TLEW News?
TLEW News?
Has there been any news in regards to the issues that have been previously discussed on here? According to the "Friends of the TLEW" Facebook page, there has been work going on in the "yard" in Grand Rapids, OH and plans to fix the culvert. Is this true or are these rumors?
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The real TLE&W group has been working to restore the Whitcomb switcher and one of their coaches for operations for the Applebutter Festival. The "Midwest Rail" TLEW has been quiet as of late, but ramblings of trackwork down there have been heard of from time to time. Still all those DEEX coal cars down there too from my understanding.
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Looks like NS has shoved a fair sized cut of hoppers onto the Cloverleaf for storage.
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No no no, my bad, I meant grain hoppers.
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Where on the line did you see the grain cars being stored?
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South of where the stop sign (was or is), they are visible from Old 24.bluestreak81 wrote:Where on the line did you see the grain cars being stored?
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South of the stop sign that's at Village Parkway in Waterville?
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It's just south of where the NS ended and the TLEW began if that helps.bluestreak81 wrote:South of the stop sign that's at Village Parkway in Waterville?
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Cool. The more car storage the better. Hopefully this will be a good revenue maker for needed repairs, etc.
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Oh I bet the City of Waterville is just thrilled.bluestreak81 wrote:Cool. The more car storage the better. Hopefully this will be a good revenue maker for needed repairs, etc.
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So what's new, most everyone complains about trains these days. They don't want them in their cities. If the trains are already there they don't want them using their horns. If they come in the day the people want them at night, If they come at night then the NIMBY's want them in the day. Etc. Etc. Etc.TrainWatcher wrote:Oh I bet the City of Waterville is just thrilled.bluestreak81 wrote:Cool. The more car storage the better. Hopefully this will be a good revenue maker for needed repairs, etc.
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I saw that TLEW tore out some track (around 200 feet?) around Providence, OH recently.
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Unless I am mistaken, Providence is on the opposite side of the river from Grand Rapids. What railroad line did they take out? Was there an industry spur there at one time?
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The mainline. Is Midwest Rail tearing out lines not being used for storage now?TrainWatcher wrote:Unless I am mistaken, Providence is on the opposite side of the river from Grand Rapids. What railroad line did they take out? Was there an industry spur there at one time?
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Uhhh, Midwest only uses the portion on the eastern end for their operations (1.6 or 1.7 miles IIRC from the last thread). TLE&W owns the track up to that point. Not sure why they would cut them selves off like that as their existing road doesn't go much farther west. Are you sure you did not see them out there replacing ties?iKJames wrote:The mainline. Is Midwest Rail tearing out lines not being used for storage now?TrainWatcher wrote:Unless I am mistaken, Providence is on the opposite side of the river from Grand Rapids. What railroad line did they take out? Was there an industry spur there at one time?
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I saw them cut the rail, then drag it away. It tore up the ties along there, and then they left. Also, they took away all spikes and tie plates too.
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There are more than 2 miles in use by Midwest, cars are stored nearly all the way to GR