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That's Jims caboose, been there for many years.

From Ludington Daily News. Train derailed Troopers from the Michigan State Police and Marquette Rail staff responded to a partial railcar derailment at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday on the tracks east of the Marquette Rail Yard near Pere Marquette Highway. The derailment blocked First Street at the train cros...

Did the old steamer by union station go missing or am I just not seeing it as I pass by?

Was at an update meeting for my Papermill and heard they had an engine off in GR and were unable to deliver cars up here till late Sunday? Any news?

Woman injured between rail cars Brian Mulherin - Daily News Staff Writer he Mason County Sheriff's Office and Life EMS responded to Walgreens at 3 p.m. for a report of a woman injured between train cars on Marquette Rail tracks west of Pere Marquette Highway. The woman told deputies she walked to Wa...

We put on a second shuttle driver to load trucks 24/7. To bad, lots of work loading trucks. We can get about 8 rolls in a truck +/-, and about 3 times that in car.

PCA has all of our cars full. Pretty packed without a ride out.

Paperman, What is the final destination of the loads? Midwest? East? South? West Coast? Is intermodal an option? can check but loads are headed to the west coast. Intermods are out as paper rolls are heavy. I think we get 8-10 on a truck. When stacking a car we pack them high and tight. We also shi...

Thank you, we have 20 cars of paper that need a ride. Looks like we are calling for truck traffic for next week.

PCA in Manistee told CSX in GR was shutdown due to flooded bridge. Any other info?

In 1989, the Air Force selected Wurtsmith as one of seven bases that would house LGM-118A Peacekeeper ICBM Peacekeeper Rail Garrison. A Rail Garrison would address the survivability problem by which 25 trains, each with two missiles, would use the national railroad system to conceal themselves. It w...

If anyone wants MQT pics in the PCA mill let me know. If its on my shift I can let you in and walk you to them. Maybe even stage a few on the run around a the south end of the mill.

I'll post a few pics of the new Rail King switcher here at the PCA mill. I will also look for a few of what happens when you don't make enough room at a switch and try to pass a set of parked cars.