Grand Trunk Tribute

[@phoenixarizona8441]

If this was in the 1980s and 1990s i guarantee my dad was driving one of those Grand Trunk trains. My dad worked at Grand Trunk railroad as an engineer from 1967 to 1998. He retired early. His name was Jim Gardiner and this brings back memories from my childhood with my dad. His routes were from Battle creek, Michigan to Chicago and Battle Creek, Michigan to Port Huron, Michigan. He passed away in 2017😢 Thanks for uploading this!

[@trainsofsouthwestmichigan03]

Name sounds very familiar!

[@bricatmaximus7789]

The good old days

[@roberthassan4411]

Nice video, brings back great memories of the Grand Trunk Western! My father was a long time engineer for the GTW in Chicago for many years. It was a very sad time when they closed the Elsdon Yard in the 80's and eventually CN did away with all of the GT system in the 90's.

[@gregoryhainsworth2663]

CN sold the GTW lines west of Munster,Indiana to CSX.

[@kurtkauffman4326]

While on my visit in Michigan's Upper Peninsula & Wisconsin in the early 2020's,I spotted bits of GTW Locomotives in Gladstone & Green Bay.

[@Damon810Railfan]

Awesome vid. It's pretty neat to see some good ol' geeps that are still painted in GTW schemes

[@miachevydude]

Well done video!I seen these GP units quite alot railfanning in Downriver area(Wyandotte,Woodhaven,Flatrock)Brings back alot of memories,Thanks

[@Chip-jl5mz]

In Pontiac MI there is a SD40P GTW that shunts cars around. Also theres one at the Jeep plant near flint that shunts auto-racks

[@josephcheeseinthepie6915]

This is a great tribute to the GTW railroad! I can escpecially relate to this video, considering that it gives me nostolgia of watching a Grand Trunk locomotive with some freight cars pass by towards where my grandparents live. It would be awesome to see a Detroit Toledo & Ireton diesel locomotive coming down the tracks in modern day.

[@trainwatcher116]

Loved the GTW blue btw is there any vid of the history of the concrete arches of the DT&I

[@Siren851]

Some beautiful videography. Wonderful documentation. Perhaps you can't take bad pictures of trains; they naturally compose themselves and the ambient lighting simply enhances the scenes. Naw! I give full credit to the pitcher-taker.

[@sm2-blk-iimissile272]

Thank you for this. I grew up with the Port Huron to Milwaukee Junction Detroit line. During the mid-70's GTW placed cars in Fraser, MI. Not now. The Depot is gone but not the 1965 RR Guide. I still have this. Many Fond memories that include your clip. GTW will be always my legacy RR. The Henry Ford Catenary towers are great as I still live this on Amtrak's NEC Catenary towers. So different here then opposed being back HOME.

[@yeahboiii83642]

Great catch with that grand trunk love that L5

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Very cool video well done.

[@DCCSound]

Great video, particularly enjoyed the Dearborn sub shots with Henry's arches.

[@joaoalvesdasilva6209]

"Oh, you know, the railroad is a mighty good line, Workin' on the railroad. Come on and ride the railroad, one more time. Workin' on the railroad. Oh, you know, the railroad is a mighty good line, Come on and ride the railroad, one more time." Mark Farner

[@petternyborg6462]

Very good video! The picture composition, the use of the camera, steady without unnecessary zooming, the length and cutting of the scenes. many video makers can learn a lot from this!

[@jimthomefan50025]

good to see parts of the old DT&I line and Milwaukee jct. in there. I remember GTW storing shoreline and GTW 40 & 50ft boxcar at 8 mile on the port Huron line by the scrap yards there. forgot the name of the yard though.

[@GTWDude]

My gosh I love those P5 horns

[@pokeyrailfanning]

GTWs favorited horns were the P5s almost every one of their units had one. There was a select few that didn’t but 90%/100% had a P5

[@toddmartin6572]

Gotta love grand trunk.. the 1976 bicentennial is my favorite!! My dad had silkscreens made up at his work (ac spark plug) and made several of these versions in HO scale!! Thanks General Motors!! Lol

[@matthewgerend4917]

Great video 👍🏽

[@carapisciotti5879]

Nice video! Are these clips off a dvd or shot yourself? Was wondering if able to get a copy of the video?

[@bigbluemsp]

Grew up a few miles from the GTW Port Huron sub

[@michaellandry2227]

Arches were from Henry Ford's plan to electrify the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton when he owned it. Arches built, wires never strung, idea abandoned.

[@Landaux]

Michael Landry also looks like it was a double track at one point as well

[@TucsonBillD]

Oh, the wires were strung, and the electrics did operate. It was powered from the Ford Rouge plant and when the DT&I started a heavy train, the assembly line there slowed down. When Henry Ford gave up gave up on running a railroad, the wires came down, and the electrics were scrapped. The line was sold to the Pennsylvania who continued to operate it until it was spun off. The DT&I attempted to remove the concrete spans, it was less than successful, so the spans were never removed... it was decided that there was no appreciable danger of the spans collapsing... and they still stand today. Some years ago, Trains Magazine ran an article on the Ford experiment with electric power.

[@kurtkauffman4326]

Known commonly for years as "The Good Track Road".

[@Redline1986]

I saw engine 6221 operating in Trenton/Riverview, Michigan at the beginning of 2019, glad to see them still around. Still my favorite railroad till this day!

[@donavonrobbins1908]

Grew up seeing them every day through Lansing. Before the paint was faded.

[@modernsouthernpacific4012]

9:22 5 GTW engines, in the same spot at once, all runing, with crews in the cabs in the 21St century. Yeah, that will probably never happen again.

[@kogo21]

And they say gtw is dead

[@amtrakb3216]

Great footage. I got into railfanning by GT GP9R's

[@ManWithGlock]

Grew up a block away from the GT line that went through Fraser, Mi. My buddies and I would hear the train sound its horn, then we would rush to a nearby field and pelt the train with rocks as it went by. Ah, what fond memories from my youth!

[@TrainFan119]

ManWithGlock aha got ya your under arrest by CN Railroad police

[@loridoucette1506]

I love watching trains and its 2019 going on 2020 in three months and I don't hardly see any Grand Trunk trains anymore 🙁 I know Grand Trunk trains are rare but still. 🙁

[@JGTVideos]

Lori Lyn Most Grand Trunk Western Locomotives are usually working as yard switchers or Local jobs throughout Michigan,and A lot in Illinois.

[@TrainFan119]

How many are left

[@pokeyrailfanning]

Just seen 4927 last Saturday

[@rbd1303]

I am a massive fan of P5 horns and this is the video for it!

[@michaelbutler2583]

There's a Beam stud.

[@abelwayne9613]

Built one of those GP9R's for a Customer using a P2k phase 3 GP9. One of the best and oddest kitbashes I ever had to do. That cab was considerably difficult since it had to be longer than the standard GP9/7/18 cab. And a cannon & co 35 line cab wouldn't do it either. The short hood proved to be somewhat difficult but I think I could easily do another one now that I know the best way to do it. Does anyone know where to find decals for Tuscola and Saginaw bay?

[@GrandTrunkWestern85]

That's pretty cool you did one! Have you seen the Motown Models GP9R they are doing? Looks really good.

[@tommyhunter1817]

The GTW still appears to be a busy place. Sure wish they'd repaint the SD40-2 and keep it active.

[@Pontiacman1964]

Memories of the Pontiac Michigan area.

[@DomMage64]

I lived next to the tracks. My dad built me a covered sandbox by the garage and I could sit in there and listen to the trains while I played with my tonka truck's

[@DownriverRailProductions]

Nice catches I miss the GTW.

[@gethighonlife11]

I still see GTW engines in Chicago. They are usually coupled up to Canadian National engines, I guess their parent company.

[@daveyboy_]

I thought the Grand Trunk Railway was one of the origina Canadian Railways

[@CTTrains193]

What’s the horn on 4623?

[@El_Transportacoches_33]

3:32: Old electric line?

[@fgjr96way]

Q&A ((Can anyone tell me why the style on the 5831GT lettering is different than the the regular GT logos i like them both but when did they change?????

[@charliegallagher607]

I like I saw a Jitters!

[@jakespimpassytps3541]

You do realise GTW still exists but has a CN logo right..

[@litlanternproductions1293]

Awesome video! What were those arches over the tracks for at 2:40? Trolley line?

[@GTWDude]

Lit Lantern Productions Henry ford built this line and used it as his own railway and it was electrified I would think because I do believe he looked into making electric cars

[@santoro2020]

same

[@davebolyard6808]

What city or state is gt in

[@stephenbinkley]

Detroit and surrounding area

[@garrettsubproductions8705]

I have 4616s number boards

[@elvin.castro]

Does the GTW Still technically a Railroad

[@phildoethedildoe]

[EXT] Clammy The GTW is the US side of CN, I work for them out of Flatrock Michigan. DT&I was what Flatrock and Lang Yard are today. DT&I line is partly owned by CN and partly by "IORY" Indiana And Ohio Railroad, ownership changes hands at Diane south of Dundee Michigan where the "ANNY" meets and crosses.

[@GTWDude]

[EXT] Clammy yes but it works as the grand trunk corporation as a company on paper controlling CN financialsand other stuff like that

[@Myrtleturtle-gy4ne]

Phil Stone Lang yard was the shorelines yard not the DT&I’s

[@mikeytrains1]

At 4:212 with the arches, which railroad is it? Also love the new cast p5 on a few engines!

[@kyleholbrook1288]

It Was From The DT&I

[@Norfolksouthern-tf9pk]

GTW#5831 GTW#4632 GTW#4619