You know I'm always keeping my eyes open to see the adorable little switcher engine they use atthe Packaging Corporation of America, PCA, in Manistee to move rail cars around. See the link below for a pretty good picture of it.
It's often out of sight, and I don't go past there just every week.
But, looky, looky! They got a new one and it's bigger. It's still made by Shuttlewagon, but it's called the Navigator.
Note that the front is longer, which probably means more motive power, and that there are 8 wheels that run on the rails, while the smaller one only has four.
I suspect, because it can drive right off the tracks on those big tires, that this is kept in storage when it's not actively switching cars which is probably why I don't see it 8 out of 10 trips past there.
PCA is one of the main reasons that Marquette Rail still actively runs to Manistee. And I hope it keeps thriving. The main line is Grand Rapids to Manistee. The line than runs in back of my house is also Marquette Rail, but that is a spur to Ludington for Occidental Chemical.
Today was a bit fractured. I had a meeting in the morning, and cleaned a space for the Christmas Tree (yes, Om is getting in that mood). Managed to get a fair amount of my other things done, but nothing was in a block of time.
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