No Shore Line Around Here

Temporarily removed from its environs along the western shore of Lake Erie, Detroit & Toledo Shore Line SW9 118 finds itself in a land-locked location. Ap... (more)

Set of power DTSL Lang yard

The crew is waiting for the traffic to clear before they shove across this road crossing.

Just a few months before America's Bicentennial, the "Shore Line's" contribution to the celebration is seen with a Stanley Puller at Vickers Interlocking on a very pleasant May evening. ... (more)

DTSL painted up one unit in a red white blue scheme to celebrate the countries BiCentennial shown sitting near the roundhouse at Lang Yard in Toledo

Two Phase 1 GP7's sitting in Lang yard. With Grand Trunk power in the back ground. The GTW purchased the N&W's interest in the DTS in 1981. At that time the DTS was dissolved and merged into the G... (more)

After merging with the Grand Trunk Railroad in 1981, remnants of the DT&S still ride the rails in 2012

Detroit & Toledo Shore Lines' contribution to the nation's Bicentennial, GP7 76 (renumbered from 46), awaits its next assignment with other D&TSL GP7s and GTW power. This locomotive went on to b... (more)

From my slide collection, photo by DAVID H HAMLEY.

D&TSL GP7 76 TOLEDO OH. From my slide collection, by N. CHASE

Detroit and Toledo Shoreline GP7s 50 and 45 lead a transfer out of the south end of Lang Yard and swing onto the Toledo Terminal

Lousy weather and a distinctly unfriendly reception by TTR made our one and only Toledo visit a short one but at least we got to see probably the best black paint scheme of all time.

It wasn't uncommon for trains to get delayed at Vickers Interlocking where the Toledo Terminal's double track main crossed Conrail's (former NYC) New York to Chicago double track main. And becaus... (more)

DTSL 116 DTSL Lang yard Toledo OH