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by Hogger1225
Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:04 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11448
Views: 2304493

Re: Where Is It?

I wasn't born until 1952 but in the 50's most engines were kept at the Gier St roundhouse about a mile north of what everybody now knows as North Lansing. The Engineer would get on the engine there at the roundhouse and run it by himself down to North Lansing and pick up the rest of the crew at the ...
by Hogger1225
Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:09 am
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11448
Views: 2304493

Re: Where Is It?

Anyone know where this one is at? Is there anyone here that doesn't :wink: Easiest one!! Isabell Street, looking east, crossing the ex LS&MS line, now the JAIl RR old NYC South spur, between S. Washington Avenue and S. Cedar Street, Lansing.Ingham County. Quality Dairy and the Reid Machinery are th...
by Hogger1225
Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:57 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Bus/Amtrak schedule tracking map
Replies: 2
Views: 5990

Re: Bus/Amtrak schedule tracking map

I see a selection for rail but didn't see any trains-Amtrak on the map at all.
by Hogger1225
Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:38 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: GP35’s to be scrapped in Owosso
Replies: 69
Views: 20498

Re: GP35’s to be scrapped in Owosso

The TSBY painted High-Hood is pretty much history now. Watched it come apart during the day while working at SRI.
by Hogger1225
Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:32 am
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11448
Views: 2304493

Re: Where Is It?

Main entrance to Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Poland. Inside the camp looking towards the main entrance.
by Hogger1225
Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:36 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11448
Views: 2304493

Re: Where Is It?

Not sure of the location but the movie is "The Train" with Burt Lancaster. France? This is where the train slowly comes to halt after "Papa Boule" sabatoged one of the side rods by putting a coin in the grease fitting.
by Hogger1225
Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:50 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Homer mystery
Replies: 7
Views: 5686

Re: Homer mystery

That's an old coaling tower. Went by it hundreds of times before the line was abandoned.
by Hogger1225
Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:17 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN/CSX Frequencies and My Scanner
Replies: 16
Views: 6139

Re: CN/CSX Frequencies and My Scanner

Also AAR 74, 161.220. The dispatcher makes use of this channel.
by Hogger1225
Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:33 am
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11448
Views: 2304493

Re: Where Is It?

Just curious. Why does Railrod always include the school district and zip code in all his answers. Anyone know? He's "Special Needs." Doesn't really care. just tries to impress everybody with his "knowledge" (computer based). Quick on the keyboard without double checking the info to verify the vali...
by Hogger1225
Fri Sep 29, 2017 9:00 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11448
Views: 2304493

Re: Where Is It?

Yes, indeed. it's Port Landing Road, looking south with CSX's Q332, in Lansing, Lansing Public Schools district, Dewitt Township, Clinton County. Ingham County is on the side of the train all in Michael's latest shot above. Capital Regional International Airport (formerly Capital City Airport) loca...
by Hogger1225
Fri Aug 25, 2017 6:29 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Glc scanner
Replies: 8
Views: 2066

Re: Glc scanner

AAR 31 (160.575) for the majority of their operations. AAR 66 (161.100) would be the equivalent of their yard channel.
by Hogger1225
Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:18 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates June 2017
Replies: 143
Views: 49515

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates June 2017

The passenger car (GLC-5447) is a generator equipped car moved up there to give some dignitaries a ride.
by Hogger1225
Thu Jan 19, 2017 2:44 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Things you find while watching trains...........
Replies: 24
Views: 13769

Re: Things you find while watching trains...........

All you had to do back then was bring your own plastic bag, let the weed weasels try and track that down!
by Hogger1225
Wed Nov 23, 2016 8:26 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates November 2016
Replies: 89
Views: 23279

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates November 2016

The MAC grain transload operation has ended for 2016.
by Hogger1225
Fri Nov 18, 2016 12:41 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates November 2016
Replies: 89
Views: 23279

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates November 2016

The 25 cars were delivered last night.
by Hogger1225
Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:23 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates November 2016
Replies: 89
Views: 23279

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates November 2016

The 25 covered hoppers (private) being talked about are for the MAC grain transload operation.
by Hogger1225
Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:13 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates November 2016
Replies: 89
Views: 23279

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates November 2016

Pretty sure they're not operating today. Opening day of Firearms Deer Season. We're not operating at the MAC transload facility.
by Hogger1225
Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:28 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Lansing's Old Town railroad spur to be reactivated
Replies: 229
Views: 129764

Re: Lansing's Old Town railroad spur to be reactivated

Other than the bell housing, there are no electronics left on the pole, period. Been that way for years.
by Hogger1225
Thu Jul 07, 2016 8:44 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN Yards in Lansing
Replies: 3
Views: 1183

Re: CN Yards in Lansing

The nine track yard by the GM Grand River Plant was called New Yard back in the PC-CR-NS days. It wasn't a CN property.
by Hogger1225
Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:43 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Clara's Lansing
Replies: 11
Views: 3816

Re: Clara's Lansing

Leslie Depot Diner.