Railroads of Battle Creek - Pure Michigan Trains

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Battle Creek, the birthplace of modern breakfast cereal, is an unassuming railroad town, and where we take you in this edition of Pure Michigan Trains!
Located in SW Michigan, Battle Creek is where CN's former Grand Trunk main crosses the old Michigan Central Main, now home to Amtrak's Wolverine Services.
While both mainlines used to take their own ways through town, in the 1980s the city and railroads agreed to rationalize, leaving us with a single busy "corridor", handing all trains through this modest midwestern city.
We'll spend a day on the 2-mile long segment of rails, where lengthy CN freights and zippy Amtrak services share the tracks, accompanied by classic searchlight signals and great urban-industrial scenes.
Norfolk Southern is also present in Battle Creek, but on this Saturday, they operated no trains. Therefore aside from a glance at Hinman yard, this is a presentation in full CN and Amtrak colors.
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13 апр 2016

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@AndyHayes1 4 года назад

I’m a local and glad to see you covered this “so called cereal city” lol. Used to be. I grew up about 4 blocks from the old grand truck station there used to be an old steam engine that sat I a fenced off next to the tracks. Playing around that hooked me on a life long love for trains. You would think train whistles are an annoyance but they were so frequent in that area it brings back so many good feelings. I would like to know more about the train yard that is just east of the Kellogg’s factory.. if you ever make it back to BC. Thank you for covering this. There is a ton of history here

@michaelbutler2583 2 года назад

... /?.../charlotte michigan.

@lesshatemoreskate 7 месяцев назад

79 on one that was amazing! beautiful i work in battle creek thank you so much for covering some of the history.

@johnmacqueen1777 Год назад

Another great video. One correction I would point out. The CP Baron was named that at the time of the line consolidation. Prior to that time, the crossing of the NYC and GTW at that location was named Nichols and there was a manned interlocking tower there by that name. I believe the name came from the Nichols and Shepard tractor company located near that crossing (later becoming part of the Oliver Company in the 1920s.) The tower went with the installation of CTC in the consolidation project and the name changed to Baron. No idea where that name or GORD came from, but ROSE would surely be related to E.T. Rose (a superintendent on the GTW) or Cliff Rose (I believe his brother) who was a Trainmaster if I recall correctly. Only offering as clarifications. Your coverage and video is excellent. Spent lots of time in BC - great place!

@MartyLJ57 8 лет назад

I like that back to back configuration. That's how they should be run...

@michelinman8592 8 лет назад

For a short while I lived just outside Battle Creek and enjoyed my time there. Too bad I was never there long enough to see trains as much as I had hoped. Great job on the video!

@thephantomeagle2 7 лет назад

I live in Bellevue, a dozen miles up the CN line towards Lansing, and see many of these CN trains and the Blue Water trains as well. I lived near BC in the late 70s and can attest to the fact that you could be stuck for a long time in downtown BC and it was virtually impossible to get out of town if both tracks had stopped trains or slow trains after a stop at the diamond.

@dakotamusic3881 3 года назад

Battle creek Bellevue and Marshall has been my homespread over the years, my grandfather actually works at the paper plant pictured in the first few seconds. Was known as Michigan paperboard until graphic packaging bought it.

@jimhoneywell5386 5 лет назад

Awesome video

@FishplateFilms 8 лет назад

Nicely shot and edited, with great narration too! Good work and look forward to more. Cheers Gregg.

@irvinklugh8858 4 года назад

I LOVE TRAINS

@typeo1984 8 лет назад

'Alas, it was not to be...' Well said good sir. Fabulous narration of this nice train film. :)

@ThornappleRiverRailSeries 8 лет назад

Thanks to all who have complimented my narration! I love a good piece myself, so I try my best to give my works the same sort of flow to them.

@1TexasAllyn 8 лет назад

Appreciated the narration about Battle Creek. Thank you for putting this together.

@trains2495 8 лет назад

Suggestions: There is a great view of the CN (GTW) train yard from the Emmett Street overpass! Although a fence is there, you can easily shoot between fence poles!!!! There is no fence (or sidewalk) on the south side, but you can get telephoto shots of trains easily!!!! Also, the old MC Depot is now Clara's on the River right north of the current Amtrak Station! You can see where the tracks used to be, but no trains there! It would make a great "Addition" for the story of Battle Creek!

@ThornappleRiverRailSeries 8 лет назад

I did try Emmett St, however with a video camera, it is much harder to get around the fence problem. Because I need a tripod, I can't really get the lens right up to the fence. The focus blurs out the bits of fence, but it leaves a mess on-screen, so I chose not to use it.

@TheDaf95xf 8 лет назад

Hi there 😃 You make watching the train videos very interesting with your commentary. I'll get too the US to see these big machines for real instead of are pretend DB class 66 in the UK one day. Keep your good work up Stevie 👍

@davidn6124 5 лет назад

Amazing video! Love it and like it! :)

@rongeorge2179 7 лет назад

Really nice stuff you do. I enjoy your work.

@trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509 8 лет назад

Super rail movie! Awesome images with passenger and freight trains! Beautiful places and wonderful winter landscapes! Good work, master! Thumbs Up Greetings from Romania Andrew

@elilovestrainsplanesmore1101 8 лет назад

I went to battle creek airshow in 2013 And We could see trains going by at the airshow !. I saw a few CN trains. I bet the engineers wonder whats going on when they drive by the airshow lol. When we went it was so hot that we need an umbrella

@litlanternproductions1293 8 лет назад

Great job! The editing and narration is excellent! I hope to see more soon!

@TobyPasman 4 года назад

I did Great Lakes Central chase videos like this on my channel. Check out my Great Lakes Central playlist on my channel

@michaelbutler2583 2 года назад

I'm looking forward to a photography hobby and questioning the cost of operating etc. 03/28/2022/² 7:34pm

@ShlisaShell 8 лет назад

Hello from Battle Creek!!!! Luv ur channel.

@RailfanDaniel1997 8 лет назад

Nice shots!

@amtrakcsxmarcfan 8 лет назад

AWESOME!!!!

@tommybritton9273 4 года назад

For some reason I love those Canadian wide cabs on those emd's

@miachevydude 7 лет назад

Nice video,very well photographed.I really like your filming perspective,and I appreciate that you don't film at RR crossings.I too live in Michigan and love CN!

@ethanwayneaudette21 7 лет назад

I love trains

@michaelbutler2583 2 года назад

That big brick building is beautiful, I hope it has electricity,. Lots of labor in this vid.than.

@michaelbutler2583 2 года назад

Are you two years old, .

@Mrcharles. 2 года назад

@@michaelbutler2583 Why would you ask him that question?

@michaelbutler2583 2 года назад

@@Mrcharles. dear Jon; I mean Mr Hinson/ Barnett I'm checking to see if the skull is void of it's protons. Observation after Observation does not advance human kind... .... testicles advance,. you may pass now.thank you mr Charlie Barnett.

@michaelbutler2583 2 года назад

@Charlie Barnett is it possible to spay or nuter a train, or a black cat. Because I really would like to see your cats at the veterinarian's clinic like Bob Barker instructed us. Capish....or? Michael

@Mrcharles. 2 года назад

@@michaelbutler2583 Wow you sir are clearly crazy. I bet someone is still frustrated that the orange clown is not in office. You sir are clearly a trumpet and I will no longer respond to you. Good day now.

@TobyPasman 8 лет назад

I've enjoyed this video. My dad grew up and went to school in Battle Creek. My uncle lives in Battle Creek. What are the best times to do rail fanning in Battle Creek?

@ThornappleRiverRailSeries 8 лет назад

Everything is spread throughout the day in BC.

@GTW4911 8 лет назад

The GTW/NYC diamond was at Nichols. michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stations/CountyStations/CalhounStations/BattleCreek/NicholsMI.htm

@jsax4heart 7 лет назад

I agree. Evening Before the Diesel and many other railroaders will tell you the tower that guarded the MC/GTW crossing was Nichols, and it marked the beginning of Nichols yard. Nichols and the small Verona yard were in Battle Creek just beyond the tower (which you can see in the map) before the GTW built a new yard further north.

@MartyLJ57 8 лет назад

I sure miss the CP Rail running from the Windsor Tunnel East & West. CSX traffic in nearly non-existent these days.

@spaceghost8995 4 года назад

The CP used to run trains on CSX through Lansing and Grand Rapids and Benton Harbor down into IN and IL. They now use former Wabash from Detroit down to Butler, IN and then use the NS mainline to Chicago.

@mr_nice. 7 лет назад

I love the smell of diesel in the morning!

@garyburbank4559 5 лет назад

Grand Trunk rail yard runs behind my grandma's house along bellview Rd

@Michiganrailfan 7 лет назад

I am going here on October 1st :)

@garyburbank4559 5 лет назад

You drive train ??

@garyburbank4559 5 лет назад

At 21:39 your at East Michigan Rail road crossing where CN and Amtrak meet up an run along the same Track until they split at Dickman Rd and Kendall St am track run behind post and CN Runs behind Kellogg the Amtrak track on layafeete St is a block away from my parents house where I grew up take angel St up 1 mile and there's CN train Dickman Rd

@FilmingTrains 2 года назад

Awesome stuff! How do you get to travel to all of these different places across the country to Railfan?

@garyburbank4559 5 лет назад

Amtrak track run along layafeete St and CN tracks run along behind Kellogg Amtrak comes in along Michigan Ave and Raymond Rd bridge they both meet at post on Michigan Ave CN actually runs both ways east of town CN also goes through Grand Trunk rail yard my uncle and grandpa worked at Grand Trunk my wife's Dad her Grandpa and uncle worked at Grand Trunk they all knew each other

@owenevans83 8 лет назад

Nice footage. How many states have you been to?

@trainsofsouthwestmichigan03 Год назад

I sure miss them blowing there horn through there

@fairwayrailproductions3239 3 года назад

You should a video that is train of Wyandotte Michigan

@GTWDude 7 лет назад

Is the scrapyard where they scrapped all of the grand trunk western steam locomotives not that in a fan of scrapping because i personally hate it but I would want to see all of things that that are non the waiting list to there final stop

@dans49 7 лет назад

All of the searchlight signals are now gone. Repaced by the new Safetran signals.

@robbiesharrock9605 Год назад

So you are telling me that gt is no longer running....it's now just CN?

@garyburbank4559 5 лет назад

34:23 the train was coming in under Raymond Rd bridge

@HesitantSignal 7 лет назад

Nice catches! At the beginning, did you film from the Amtrak station?

@ThornappleRiverRailSeries 7 лет назад

Yes, several of those first angles are from the Amtrak Platform

@stampycatfan01lol 7 лет назад

1:26 OMG SAFETRAN TYPE 1 EBELL!!!

@Michiganrailfan 8 лет назад

I heard that they are getting 10 Amtrak Wolverines Plus the 2 Blue water trains

@ThornappleRiverRailSeries 8 лет назад

Nope! Just Wolverines 350/351/352/353/354/355 and Blue Water 364/365

@Michiganrailfan 8 лет назад

huh? heard from a friend that they are going to have 10 amtraks going to and from Detroit

@ThornappleRiverRailSeries 8 лет назад

Perhaps he was referencing the long-term plan to add at least two more round trips. That'd produce the 10 trains per day, But yeah, only 6 for the time being. They'll need to wrap up the Michigan Line Upgrades, receive the new Siemens chargers and bi-level passenger cars, and then work with NS and CN about scheduling more trains. Plus then they'll need funding, too. That expansion is still at least a few years off. In the meantime, adding a second round trip for the Pere Marquette 370/371 and Blue Water 364/365 is also being looked at.

@Michiganrailfan 8 лет назад

oh ok years from now got it

@Michiganrailfan 8 лет назад

What do think is busier Durand Michigan or battle creek michigan

@evanlocke6308 8 лет назад

+Michigan railfan20002 Battle Creek by far. However, most all of the CN traffic will pass thru Battle Creek before or Durand.

@trains2495 8 лет назад

+Evan Locke Durand has two shortlines + trains switch the yard by the station! That is a "Win" in my book!!!! Durand is great!!!! As Tony the Tiger would say: "TTTTHHHHEY'RREE RRRIPE!!!!!"