TRRS 529: Railfanning Michigan's Upper Peninsula | 21 Apr 2018

TRACY MINE, MICH - 21 April, 2018

Michigan’s Marquette Iron Range is a great place to go if you’re looking for snow in April. The so-called spring of 2018 was no exception, with plenty of snowpack yet to melt on this 21st of April!

With the ore season back in swing after the annual winter shutdown, we chased trains throughout Michigan's Marquette Iron Range, in scenes still dominated by the remains of winter's snowy wrath.

Featuring the LS&I and CN's L549 and U745, we check in through the Iron Range on this 21st of April.

Train Consist & Location Information:

LS&I 7 Tilden
Consist:
CEFX 1012 [AC44CW]
CEFX 1004 [AC44CW]
61 cars [Loaded Iron Ore Jennies]
Location/Time:
LS&I Ore Sub, Tracey Mine, MI, Buffalo Rd xing, on 21Apr2018 at 09:56 EDT
Queens, along MQT Co Rd 480, at 10:03
Queens, MQT Co Rd 480 Bridge, at 11:05
Palmer, Empire Mine, at 11:40

CN L549 Local SB
Consist:
GECX 9150 [C40-8W]
NS 1115 [SD70ACe]
1 boxcar
2 centerbeams
Location/Time:
CN MQT Range Sub, Palmer, MI, M35 overpass, on 21Apr2018 at 10:21 EDT

LS&I 7 Yard-Hill
Consist:
CEFX 1022 [AC44CW]
CEFX 1005 [AC44CW]
121 loaded iron ore jennies
Location/Time:
LS&I Ore Sub, Eagle Mills East/Co Rd 492 xing, on 21Apr2018 at 12:08 EDT
Forestville, Forestville Rd xing, at 13:04

LS&I 3 Tilden
Consist:
CEFX 1003 [AC44CW]
CEFX 1015 [AC44CW]
61 loaded iron ore jennies
Location/Time:
LS&I Ore Sub, Tracey Mine, Buffalo Rd xing, on 21Apr2018 at 15:43 EDT
Queens, Co Rd 480 Overpass, at 17:11
Eagle Mills West, Co Rd JRE Cul De Sac, at 18:34
Tracey Mine, Buffalo Rd xing, at 18:42

LS&I 3 Yard-Hill
Consist:
CEFX 1004 [AC44CW]
CEFX 1012 [AC44CW]
121 empty iron ore jennies
Location/Time:
LS&I Ore Sub, Eagle Mills Jct, on 21Apr2018 at 16:07 EDT

CN U745 All-Rail Ore
NB Consist:
NS 1115 [SD70ACe]
GECX 9150 [C40-8W]
5 empty ore hoppers
2 sodium hydroxide tanks
65 empty ore hoppers
SB Consist:
Same Power
70 loaded iron ore hoppers
Location/Time:
CN MQT Range Sub, Palmer, MI, M35 overpass, on 21Apr2018 at 18:25 EDT
Tracey Mine, Buffalo Rd xing, at 18:47
Queens, Co Rd 480 overpass, at 18:52
Eagle Mills West, M35 xing, at 19:01
Tracey Mine, Buffalo Rd xing, at 19:33
Palmer, M35 Overpass, at 20:21

Curious about how the railroads in this video are laid out on the map? Check out my Google Map Overlay of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Railroads, via this link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GeS...

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