Chessie System Extended Vision Caboose in St. Clair

[Amtrakguy365]

In CSX's St. Clair, Michigan yard, I keep seeing what appears to be a CS EV Caboose in the yard. (Sorry about the crappy grainy quality) Top Picture is looking towards the yard from Yankee Road. Bottom picture is looking from S Range Rd

[MagnumForce]

I think I see bigfoot

[James Sofonia]

(Sorry about the crappy grainy quality)

Thanks for taking the time to put up pictures, I wish more people did. But I really can't make anything out. Looks like you are using one of those red plastic cameras that hang on a peg at the grocery store checkout lane. Try finding an old discarded cell phone will do much better.

[Amtrakguy365]

(Sorry about the crappy grainy quality)

Thanks for taking the time to put up pictures, I wish more people did. But I really can't make anything out. Looks like you are using one of those red plastic cameras that hang on a peg at the grocery store checkout lane. Try finding an old discarded cell phone will do much better.

Lol. Actually, I zoomed in with my iPad to take the pictures but since I can't upload pictures onto railfan.com off of an iPad, I took a picture of them with my Samsung SMX-F50BN camcorder then inserted the SD Card into my computer. If you see a yellowish object, that's probably the caboose.

[James Sofonia]

Actually I zoomed in with my iPad to take the pictures but since I can't upload pictures off of an iPad, I took a picture of them with my Samsung SMX-F50BN camcorder then inserted the SD Card into my computer.

In that case you might try a red plastic camera, they are only 10 bucks.

[Ypsi]

mobile uploads are possible if you go to the photo gallery, I have uploaded from my iPhone before, but sometimes it is touchy. you could also have emailed the photo to a computer and did that. Digital zoom also doesn't help your case though

[J T]

Actually I zoomed in with my iPad to take the pictures but since I can't upload pictures off of an iPad, I took a picture of them with my Samsung SMX-F50BN camcorder then inserted the SD Card into my computer.

In that case you might try a red plastic camera, they are only 10 bucks.

And Amtrakguy365, you CAN upload pictures off an iPad. If you have a photobucket acct (or whatever other image hosting site), just upload the images from your iPad there and then you'll have a link to use here.

[Amtrakguy365]

Okay. Thanks for the tips. I am new to railfan.com after all...

[GreatLakesRailfan]

Supposedly it's a shoving platform. Not sure where they use it, but it's been around for years.

I got a slightly better shot with my zoom lens several weeks ago from the EDA industrial park, but it's only slightly better. Unfortunately it's on my laptop, and I don't expect to be able to post from that for a couple days.

Nice to see another member from St. Clair County on this site.

[GreatLakesRailfan]

Here's a slightly better photo of the 900054, taken way back in April (a bit farther back than I thought), at the St. Clair Yard.

CSXT 900054

It does appear to be an Extended Vision caboose.

At one time there was a bay window caboose in the area too. I don't know if that one is still around or not, but if GP30M4216 is watching this thread, he may be able to verify if it's still here or if was sent elsewhere.

[Amtrakguy365]

Here's a slightly better photo of the 900054, taken way back in April (a bit farther back than I thought), at the St. Clair Yard.

CSXT 900054

It does appear to be an Extended Vision caboose.

At one time there was a bay window caboose in the area too. I don't know if that one is still around or not, but if GP30M4216 is watching this thread, he may be able to verify if it's still here or if was sent elsewhere.

Nice Picture! And by slightly better, you mean, A LOT better. iPads aren't the best picture takers for something far away.

[MagnumForce]

Here's a slightly better photo of the 900054, taken way back in April (a bit farther back than I thought), at the St. Clair Yard.

CSXT 900054

It does appear to be an Extended Vision caboose.

At one time there was a bay window caboose in the area too. I don't know if that one is still around or not, but if GP30M4216 is watching this thread, he may be able to verify if it's still here or if was sent elsewhere.

Nice Picture! And by slightly better, you mean, A LOT better. iPads aren't the best picture takers for anything.

There, fixed it for you.

[railohio]

iPads aren't the best picture takers for something far away.

And you still insist on using one.

[C&O6084]

Apparently CSX has done a caboose consolidation/renumbering.

[DTIDave]

Nice Picture! And by slightly better, you mean, A LOT better. iPads aren't the best picture takers for something far away.

No, that's why they make CAMERAS! (sorry, I'm old school!)

[DTIDave]

Nice to see another member from St. Clair County on this site.

Hey, what am I, chopped liver?! LOL

[DTIDave]

Since the Paperweight2000 (my pet name for my ancient computer) took a dump, I'm looking to get a new one soon. Also looking to get something to scan my old photos a lot easier than the scanner/printer/copier/coffeemaker we have now, so I can share some of my old photos from the '90's. I think a lot of you guys would like to see the Chessie/Seaboard units, GP30Ms, slew of cabooses, and most of it up at the riverfront yard. One of my favorite shots had an engine (either Chessie or CSX, I can't remember) with a freighter in the background unloading at Winkworth Cement. Man, those days are LOOOOOONG GONE! (My apologies to Ernie Harwell!)

Wasn't CSXT 900054 lettered for C&O with the upside down ampersand? I could dig out my old photo albums to find out, but I'm too lazy at the moment! It's looking pretty rough these days, but at least it's still painted for Chessie. Does anyone know when they reclassified them as "shoving platforms" if they took everything out of the inside, or did they just plate over the windows? Just curious...

[GreatLakesRailfan]

Nice to see another member from St. Clair County on this site.

Hey, what am I, chopped liver?! LOL

Hi Dave!
I said another, not a second, third or... This site has so many more west siders than east siders that it's nice to see people from our area here. It's also nice to see there are more railfans in the area.