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- Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:07 am
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: Mich Line Operations in 2000
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5085
Re: Mich Line Operations in 2000
There was a sterling-elkhart rack train that ran every so often up until around 2005. NS8401 can confirm this for sure.
- Fri Apr 10, 2015 6:38 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: Mich Line Operations in 2000
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5085
Re: Mich Line Operations in 2000
I also believe there were sterling-elkhart autorack trains that would run every once in a while up to about 2003-2005.
- Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:16 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: An Usually Busy UP Railfan Experience
- Replies: 2
- Views: 643
Re: An Usually Busy UP Railfan Experience
Rumor has it that the plant that burns ties is supposed to be shutting down in the near future?
- Fri Apr 03, 2015 3:00 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Don't railfan in Delray unless you have a weapon
- Replies: 60
- Views: 10717
Re: Don't railfan in Delray unless you have a weapon
Never had a problem at Delray, or the neighborhood along the boat yard line, however I tend not to stay in one place for too long.
- Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:34 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Marquette Rail 3/28 - 3/29
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1182
Re: Marquette Rail 3/28 - 3/29
Nice report!
- Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:12 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Where Is It?
- Replies: 11448
- Views: 2304496
Re: Where am I?
upon further inspection, it appears the line is dormant. I thought the EL&S had a car shop, and other businesses they serve around escanaba? do they just switch and then interchange with the CN in Escanaba so theres no reason for traffic to go through Channing? Besides the line from Channing south, ...
- Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:58 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Where Is It?
- Replies: 11448
- Views: 2304496
Re: Where am I?
The EL&S doesn't run to Escanaba anymore??
- Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:10 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Ann Arbor railroad at Osmer 2/9/15
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2026
Ann Arbor railroad at Osmer 2/9/15
Managed to catch the Ann Arbor in daylight interchanging a grain train with the GLC.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 416&nseq=0
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 416&nseq=0
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:19 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Port Inland Railroad
- Replies: 64
- Views: 61433
Re: Port Inland Railroad
Is the Cedarville operation still running? I don't think I had heard of that before.
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 11:43 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: A couple hours in southwest Detroit.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1413
Re: A couple hours in southwest Detroit.
yes the autorack train was northbound, thanks for the symbols!, I have a couple questions. Why is the boatyard line double tracked all the way? is there really a need for two tracks with pretty much one local a day? what do they serve in the yard at the end of the line? and are there any active cust...
- Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:03 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: A couple hours in southwest Detroit.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1413
A couple hours in southwest Detroit.
Had some time to kill yesterday, so I figured I would head down and see what was going on around Delray. While I was driving up, I saw the tail end of an autorack train. When I parked, I was caught off guard as this guy was heading toward the interlocking http://railroadfan.com/gallery/albums/userpi...
- Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:34 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Ann Arbor Railroad Grain Train at Ferry Yard
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1303
Re: Ann Arbor Railroad Grain Train at Ferry Yard
Here's my shot from north of town
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=4102509
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=4102509
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:44 am
- Forum: Railfanning Information
- Topic: Minneapolis/St. Paul Railfanning Spots
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4799
Re: Minneapolis/St. Paul Railfanning Spots
Pigs Eye yard in St. Paul
- Sun Jan 25, 2015 5:32 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Escanaba Docks
- Replies: 1
- Views: 995
Escanaba Docks
So as I understand it, in the winter months (summer too?) the tacconite plants in northern Minnesota ship their ore to the Escanaba docks. How often do these trains run? do they come up the line from Menominee to Escanaba? any information on the general operations of these movements would be helpful.
- Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:09 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: Chrysler Scio Township plant
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1687
Chrysler Scio Township plant
Hi all, I was driving around the ex-Chrysler (now Sweepster) plant on Zeeb road in Scio Township (Ann Arbor area), and found the remnants of a spur going into the back of the plant. I found online that Chrysler closed it in 1982, so I am assuming it hasn't seen rail service since at least then. I am...
- Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:46 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Ann Arbor railroad updates January
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2457
Re: Ann Arbor railroad updates January
Ann Arbor SB clear downtown Ann Arbor at 1245AM. 1337 and the 2370 on the point. Mix of grain and gons. Lots on gon traffic lately, where are these coming from?
- Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:43 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Gloomy Day Rompin' around Wayne 1/19/2015
- Replies: 2
- Views: 895
- Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:50 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Michigan Shortlines Updates January 2015
- Replies: 111
- Views: 18457
Re: Michigan Shortlines Updates January 2015
The GLC is currently interchanging with the Ann Arbor at Osmer, will bring 46 cars back north with them.
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:15 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Ann Arbor railroad updates January
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2457
Re: Ann Arbor railroad updates January
The Ann Arbor is tying down on the main at Pittsfield.
- Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:24 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: McBain new siding
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1119
Re: McBain new siding
Doesn't this plant already receive service?