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- Wed May 12, 2010 6:05 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Near Miss At Durand 5-7-10
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2823
Re: Near Miss At Durand 5-7-10
I have a story but it's not for the internet. Too many prying eyes looking for an excuse... Let's just say my engineer and I almost got us a nice red sports car.
- Wed May 05, 2010 6:12 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Trowbridge question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1229
Re: Trowbridge question
What you can do is park in the asphalt lot and then when you hear a train just walk over to the dirt lot. I don't think you will have a problem if you stay back and keep your car out of the dirt lot.
- Thu Apr 29, 2010 4:37 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Charlotte and Southern Visitors update thread
- Replies: 420
- Views: 69903
Re: Charlotte and Southern Visitors update thread
There are half a dozen of them on rrpictures. Those cars have been around for at least a year a half.
- Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:56 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Charlotte and Southern Visitors update thread
- Replies: 420
- Views: 69903
Re: Charlotte and Southern Visitors update thread
No Don they are not with Rail America. RA has nothing on their site about NOKL and the NOKL site doesn't mention RA either. http://www.noklrailroad.com/index.html Recently there were several long strings of new covered hoppers in BOC Yard (GM Hamtramck) with NOKL markings and CN noodle with CN webs...
- Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:30 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Charlotte and Southern Visitors update thread
- Replies: 420
- Views: 69903
Re: Charlotte and Southern Visitors update thread
No Don they are not with Rail America. RA has nothing on their site about NOKL and the NOKL site doesn't mention RA either.
http://www.noklrailroad.com/index.html
http://www.noklrailroad.com/index.html
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:38 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Charlotte and Southern Visitors update thread
- Replies: 420
- Views: 69903
Re: Charlotte and Southern Visitors update thread
They aren't CNs gons. Most of them are NOKL.
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:55 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Michigan Airline Railroad's Equipment For Sale
- Replies: 37
- Views: 10441
Re: Michigan Airline Railroad's Equipment For Sale
I was thinking this earlier, would it be possible that American Plastics Inc. could buy the SW1200 and hire somone to operate the switcher between the plant and the CSX interchange? I'm thinking of the same concept of certain industries (such as grain elevators) where they have their own switcher t...
- Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:56 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: GM making a comeback?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5080
Re: GM making a comeback?
The new GM Delta Township plant just went on 3 shifts and his producing approx. 1,200 vehicles per day. CN's new yard outside the factory is full of autoracks and it is not uncomon to see 60 or more every day heading west loaded. Apparently the railroad is only envolved in shipment of finished vehc...
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:26 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX MI Train Location Updates: 4/20/10
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2723
Re: CSX MI Train Location Updates: 4/20/10
Just going to post this, they just released the GR Yard limit with GMTX 2648 leading.amtrak1007 wrote:Z151 headed north. Prolly be tieing up at North Park. Hope the relief crew is bringing more power, not sure how two GP's are gonna get 115+ north tonight.
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:49 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX MI Train Location Updates: 4/20/10
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2723
Re: CSX MI Train Location Updates: 4/20/10
RN just ordered Z15120 to a stop. Said there were/are some kids on the train.
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:39 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX MI Train Location Updates: 4/20/10
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2723
Re: CSX MI Train Location Updates: 4/20/10
Z15120 at Market St. waiting on the signal.
- Sun Apr 18, 2010 6:52 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: "Vintage Beer Brands"..
- Replies: 47
- Views: 5322
Re: "Vintage Beer Brands"..
I love my Mexican Coke and I wish that I had a time machine so that I could drink a reak Strohs beer not that crap that PBR is making. As to the New Coke Vs Classic Coke. My Dad has a friend who ran a food distribution operation in the 1980's and he talked about how New Coke was a planned failure to...
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:55 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: New board of Directors at Southern Michigan Railroad!
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6795
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:44 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: LS&I Getting some big new to them power
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1483
Re: LS&I Getting some big new to them power
WISRAIL Yahoo group says the 01 and 03 have arrived at the LS&I and will be run as a pair.
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:18 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Remember When...
- Replies: 51
- Views: 8041
Re: Remember When...
I remember when Conrail hauled these things called auto parts into this factory in Lansing called BOC. My cousins step sons didn't know GM was a Michigan company until I took them to the Ren Cen to look at the cars. Wow times change...
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:32 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Railroadfan and Xbox Live
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2825
Re: Railroadfan and Xbox Live
I'm in but on my roommates setup.
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:11 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: RAILROAD RECYCLE
- Replies: 67
- Views: 11383
Re: RAILROAD RECYCLE
Would it be possible to get some ladders and a brake wheel?
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:08 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: COFC in the Upper Pennisula?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1040
Re: COFC in the Upper Pennisula?
Awesome, thanks.
- Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:30 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: COFC in the Upper Pennisula?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1040
Re: COFC in the Upper Pennisula?
I hate to dig this up but when did the R series trains start running on the Plymouth and Lansing subs?
- Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:22 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: KCS on CN 391
- Replies: 7
- Views: 854
Re: KCS on CN 391
O my god!!! Memories, Ahhhh!!! I remember when KCS never wanted any GE's on their property either. Oh how the times have changed. But I will say this, that Retro Belle Scheme is one of the best changes I've ever seen come down the pike. awEsome to see that scheme in my home state. Thanks for postin...