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| Title: |
QLine Streetcar |
| Description: |
One of the QLine streetcars waits to head north on Woodward Ave from the end of the line at Congress Street. These cars were built by Brookville Equipment Corporation and these 66-foot-long cars are equipped with 750-volt rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for off-wire movement on sections of the line not equipped with overhead wire. |
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5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:12 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger |
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| Title: |
End of the Line |
| Description: |
One of the QLine streetcars waits to head north on Woodward Ave from the end of the line at Congress Street. These cars were built by Brookville Equipment Corporation and these 66-foot-long cars are equipped with 750-volt rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for off-wire movement on sections of the line not equipped with overhead wire. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:13 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger |
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10 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
People Mover Arriving at Financial District Station |
| Description: |
These automated cars were built by the Urban Transportation Development Corporation and introduced when the line opened n 1987. |
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5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:14 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station,Transit,Passenger,Action |
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| Title: |
Railfan Window |
| Description: |
One of the highlights of the People Mover is the railfan window in the front car. We are about to pass under the pedestrian bridge connecting the Guardian Building and the Beacon Building. |
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5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:15 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
InCab,Transit,Passenger,Track |
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4 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Winding through the Motor City |
| Description: |
One of the highlights of the People Mover is the railfan window in the front car. Directly in front of us is the 685 foot tall Hudson building. |
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5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:16 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger,Track,Action |
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14 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Never-ending Circle |
| Description: |
A People Mover train departs Grand Circus Park station and continues its never ending counter-clockwise journey around Detroit. |
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5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:17 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger,Action |
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18 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Westbound Freight approaches the CSX Diamonds |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:19 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 4100(AC44C6M) |
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26 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 4100 leads a freight west on the Detroit District |
| Description: |
The train is approaching the CSX diamonds. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:20 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 4100(AC44C6M) |
| Views: |
19 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 8106 trails on a westbound freight |
| Description: |
The train is approaching the CSX diamonds. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:21 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 8106(ES44AC) |
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14 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Not Something I see too much of |
| Description: |
In my home state of Massachusetts we don't get any auto frame flats so I was pleased to see these on westbound NS freight. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:22 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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17 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
FTTX 161580 rides west on an NS Freight |
| Description: |
In my home state of Massachusetts we don't get any auto frame flats so I was pleased to see a string of them on on westbound NS freight. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:23 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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19 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
FTTX 255151 rides west on an NS Freight |
| Description: |
In my home state of Massachusetts we don't get any auto frame flats so I was pleased to see a string of them on on westbound NS freight. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:24 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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20 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Feathered Flyover |
| Description: |
A bird flies over a northbound freight approaching the NS diamonds. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:25 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 3125(ES44AC-H) |
| Views: |
16 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A northbound freight approaches the NS diamonds |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:26 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 3125(ES44AC-H) |
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16 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX 3125 leads a freight north on the Saginaw Sub |
| Description: |
The train is approaching the NS diamonds. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:27 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 3125(ES44AC-H) |
| Views: |
17 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Autoracks clatter across he NS diamonds |
| Description: |
The train is northbound on the CSX Saginaw Sub. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:28 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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16 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CO 900302 is on display in Romulus |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:30 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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20 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX 7415 is about to crash across the NS Diamonds |
| Description: |
The train is southbound on the CSX Saginaw Sub. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:31 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 7415(CM44AC) |
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20 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX 7415 leads a freight across the NS Diamonds |
| Description: |
The train is southbound on the CSX Saginaw Sub. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:32 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 7415(CM44AC) |
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20 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
LSRC 6431 trails on a CSX Freight |
| Description: |
The train is southbound on the CSX Saginaw Sub and is crossing the NS Diamonds. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:33 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LSRC 6431(SD70M) |
| Views: |
24 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A southbound CSX freight clatters across the NS Diamonds |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:34 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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18 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A mixed freight clatters across the NS Diamonds |
| Description: |
The train is southbound on the CSX Saginaw Sub. |
| Photo Date: |
5/24/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:35 PM |
| Location: |
Romulus, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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12 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Restored to Glory |
| Description: |
The restored Michigan Central Station is a grand sight in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Ford bought the building in 2018 and spent $740 Million restoring it. It reopened in June 2024. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:37 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
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20 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Michigan Central Station Front Entrance |
| Description: |
The restored Michigan Central Station is a grand sight in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Ford bought the building in 2018 and spent $740 Million restoring it. It reopened in June 2024. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:38 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
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14 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Michigan Central Station Entryway |
| Description: |
The restored Michigan Central Station is a grand sight in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Ford bought the building in 2018 and spent $740 Million restoring it. It reopened in June 2024. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:39 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
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16 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Hallway inside Michigan Central Station |
| Description: |
The restored Michigan Central Station is a grand sight in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Ford bought the building in 2018 and spent $740 Million restoring it. It reopened in June 2024. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:40 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
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18 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Before and After |
| Description: |
Photos scattered around the interior show the state that Michigan Central Station was in before Ford bought the building in 2018 and spent 6 years and $740 Million restoring it. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:41 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
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11 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Unrecognizable |
| Description: |
Photos scattered around the interior show the state that Michigan Central Station was in before Ford bought the building in 2018 and spent 6 years and $740 Million restoring it. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:42 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
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16 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Michigan Central Station Main Hall |
| Description: |
The restored Michigan Central Station is a grand sight in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Ford bought the building in 2018 and spent $740 Million restoring it. It reopened in June 2024. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:44 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
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17 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Michigan Central Station Interior |
| Description: |
The restored Michigan Central Station is a grand sight in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Ford bought the building in 2018 and spent $740 Million restoring it. It reopened in June 2024. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:37:45 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
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13 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Michigan Central Station Interior 2 |
| Description: |
The restored Michigan Central Station is a grand sight in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Ford bought the building in 2018 and spent $740 Million restoring it. It reopened in June 2024. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:07 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
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8 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Michigan Central Station Interior 3 |
| Description: |
The restored Michigan Central Station is a grand sight in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Ford bought the building in 2018 and spent $740 Million restoring it. It reopened in June 2024. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:10 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
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14 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Michigan Central Station West Tower Detail |
| Description: |
The restored Michigan Central Station is a grand sight in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Ford bought the building in 2018 and spent $740 Million restoring it. It reopened in June 2024. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:13 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
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12 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Before... |
| Description: |
This photo shows the state that the front entrance of Michigan Central Station was in before Ford bought the building in 2018 and spent 6 years and $740 Million restoring it. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:14 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
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20 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
...and the After |
| Description: |
After spending decades rotting away Ford Michigan Central Station in 2018 and spent 6 years and $740 Million restoring it. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:15 PM |
| Location: |
Detroit, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Station |
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17 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CO 1601 on display at the Henry Ford Museum |
| Description: |
This giant was built in 1941 by Lima and donated to the museum in 1956. |
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5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:16 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CO 1601(2-6-6-6) |
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19 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A wider shot of CO 1601 on display at the Henry Ford Museum |
| Description: |
This giant was built in 1941 by Lima and donated to the museum in 1956. |
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5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:18 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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16 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Real and Lionel |
| Description: |
C&O 1601's tender dwarfs the rather large Lionel layout at the Henry Ford Museum. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:20 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Model,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CO 1601(2-6-6-6) |
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15 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Two streetcars are on display at the Henry Ford Museum |
| Description: |
The one on the left was built by Brill and used in Cleveland from 1896 to 1903. The one on the right was built by Birney and operated in Fort Collins, CO from 1924 to 1951. |
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5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:21 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger |
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10 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Fort Collins, CO Streetcar #26 is on display at the Henry Fort Museum |
| Description: |
The car was built by Birney and operated in Fort Collins, CO from 1924 to 1951. |
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5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:23 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Transit |
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12 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Passenger Train Killer's Private Car |
| Description: |
Henry Ford used this Pullman built private car named "Fair Lane" from 1921 to 1942. In 1973 the Fair Lane was sold to the Cherokee Nation and was ultimately used as a tourist office. |
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5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:25 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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11 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Fair Lane" Rear Platform |
| Description: |
Henry Ford used this Pullman built private car named "Fair Lane" from 1921 to 1942. In 1973 the Fair Lane was sold to the Cherokee Nation and was ultimately used as a tourist office. |
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5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:27 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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9 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ingersoll-Rand Number 90 is on display at the Henry Ford Museum |
| Description: |
This is one of the earliest diesel-electric locomotives used on American railroads and was built in 1926. |
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5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:29 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
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13 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
DTI 77 is on display at the Henry Ford Museum |
| Description: |
This car was built in 1925 by the Standard Steel Car Company. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:31 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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13 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP Plow #400850 is on display at the Henry Ford Museum |
| Description: |
This plow was built by Canadian Pacific Railway's Angus Shops in Montreal in 1923 and used up until 1990. |
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5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:32 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
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10 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
B&LE Consolidation #154 is on display at the Henry Ford Museum |
| Description: |
This engine was built in 1909 by Baldwin. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:34 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
BLE 154(2-8-0) |
| Views: |
16 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
FGEX 55667 is on display at the Henry Ford Museum |
| Description: |
This car was built in 1924 by FGEX. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:35 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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10 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Classic "American" |
| Description: |
The Henry Ford Museum displays a classic "American" 4-4-0 in the form of the "Sam Hill. This engine was built in 1858 by Rogers. |
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5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:36 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
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15 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
How did they drive these things? |
| Description: |
Looking out the engineer's window on C&O Allegheny 1601 makes one wonder how the engineer could see anything and drive the train. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:39 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CO 1601(2-6-6-6) |
| Views: |
17 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CO 1601 Cab |
| Description: |
On display at the Henry Ford Museum. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2025 Upload Date: 5/30/2025 5:39:40 PM |
| Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
| Categories: |
InCab |
| Locomotives: |
CO 1601(2-6-6-6) |
| Views: |
16 Comments: 0 |
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