Lake State Railway's Y119 prepares to double their train with a pair of standard cab EMD locomotives soon to be enroute south to Flint, Michigan.
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Lake State Railway's Y119 prepares to double their train with a pair of standard cab EMD locomotives soon to be enroute south to Flint, Michigan.
At Lake State Railway’s Saginaw Yard, the evenings Y119 is assembled and awaiting its crew and power. Taken from the pedestrian’s walkway on August 24, 2022.
With storm clouds gathering in the north, all is quiet at LSRC’s Saginaw Yard. Taken from the pedestrian’s walkway on August 24, 2022.
Lake State Railway’s Y119 job with 6433 leading a mother-slug set at Willard Road. Photo taken on October 2, 1923.
Lake State Railway’s Y119 job crosses the Dixie Highway (at Bridgeport, MI.) heading southbound. Engine 6302 is leading long hood forward on July 2, 2023.
With the Y119 turn from Saginaw on the drawbar, LSRC 6431 and friends pull into the former PM/C&O/CSX McGrew Yard in Flint, MI.
With the return train (and power) for Saginaw already staged at the north end of the yard, the crew will tie this train down and then hop on their return ride home. Lake State runs a tight ship, and this crew will get to sleep in their own beds tonight.
LSRC 6431 was formerly UP 4608, purchased by the Lake State in 2022.
LSRC Y119 19 (Saginaw to Flint, MI and return)
LSRC SD70M #6431
LSRC SD70M #6433
LSRC SD50-3 #6356
LSRC SD40-2 #6304
Flint, MI
September 19th, 2023
With the Y119 turn from Saginaw on the drawbar, LSRC 6431 and friends pull into the former PM/C&O/CSX McGrew Yard in Flint, MI.
With the return train (and power) for Saginaw already staged at the north end of the yard, the crew will tie this train down and then hop on their return ride home. Lake State runs a tight ship, and this crew will get to sleep in their own beds tonight.
LSRC 6431 was formerly UP 4608, purchased by the Lake State in 2022.
LSRC Y119 19 (Saginaw to Flint, MI and return)
LSRC SD70M #6431
LSRC SD70M #6433
LSRC SD50-3 #6356
LSRC SD40-2 #6304
Flint, MI
September 19th, 2023
Running a little later than usual on a cool September evening, the Lake State's Y119 turn races south among soybean fields between Birch Run and Clio. With a long, heavy train this evening, this four-pack of six-axle units are working hard on the undulating terrain of central Michigan.
LSRC Y119 19 (Saginaw to Flint, MI and return)
LSRC SD70M #6431
LSRC SD70M #6433
LSRC SD50-3 #6356
LSRC SD40-2 #6304
Clio, MI
September 19th, 2023
Built April of 1974, this is a Thrall "All-Door" boxcar. Classified as LU by the AAR, all four side panels are removable plug-doors. These unique cars were essentially 70-ton bulkhead flatcars with a roof and doors attached. They were built to protect plywood and other building materials from the elements. With many moving parts, door maintenance costs and their relatively light loading weight led to their discontinued use. And with the advent of wrapped plywood and higher-capacity 73' centerbeam flatcars, they've all but disappeared.
Lake State has one of the last remaining fleets of all-door boxcars, making them a rarity to see at all. And with most cars built in the late 60's and early 70's, their time in service in running out soon.
LSRC LU L047 #10028
Clio, MI
September 19th, 2023
A spiffy pair of Lake State SD50s have a roll on Y119 as they make their way north from Flint towards Saginasty. Originally B&O 8577, I actually had the 6355 as a leader quite a few times as CSX #8577 when I worked for CSX!
On a breezy March evening, Lake State Railway's Y119 rumbles north near Birch Run behind a spiffy pair of SD50s.
At LSRC Saginaw Yard, Y119 prepares to depart southbound to Flint, Michigan. Photo taken on September 20, 2023 at Lapeer Ave.
In LSRC’s Saginaw Yard, the Y119 job heads back to tie onto their first cut of cars. Taken on March 30, 2023 the train is working the Wadsworth Street end of the yard.
