TRRS 511: Railfanning Michigan's Upper Peninsula | 01 Sep 2017

ESCANABA, MICH - 01 Sep 2017

Summer is coming to a close, on the Friday before Labor Day Weekend, and for the trains of Michigan's Scenic Upper Peninsula, it's just another day moving the raw materials and finished goods of a natural resource wonder.

Come along for a day's railfanning around the central UP, with the LS&I and plenty of CN action on tap. In this 20-minute narrated short, you'll get a good feel for the flavor of railfanning in Michigan's splendid Upper Peninsula.

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TRAIN INFO LISTED IN ORDER OF FIRST APPEARANCE

LS&I 7 Tilden
Consist:
- LS&I 3009 [U30C]
- LS&I 3000 [U30C]
- 60 cars [Loaded Ore Jennies]
Location/Time:
- LS&I Ore Sub, Negaunee, MI, Riihinen Rd xing/EMJ, on 9-1-17 at 09:06 EDT

CN L549 Partridge/LS&I Turn Local
Consist:
- CN 2301 [ES44DC]
- IC 2697 [C44-9W]
- 4 CHs [Empty Bentonite Clay from Tilden Mine]
- 2 Tanks [Empty Sodium Hydroxide from Tilden]
- 28 Gons [Nickel and Copper Concentrate Ore from Eagle Mine]
- 9 cars [Mixed, from L’Anse]
- 3 Centerbeams [From Potlatch KI Sawyer]
- 6 Woodchip Gons [From Potlatch KI Sawyer]
- 52 CARS TOTAL
Location/Time:
- LS&I Ore Sub, Queens SDG, on 9-1-17 at 10:31 EDT
- CN Marquette Range Sub, Little Lake, Little Lake Rd xing/NE Little Lake SDG, at 11:22
- McFarland, Cord Ranch to Market Rd xing/McFarland DD, at 11:36
- Rock, Depot Ln xing, at 11:48
- Brampton, N5 Rd xing, at 12:05
- Escanaba, 30th St xing/ELS Diamond, at 12:33

CN L552 Quinnesec Turn Local
Consist:
- CN 2927 [ES44AC]
- CN 8845 [SD70M-2]
- 42 cars [Mixed]
Location/Time:
- CN Manistique Sub, Hyde, MI, I Rd xing, on 9-1-17 at 13:23 EDT
- Houle, Sabourin Ln Rd xing, at 13:40

CN U745 All-Rail Ore LS&I Turn
Consist:
- IC 2697 [C44-9W]
- CN 2301 [ES44DC]
- 3 CHs [Bentonite Clay Loads]
- 45 Hoppers [Empty Ore Cars for Tilden Mine]
Location/Time:
- CN Marquette Range Sub, Chaison, MI, 21 ½ Rd, on 9-1-17 at 16:04 EDT
- Campbell, M Rd xing, at 16:21
- McFarland, M35 xing, at 16:42
- KI Sawyer, M553 overpass, at 17:05
- Eagle Mills West, M35 xing, at 17:59
- Partridge Yard, from 19:54 to 20:19

LS&I 3 Yard-Hill
Consist:
- CEFX 1005 [AC44CW]
- CEFX 1003 [AC44CW]
- 61 cars [Loaded Ore Jennies]
Location/Time:
- LS&I Ore Sub, Eagle Mills West, M35 xing, on 9-1-17 at 17:49 EDT

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