Downriver Detroit 7.8 & 7.9
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 1:19 am
Friday
Over Outer Dr and Allen Rd, NS 1628, a HiHood SD40, switches the west end of Oakwood with the Classic N&W Caboose in the consist.
NS 1628 & Caboose over Outer Drive by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 171 makes their pickup.
NS 171 working Oakwood Yd by tcamp7837, on Flickr
On the Marsh Track, CN 781 enters the River Rouge Power Plant with a loaded coal train.
CN 781 - River Rouge Power Plant by tcamp7837, on Flickr
The Delray Connecting Bottle Train had to wait for the CN Coal Train to clear.
DCRR Bottle Train by tcamp7837, on Flickr
On the Detroit Line at Mill St, NS 332 comes north to River Rouge and Oakwood.
NS 332 - Mill St, Wyandotte by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Conrail Trenton 3 which was running later on Friday due to power issues had to wait for NS 332 and a Maintainer to clear #1 Main before proceeding to BASF.
Later that day, CP 242 entering Oakwood.
CP 8960 - Melvindale, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 121 meeting CP 242 at Delray.
CP 242 meeting NS 121 by tcamp7837, on Flickr
After 242 passed through and the rain started, Delray became a busy place. Q131 was sitting on the Old Main, meeting Q132. NS 29G ran north on the Detroit Line, meeting 121 who would wait for the CSX Intermodals to pass. 4 Trains at once.
NS 29G
NS 29G - Delray Jct by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Saturday Afternoon
NS BD07 sitting at Green St on the Boat Yard Line with an empty Coke Train from Zug Island. They had power issues and were waiting for congestion at Oakwood to clear up.
BD07 - Green St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 121 turning off the Conrail to NS at Delray.
NS 9746 - Delray Jct by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 176 over the NS Bridge after CN 391 cleared the Conrail Bridge.
NS 176 - NS Bridge by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CSX Engines from Rougemere going for a spin around the Forman Wye.
CSX 35 - Carbon Works, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CSX Light Engines - Forman Wye by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CSX 5264 - Barron St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CSX 35 - Barron St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 20N approaching Livernois with a Union Pacific Engine.
UP 2627 -- Delray Jct by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CP 242 passing Delray Tower with the new windows.
CP 9355 - Delray Tower by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CP 242 & Y194 by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CSX Y194 sitting at Harbaugh St with 17 cars of empty coke from Zug Island and a mix of covered hoppers and tankers from the 12th St Transload, waiting to go through Delray.
Y194 - Reserve Yd, Harbaugh St by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Over Outer Dr and Allen Rd, NS 1628, a HiHood SD40, switches the west end of Oakwood with the Classic N&W Caboose in the consist.
NS 1628 & Caboose over Outer Drive by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 171 makes their pickup.
NS 171 working Oakwood Yd by tcamp7837, on Flickr
On the Marsh Track, CN 781 enters the River Rouge Power Plant with a loaded coal train.
CN 781 - River Rouge Power Plant by tcamp7837, on Flickr
The Delray Connecting Bottle Train had to wait for the CN Coal Train to clear.
DCRR Bottle Train by tcamp7837, on Flickr
On the Detroit Line at Mill St, NS 332 comes north to River Rouge and Oakwood.
NS 332 - Mill St, Wyandotte by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Conrail Trenton 3 which was running later on Friday due to power issues had to wait for NS 332 and a Maintainer to clear #1 Main before proceeding to BASF.
Later that day, CP 242 entering Oakwood.
CP 8960 - Melvindale, MI by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 121 meeting CP 242 at Delray.
CP 242 meeting NS 121 by tcamp7837, on Flickr
After 242 passed through and the rain started, Delray became a busy place. Q131 was sitting on the Old Main, meeting Q132. NS 29G ran north on the Detroit Line, meeting 121 who would wait for the CSX Intermodals to pass. 4 Trains at once.
NS 29G
NS 29G - Delray Jct by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Saturday Afternoon
NS BD07 sitting at Green St on the Boat Yard Line with an empty Coke Train from Zug Island. They had power issues and were waiting for congestion at Oakwood to clear up.
BD07 - Green St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 121 turning off the Conrail to NS at Delray.
NS 9746 - Delray Jct by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 176 over the NS Bridge after CN 391 cleared the Conrail Bridge.
NS 176 - NS Bridge by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CSX Engines from Rougemere going for a spin around the Forman Wye.
CSX 35 - Carbon Works, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CSX Light Engines - Forman Wye by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CSX 5264 - Barron St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CSX 35 - Barron St, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS 20N approaching Livernois with a Union Pacific Engine.
UP 2627 -- Delray Jct by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CP 242 passing Delray Tower with the new windows.
CP 9355 - Delray Tower by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CP 242 & Y194 by tcamp7837, on Flickr
CSX Y194 sitting at Harbaugh St with 17 cars of empty coke from Zug Island and a mix of covered hoppers and tankers from the 12th St Transload, waiting to go through Delray.
Y194 - Reserve Yd, Harbaugh St by tcamp7837, on Flickr