TRRS 363: Lake State Railway Alpena to Harrisville 2014

[@cooperhowell1285]

I got a cabin up in Harrisville love seeing the trains go by

[@michael.starbuck1998]

Great video of the train, I heard Alpena is a really cool town, I live by Kalamazoo, MI and there are a lot of railroad tracks that run through. But yet again, great video. It looks like some areas of those railroad tracks need to build repaired.

[@bschoeler814]

dont say the last e in ossineke. loved the memories it brings i grew up about two blocks from the third street crossing. my great grandfather worked as a station agent in greenbush and onaway

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

I've heard it pronounced both ways...one of those places where people don't seem to agree on the name!

[@wmurray23]

@@ThornappleRiverRailSeries Ive been going up there 35 yrs no one says the E

[@jasoncyrbok5520]

Yep rolls past our place in Black river every night between 1900-1930 lol.

[@electric7487]

Those are some rough rails. In fact, it's a derailment waiting to happen since a train travelling at the right speed could sway with a frequency equal to the natural frequency of one or more of the cars, potentially swaying more and more until it tips over.

[@erie910]

Swaying is heavily speed-dependant. I've run passenger trains at 30 mph with a smooth ride. Yet, a freight train over the same track at 10 (maximum authorized speed) rocked like crazy.

[@maineman11]

Seems like the area could use an extensive amount of track repair.

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

It was previously much worse, and they're always working on it these days to improve it.

[@samuelselvarajselladurai2960]

The tracks have to be replaced.

[@wmurray23]

the E on the end of ossineke isn't pronounced

[@tiffanydouglas2686]

There is a Lake State Railway train on the street in Alpena, Michigan. That was odd. Are you kidding me?

[@tracygarbacz7710]

Nice video! Is 15mph the max speed for the line there? by the looks of it was just about that.

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

Actually it is 10, with some 5 mph orders

[@tracygarbacz7710]

Thornapple River Rail Series Ah ok. I do a lot of Great Lakes Ship chasing but I do see some trains and I wanna get into trains a little bit more. How often do you get to catch trains in that area?

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

Boatwatching 14 About one week per summer. I was actually just up there last week. Train departs most weekdays south from Alpena between 5 and 6pm.

[@soarinskies1105]

Seems like the line could use a little love don't talk think

[@MrHgavino]

It is August 2018. Is the street running part of the line still in use ?

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

Yes it is

[@MrHgavino]

Good to hear.

[@ScottTaipaleRail]

15mph? Were you using a radar gun?? Look up the term ''Harmonic Rocking'' I've never seen this railroad's handbook but in the W&LE handbook it states that if a train can not sustain a speed of 23mph or greater, they must restrict to 10mph to avoid a derailment.

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

+Scott Taipale I can say this. The speed limit is 10 mph, 15 was mis-information from another source. Turns out, the tracks are good enough for 15, but a restriction is maintained at 10 to save on track degradation. I know what Harmonic Rocking is. I will say that I doubt just because the W&LE has such a rule that most/all railroads do. That is a bit of a logical stretch ;)

[@sort187]

Does LSRC even go to Alpena anymore?

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

Yes, not much has changed since this video

[@shawnpowell5876]

I'd be nervous as a fish riding either of those rails! Idk how the locomotives or cars stay on them without any misfortune.

[@daveyboy_]

5 :16 Jesus - are those some terrible tracks

[@tundratomo]

how that train ever stayed upright is beyond me. geez, tracks are awful.

[@RubenHernandez-vt8lh]

If you see this train a rockin don't come a knockin!

[@samuelselvarajselladurai2960]

The track looks very bad.

[@robertgerber2533]

It’s time for some new track. No

[@spaceage1060]

Aw stinky Or is it Aw sneaky?