Detroit & Downriver 4.1.16

[ConrailDetr​oit]

On Conrail's 40th Anniversary at Milepost 10.7 on the Detroit Line, Conrail Trenton 3 reverses to pick up the conductor after relining the switch into BASF, then would continue back to River Rouge Yard.

Conrail Trenton 3 - 10.7 Detroit Line by tcamp7837, on Flickr

At Pleasant St, they pulled north of YD and shoved back into the yard.

Conrail Trenton 3 - YD by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX 4409 - Pleasant St, River Rouge by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Next, Conrail RR-2 heads for the Long Marsh.

Conrail RR-2 - YD by tcamp7837, on Flickr


NS 5056 - Pleasant St, River Rouge by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Meanwhile, NS 331 comes around the Junction Yard Runner from Oakwood.

NS 331 - Pleasant St, River Rouge by tcamp7837, on Flickr

On the Long Marsh at Belanger Park, RR-2 heads to Tecumseh Yard with a mix of Steel Coil cars and Gondolas for Tecumseh Yard.

Conrail RR-2 - Long Marsh by tcamp7837, on Flickr

RR-2 meets an Empty Delray Connecting RR Bottle Train returning to Zug Island.

Conrail RR-2 & DCRR Bottle Train by tcamp7837, on Flickr

DCRR Bottle Train by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Delray Connecting 65 - Great Lakes by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NS 331 makes a pick up at the south end of River Rouge Yard.

NS 331 - River Rouge Yard by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NS 331 - Saliotte St, Ecorse by tcamp7837, on Flickr

At Dey St in the neighborhood of Delray, CP T-27 heads for Oakwood.

CP T-27 - Dey St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Shortly after, CP 244 passes Delray Tower on the way to Canada.

CP 244 - Delray Tower by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Later at Milwaukee Jct, NS 31M with a CSX engine, finishes their pickup at North Yard and continues south on the North Yard Branch.

NS 31M - CSX 7652 by tcamp7837, on Flickr

On the CN side, after interchanging cars to Conrail and Detroit Connecting RR at East Yard, 950 waits their turn to continue north on the Holly Sub to work Gage in Ferndale.

CN 950 - St Aubin by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Amtrak 350 turns the corner off the Shoreline Sub to the Holly Sub.

Amtrak 350 - crossing Conrail at Milwaukee Jct by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Lastly, CN 451 follows Amtrak north to Pontiac.

CN 451 - Murray by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CN 451 - crossing Conrail at Milwaukee Jct by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CN 451 - over I-75, Hamtramck, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr

[AARR]

I like your report, CRD. Thanks for posting.

Just a minor correction, CN services MacDermid in Ferndale, not Gage.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

Was there a recent name change? The crew reported they would be working Gage but may not have been informed of a name change yet.

[AARR]

No, Gage has a plant there too. They're next to each other. But the spurs run along the back of the MacDermid plant so I thought that's who gets rail service. Ive worked in the Gage plant and they don't have a spur...at least not in the building I worked in.

Was there a recent name change? The crew reported they would be working Gage but may not have been informed of a name change yet.

[MtClemensRailFan]

Always enjoy your pictures, ConrailDetroit!