Train NJ-2
Identifier
NG507016
Title
Train NJ-2
Subject
Steam Freight Train
Description
The Jackson-Kalamazoo segment of the Michigan Central main line between Detroit and Chicago serves a multitude of industries, particularly at Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. One of the services geared to these customers is NJ-2, a pickup run out of Niles terminating at Jackson. This version of NJ-2 is powered by Mohawk 2863, and has in its 45-car consist a head end of empty hoppers picked up at the Consumers Power Co. generating station at Comstock, just east of Kalamazoo. The Pearl Street operator has routed the train from the eastbound main to the eastbound freight running track.
Creator
Jeremy Taylor
Contributor
Jeremy Taylor
Format
2-1/4x3-1/4 neg
Date Created
10/1953
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Negative Number
281
Class-Lot
L-2c
Road Number
#2863
Builder
Alco-Schen
Location
Jackson, MI
Notes
See NG507016a
Collection
Citation
Jeremy Taylor, “Train NJ-2,” New York Central System Historical Society, accessed April 30, 2024, https://nycshs.omeka.net/items/show/199311.
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