Eastern Railroad Discussion > Ship and Train at Port Huron Ship Cam

Snagged from the Port Huron Ship Cam at about 4:30pm Monday 11/25/19: as 76 year old down-bound Maritimer-class laker Cuyahoga is about to enter the St Clair River at the south end of Lake Huron, a switcher works Dunn Paper at Port Huron. I think the line that services Dunn Paper is a CN spur but the switcher doesn't look CN to me - maybe someone can set the record straight? Cuyahoga is apparently the 2nd oldest Canadian registered lake boat still in active service on the Great Lakes.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/19 01:58 by JPB.

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I 'think' that was acquired by Lake State Railway a couple of
years ago....


JPB Wrote:
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> Snagged from the Port Huron Ship Cam at about
> 4:30pm Monday 11/25/19: as 76 year old down-bound
> Maritimer-class laker Cuyahoga is about to enter
> the St Clair River at the south end of Lake Huron,
> a switcher works Dunn Paper at Port Huron. I think
> the line that services Dunn Paper is a CN spur but
> the switcher doesn't look CN to me - maybe someone
> can set the record straight? Cuyahoga is
> apparently the 2nd oldest Canadian registered
> lake boat still in active service on the Great
> Lakes.

Retired_Chief Wrote:
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> I 'think' that was acquired by Lake State Railway
> a couple of
> years ago....
>
Excellent - thanks very much for the clarification!

Former CN/GTW spur for Dunn Paper now operated by the Lake State Railway. That switcher is the normal power. It shows up often on that cam. As for the Cuyahoga, it is indeed the 2nd oldest Canadian flagged lake boat, built in 1943 at Lorain, Ohio. The Mississagi is number one but might be retired at the end of this season.

Roger Durfee
Akron, OH



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/19 12:59 by EL833.