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The old mosel yard location would probably be the best spot to keep the yard in kalamazoo. Two modifications that I would do would be to close allen st and bury mosel ave under neath the tracks. The location is narrower than botsford (maybe room for a 7-8 yard track), so the tracks need to be longer...

Couple passenger cars in GR, may head south this weekend.

Haven't had cars in quite sometime, but ya never know.

Truckloads of new ties being unloaded in Adrian and being placed along the tracks between the engine house and the old roundhouse. Each stack is ten across by four tall so I'd estimate around 2,000 ties are there currently. The transload across the street was also running today loading a big rig wi...

This was a plastics car, so I don't think it was cement or feed.

Who gets the covered hopper on the Jail? Seen a video of one yesterday headed to lansing. Last I knew Quality Dairy didn't get cars anymore.

Its car loads of cocaine...don't ask me how I know.

Already had a bum break into it.

My guess is either flour, starch, or sugar.

Drove by GoGo Squeeze/Macherne yesterday. They very recently planted about a dozen young trees all over the former loading dock area where a couple years ago they buried the two sidings with a couple feet of fill/soil. So they definitely are never planning on even thinking about rail use. And if th...

joeyuboats wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 04, 2024 11:53 am

Is their an AIRGAS facility in Adrian, that is still open????

Goes to riga to be unloaded at the old ethanol plant.

So the rumors were true. Should be a big boost to the adbf if full production returns.

EWRice wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:28 pm

Here is a crappy drawing of Meijer yard, back in the day.

Found these on google earth.

Real question is, is the main 25mph yet...

SD80MAC wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:22 am

You sure? I've only ever seen the yard jobs switch those spots.

Yes I'm sure.

Yet again, I was late by 20 minutes and got trackside after the train passed. I’m seeing what looks like 2 boxcars on the Padnos spur track / siding south of 44th St and north of 50th St Gordon Food Services Truck depots. Probably delivered by Grand Elk 303 or another local 303 does not switch any ...

NS3322 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:16 pm

Another update, I think Kalamazoo Metal Recyclers has started scrapping railcars on their transload spur near downtown.

Just one and its been there for a few months now. They haven't done any rail business in probably a year.

Wont matter anyways. Michigan just voted 5-3 to tear out "all rail extending from Walton junction to traverse city". Reason being lack of business and poor rail managment. Looks like there will be a new bike trail in michigan.

They might try it once, and then realize how expensive and slow railroads are. I don't see it working for a custom order company unless they have room to store lots of containers.

I heard ADBF has a couple new engines, a pair of SD40's. Can someone confirm that? They’ve reached an agreement to purchase four GP40s from LSRC. 1162, 1164, 1171 and 1174 https://railroadfan.com/wiki/index.php/Lake_State_Railway#Current_LSRC_Locomotive_Roster Wonder where they will end up. They wo...