KALAMAZOO
MI
RAILFAN GUIDE
Kalamazoo has an active tower staffed by five NS folks, and an Amtrak station west of the tower. Searchlight signals prevail around here, as can be seen by the photos. Thanks to Mike Spencer for taking the time to take the pictures and letting me use them.
As always, if you have something to add or correct, it's toddgp30@verizon.com.
Pictures by Mike Spencer.
BO Tower. Mike tells me:
NS owns and operates BO Tower, yet they
don't run any trains! Amtrak
owns up to the Eastward Signals at BO, then it changes to NS. Grand Elk
leases the north-south lines from NS, while running trackage rights 1 mile
east to Botsford Yard.
Picture by Mike Spencer.
A Grand Elk freight.
Pictures by Mike Spencer.
A few more pix of Grand Elk equipment.
The Grand Elk runs from Elkhart IN to Grand Rapids MI over leased Norfolk
Southern trackage.
Picture by Mike Spencer.
4449 passing through town on it's way to
Durand before the train festival in July 2009.
Picture by Mike Spencer.
A fixed semaphore south of Kalamazoo on
the Grand Elk.
Picture by Mike Spencer.
This shot from the cab is
in Schoolcraft MI, one interlocking south of BO. The Grand Elk main
crosses the CN (ex-GTW main) from
Detroit to Chicago.
NEW 08/25/2009
Last Modified
23-May-2010