TRRS 542: CN's L549 Ishpeming Turn

Описание: GOOSE LAKE, MICHIGAN - 13 OCT 2019

Each day of the week, Canadian National runs a local turn up the Marquette Range subdivision from Gladstone, in order to exchange cars with the Ishpeming-based locals and the Mineral Range Railroad. In this episode of the Thornapple River Rail Series, we follow the northern end of their turn, which includes the weekend-only extension of the train past Partridge all the way to Ishpeming.

Train Details: CN L549
NB Consist:
CN 8888 [SD70M-2]
CN 8908 [SD70M-2]
5 empty ore gons for Eagle Mine/Mineral Range
1 loaded tie gon for L’Anse
1 empty scrap gon for Mineral Range
6 loaded tie gons/hoppers for L’Anse
5 empty ore gons for Eagle Mine/Mineral Range
18 cars TOTAL
SB Consist:
CN 8908 [SD70M-2]
CN 8888 [SD70M-2]
8 loaded ore gons from Eagle Mine/Humboldt
Location/Time:
NB: CN Marquette Range Sub, Goose Lake, MI, M35 bridge, on 13Oct2019 at 08:48 EDT
NB: Palmer Line Jct, Rolling Mill Rd xing, at 09:23
NB: CN/LS&I Joint Line, EE Ishpeming/Euclid Yard, at 09:58
SB: LS&I Ore Sub, Tracy Mine, Buffalo Rd xing, at 11:36
SB: CN Marquette Range Sub, Sands, Co Rd NO xing, at 12:07

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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Videography Equipment:
Primary: Sony FDR-AX53 4K Camcorder
Aerial Platform: DJI Phantom 3 Advanced Drone
Radio Scanner: Uniden Bearcat BC125AT
Edited with: Cyberlink PowerDirector 16

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