GDLK Operations
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They also did some tie replacement on the Otsego branch.
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501 had a good size train yesterday. 3 ballast cars directly behind engines possibly for the crossing work in progress a flat car, gon, Thiel tanker for paper mill and lots of bulkhead flats of lumber for Bristol. Were being held behind Frankies by crossing work ahead of it at N. Main St .
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I’m not sure if anyone had established the whereabouts of WAMX 4002, but as of Sept. 9 is was working on the Decatur and Eastern Illinois RR.
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Wondering if the GP-35s are still roaming around Kazoo?
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The GP35's are both in Kalamazoo. I don't know if they riam or are just parked.
The two old double door box cars along the RIP tracks have been sold to KMR and are going to be scrapped.
The two old double door box cars along the RIP tracks have been sold to KMR and are going to be scrapped.
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Is the old Conrail caboose safe?PatAzo wrote:The two old double door box cars along the RIP tracks have been sold to KMR and are going to be scrapped.
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The caboose escaped the scrappers torch. Grand Elk has kindly donated it to the Mid-Michigan Railroad Club.NS3322 wrote:Is the old Conrail caboose safe?
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Is that the group at Turkeyville in Marshall? Will it go on display?PatAzo wrote:The caboose escaped the scrappers torch. Grand Elk has kindly donated it to the Mid-Michigan Railroad Club.NS3322 wrote:Is the old Conrail caboose safe?
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Yes it is. This is their website: http://www.midmichrr.com/.NS3322 wrote:Is that the group at Turkeyville in Marshall?PatAzo wrote:The caboose escaped the scrappers torch. Grand Elk has kindly donated it to the Mid-Michigan Railroad Club.NS3322 wrote:Is the old Conrail caboose safe?
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Who did you hear this from?PatAzo wrote:The GP35's are both in Kalamazoo. I don't know if they riam or are just parked.
The two old double door box cars along the RIP tracks have been sold to KMR and are going to be scrapped.
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Fake News on election day. This takes the cake, I thought the boxcars and caboose were going to the border to stop the caravan? The GP-35s are going to pull the caboose with Trump in it to fool the Democrats in Atlanta. darn I've had too much coffee already. Time to vote.
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In general the employees who pass along information don't like their names posted on the internet.1TrackMind wrote:Who did you hear this from?PatAzo wrote:The GP35's are both in Kalamazoo. I don't know if they riam or are just parked.
The two old double door box cars along the RIP tracks have been sold to KMR and are going to be scrapped.
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I have confirmation from the club that the caboose is leaving.Super Chief wrote:Fake News on election day. This takes the cake, I thought the boxcars and caboose were going to the border to stop the caravan? The GP-35s are going to pull the caboose with Trump in it to fool the Democrats in Atlanta. darn I've had too much coffee already. Time to vote.
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Yea I can confirm the caboose is going to the club(just needing a way to haul it), and I just found out yesterday from my resource that the boxcars will be scrapped in place.
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Do you know when?1TrackMind wrote:Yea I can confirm the caboose is going to the club(just needing a way to haul it), and I just found out yesterday from my resource that the boxcars will be scrapped in place.
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They have a project starting in that area and were looking to have the caboose moved around the end of the month. I'd assume the box cars would be on a similar schedule.NS3322 wrote:Do you know when?1TrackMind wrote:Yea I can confirm the caboose is going to the club(just needing a way to haul it), and I just found out yesterday from my resource that the boxcars will be scrapped in place.
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NB from Plainwell after a run to Otsego. Thirty five cars mostly CHs with a few tanks, boxes, and 2 or 3 coil steel. Power is 4125, 4189, & 4225.
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On GDLK at L&W Supply in Grand Rapids, from my night time walks there, here's how traffic has been as of late:
No cars spotted 9/20, 10/2, 10/17, 10/21. MQT1223 said 3 cars were being dropped off last week. On 11/12, saw two loaded centerbeams, CSXT 600578 and TTZX 85492.
No cars spotted 9/20, 10/2, 10/17, 10/21. MQT1223 said 3 cars were being dropped off last week. On 11/12, saw two loaded centerbeams, CSXT 600578 and TTZX 85492.
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Wow a 100,000 hits on this thread. The railroad is popular and hopefully it'll be around a long time. Here's to the employees that make a go of it. Thank you.
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Between 11/13 and today(11/15), those two cars were unloaded, taken away, and 2 replacement loads were spotted by GDLK, TTZX 862188 and TTZX 86433.~Z~ wrote:On GDLK at L&W Supply in Grand Rapids, from my night time walks there, here's how traffic has been as of late:
No cars spotted 9/20, 10/2, 10/17, 10/21. MQT1223 said 3 cars were being dropped off last week. On 11/12, saw two loaded centerbeams, CSXT 600578 and TTZX 85492.
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