Trout Lake, Michigan April 7, 2012

The Lee T. pulled up to the Marquette Ore Dock on Monday morning, tied off, and immediately started loading ore from the LS&I cars up above.

Lower Triple Junction

Switcher sneaking out of Lower Triple Junction without the passenger car.

Summit City on the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad

I think the siding was put in for the "Dinner Train", but from the looks of the building's setback there was another siding there in 1908 or so. When we moved to Kingsley in 1976, the store in Summit City was still standing and open.

I took this photo downstate in some town about 1999 or 2000. Anyone know what town?

Bill Horning provided these photos of Rutland's East Shoreham Covered Bridge in Vermont
More information is at http://www.coveredbridgesite.com/vt/shoreham.html

Friday, March

Today was the first run of a Consolidation with Bullfrog Snot. Will it make the Hammond Grade? How many cars?
1st run with Parker Creek Engine #5 with ten cars was a breeze. So we added four more. 50 ft Pulpwood Loads no less. It needed sand near to Hammond a bit of a push on the way to Cinci, but still.

And here's a milk stand that I finished up tonight.

Traverse City was served by three railroads in 1908: Grand Rapids and Indiana (later Pennsylvania RR), Pere Marquette (later C&O), and the Manistee & Northeastern RR (later PM, and C&O).

Here's the trackplan that I re-drew from city plat maps.

We were over at Capron's workin' on his railroad today........

Triple Junction was on time? No way.

It could have been the Dispatcher. Or it could have been that the stars were aligned. Somehow there was very little congestion in Triple Junction last night, and the passengers didn't have to wait very long to board.

Two empty Gerber Reefers spent the night at Parker Creek.

Pere Marquette Parlor Car

I can just see Jim in Three-Piece Suit, a Bowler, Spats, and a big Cigar.

A. Stenfeldt & Sons .... Lumber and Millwork

On the east side of Parker Creek.
Scratchbuilt building of matt board with Grandt Line windows/doors/details and Campbell shingles. Log cars built from MDC 3in1 Kits, with real maple logs. 0-4-0 Goat is from Mantua with NWSL 35:1 gearbox and Sagami motor.

Blue Island Lines always run on time. Well, almost.

It's a full day in Parker Creek.

It looks like the 7:05AM local is already late, as the Parker Creek Agent is checking his watch.

Much later after a very busy day, Bill Andrews at the wood chip plant is signaling the engineer who'll finally get that old truck on it's way to Carl's, the local scrap dealer.

Barge Loading Pulpwood at Portsmouth Harbor

There's already coal and grain loading facilities at Portsmouth Harbor.

New GE 25T Switcher Ordered by Everett Paper

It's just been learned that Everett Paper has ordered a new General Electric 25 Tom Industrial Switcher to be used to shuttle pulpwood and wood chip cars at their Portsmouth facility. New pulpwood deliveries by the Parker Creek & Eastern have helped boost production and this new switcher will facilitate faster turnaround.

Roof repairs and new equipment deliveries.....

Pulpwood Loading Photos

Car Unloading on GLN siding.....

Marquette Ore Dock Photo

Cadillac Car Puller Details

Production at GM Plant #8 in Portsmouth stalled by GLN track maintenance issues

Cars waiting for pickup in Portsmouth are stalled by track repair, and have yet to be able to use new return loop track at Portsmouth's west side.

Overdue Painting Underway near Suttons Bay

Parker Creek & Eastern refurbishes the Old Engine House, Caoling Tower, and Water Tower at Portsmouth

First Pulpwood Deliveries Arrive at Portsmouth

The first deliveries of pulpwood have been delivered to Everett Paper at Portsmouth by the crew of Parker Creek & Eastern's Consolidation #3.