay City maybe headed to the HESR this was around 1800 hours it had two units one was a midtrain DPU two GE units one on the head end the other mid train, I know loaded potash normally comes out of west...
- Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:48 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CN Train Location Updates - January 2022
- Replies: 624
- Views: 122754
Re: CN Train Location Updates - January 2022
Did anyone get the westbound unit potash train, I saw it when i was inside the Vlasic plant in Imlay City maybe headed to the HESR this was around 1800 hours it had two units one was a midtrain DPU two GE units one on the head end the other mid train, I know loaded potash normally comes out of weste...
- Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:56 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: CN Yooper Operations
- Replies: 21
- Views: 22929
- Fri Sep 03, 2021 12:48 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Marquette Rail applies for rail and yard rehab grant
- Replies: 23
- Views: 17006
Re: Marquette Rail applies for rail and yard rehab grant
...When the Ludington Sub was abandoned it was almost all welded rail with CTC... Per a 1987 track chart, the only welded rail on the Ludington Sub was between Mershon and Lawndale, less than 3 miles, and about 5 miles from Midland eastward. The rest all the way to Ludington was jointed. It's crazy...
- Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:07 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Marquette Rail applies for rail and yard rehab grant
- Replies: 23
- Views: 17006
Re: Marquette Rail applies for rail and yard rehab grant
I remember back in March of 2012 i chased Z151 from Baldwin to Grand Rapids i paced next to the train basically all the way and the only times i remember the train slowing down north of Grant was at White Cloud for the big curve and at Newago over the bridge and up Newago Hill i haven't done that si...
- Sat Aug 21, 2021 8:55 am
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: C&O Dispatcher?? Was wondering if you had any papers on the Chessie Dow/Death/Bomb Train?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16903
Re: C&O Dispatcher?? Was wondering if you had any papers on the Chessie Dow/Death/Bomb Train?
Thanks C&O dispatcher for the info.
- Thu Aug 19, 2021 11:45 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: C&O Dispatcher?? Was wondering if you had any papers on the Chessie Dow/Death/Bomb Train?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16903
Re: C&O Dispatcher?? Was wondering if you had any papers on the Chessie Dow/Death/Bomb Train?
I remember standing on the sidewalk one night in December of 1987 at the Bay Rd grade crossing near Saginaw on the west side of the road and had three trains first was a medium sized mixed frt eastbound i forgot what the symbol was back then this was after the Ludington Sub had been severed as a thr...
- Thu Aug 12, 2021 5:42 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Coca Cola closing Detroit plant.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16973
Re: Coca Cola closing Detroit plant.
The Detroit plant also supplied the Coke plant in Flint when it was a bottling plant i used to haul tanker loads of Coke syrup from the tank car transload at Coke in Detroit to the plant in Flint in 1996.
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:55 pm
- Forum: Indiana Talk
- Topic: Elkhart, Ind.
- Replies: 421
- Views: 205755
Re: Elkhart, Ind.
I noticed this past weekend at Elkhart there is homeless people hanging around the station around 7 of them im not making fun but that took some getting used to i spent the weekend at Elkhart train watching got a motel in the area it definitely looks different with the upgrades to CP 421.
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 3:51 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CN Train Location Updates - April 2021
- Replies: 489
- Views: 141055
Re: CN Train Location Updates - April 2021
Did anyone catch the westbound with a freshly painted CN six axle heavy weight passenger car on the end of it. It was second from the rear of the train i chased it from Durand to Battle Creek it had a Maple Leaf emblem on it very nice looking the train had 152 cars and two units both GEs didn't get ...