The Fort Wayne Railfan

Anderson Grain out of Reading Michigan shipped out their 1st grain train of corn in over 18 months prior to this it all had been going to their Ethanol Plant in Albion Michigan, Crews will forward this train to the NS Yard in Montpelier and return with another grain train and there is a train sittin...

D.L. wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 24, 2020 3:11 pm

Did the Chesterfield wreck cause an increase in traffic through here on the NKP, seems like I'm hearing more traffic over there. ?

I'm guessing you were hearing reroutes as it did take out both mains.. Could have been much worse !

Nice Catch, the UP seems to take care/wash their Heritage Units

Merry Christmas to all and may 2021 be a better year than 2020 turned out to be ! although business wise it was an Excellent Year !!

Hastily way to unload a boxcar of vegetables.. A Vandalia car to boot ! This head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad occurred two miles north of Missaukee Junction on September 22, 1901. Killed were crewmen Fred Zimmerman and Hiram Wit...

I notice an Excavator sitting on the tracks North of the cement spur.. at 70 mph it went by quickly

Wayne Gest wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:54 pm

Poor man, doing his job, doing nothing wrong. Railroading is still a hazardous business. He was only 39.

https://www.snyderfuneralhomes.com/obit ... l-m-payne/

Was a tragic accident, I believe that He leaves behind 4 Children and a Wife...

NS No. 8099 Southern HU leading eastbound 294 across the farm fields of Indiana between Brimfield & Wawaka Indiana 12-14

Buchanan Hauling & Rigging would be the name of the Company doing the hauling

Construction of the DC being built on the CF&E just off Moeller Rd between Meyer and Adams Center Roads

Well, it's great to hear about new industry coming into the region!! And being a rail related product is definitely a plus. I guess I'm saying that when you are making your steel from scratch, you can have a pretty good idea what additives are going into it, so you can be sure what spec you are get...

I could see this changing to either bring in scrap or to ship bolster's out. I've always been a little fascinated with the way they can utilize scrap, which is bound to contain at least some impurities, and reuse it in demanding applications such as this., where the batches are small, compared to t...

I could see this changing to either bring in scrap or to ship bolster's out. I've always been a little fascinated with the way they can utilize scrap, which is bound to contain at least some impurities, and reuse it in demanding applications such as this., where the batches are small, compared to t...

Interesting that a new supplier is starting up in that market. PSR touts how fewer cars are needed as they turn faster. The only good thing going for them is timing as a glut of older cars time-out and need replaced. Normally attrition is somewhat balanced, but many were scrapped early thanks to th...

N&W 2149 H12-44 Brewster, OH on 07-05-1973 / ex-Nickel Plate 149 photo by Ed Painter