Delay In Block Productions

12/08/2025

60+ years old and still earning their keep. See the full video here: https://youtu.be/mb86WGNixdY

12/08/2025

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12/06/2025

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12/05/2025

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12/04/2025

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12/02/2025

The S.S. Badger: Lake Michigan Carferry is the last coal-fired steamship in the United States, operating between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, from mid-May to mid-October. Purchase tickets to ride it here: https://ssbadger.com/

Launched in September 1952, the Badger began her sailing career in March 1953, carrying up to 34 railroad cars per trip for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, later Chessie System, until 1983. From 1984 to 1990, Michigan-Wisconsin Transportation (MWT) continued to operate the SS Badger and SS City of Midland. Still, ultimately, rail ferry service was determined to be unsustainable due to high labor costs and low rail volume. In 1991, Charles Conrad, a West Michigan businessman who worked on the C&O carferries as a young man, purchased the assets of MWT, including the three remaining vessels, and converted the SS Badger into an autoferry. Since 1992, Lake Michigan Carferry has carried tens of thousands of passengers, autos, trucks, and heavy equipment between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

In summer 2026, Delay In Block Productions will be publishing an all-encompassing documentary about this historic vessel. Documentary preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKcjAhLXRNI

This aerial video was recorded using a DJI Air 2S drone on July 25, 2025.

11/28/2025

Our first video on Great Lakes freighters is out now, covering the final days of Rouge Steel before the Dearborn Works were idled.

In July 2025, Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works was idled. Formerly known as the Rouge Works, this massive, century-old facility was used to produce steel for ...

11/25/2025

Searboard System spotted! Check out our latest videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7qhKcaidi0&t=6112s

11/21/2025

The S.S. Badger: Lake Michigan Carferry is the last coal-fired steamship in the United States, operating between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin from mid-May to mid-October. Purchase SS Badger tickets here: https://ssbadger.com/

Launched in September 1952, the Badger began her sailing career in March 1953, carrying railroad cars for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, later Chessie System, until 1983. From 1984 to 1990, Michigan-Wisconsin Transportation (MWT) continued to operate the SS Badger and SS City of Midland. Still, ultimately, rail ferry service was determined to be unsustainable due to high labor costs and low rail volume. In 1991, Charles Conrad, a West Michigan businessman who worked on the carferries as a young man, purchased the assets of MWT, including the three remaining carferries, and converted the SS Badger into an autoferry. Since 1992, Lake Michigan Carferry has carried tens of thousands of passengers, autos, trucks, and equipment between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

In summer 2025, Delay In Block Productions will be publishing an all-encompassing documentary about this historic vessel. Documentary preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKcjAhLXRNI

This aerial video was recorded using a DJI Air 2S drone on July 25, 2025.

11/21/2025

Enjoy this look back at the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway’s carferry operations across Lake Michigan in 1960. Remastered in 4K, this film was used by the C&O to educate customers and the public about its carferry fleet, the largest in the world at that time.

Purchase SS Badger tickets here: https://ssbadger.com/This 1960 film, a Fred A. Niles production, showcases Chesapeake & Ohio Railway's Lake Michigan carferr...

11/14/2025

I thought this footage was lost forever, but thanks to Drive Savers, this now-historic footage of Nickel Plate Road 765 on the Chicago Line and in the Motor City gets to see the light of day! I hope you enjoy it! —Drayton

In 2014, Norfolk Southern leased Nickel Plate Road 765 to pull four historic excursions across its Midwest mainlines in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. In many ...

10/25/2025

This fall is a great time to be a Great Northern fan!

Our friends from Bespoke Rail and Deep Fried Archives have partnered on this seriously cool merch offering, just in time for fall foliage, and for the arrival of ScaleTrains all-new Rivet Counter HO Scale EMD SD7!

Pre-orders for the tumblers and hoodies are due by THIS Monday, October 27, after which Bespoke & Deep Fried will begin production to ship orders in the second week of November.

The hoodies will only be available for a limited time, so make sure to place your order before this Monday!

• Tumbler:
https://bespokerail.com/products/great-northern-empire-builder-30oz-tumbler
• Hoodie:
https://deepfriedarchives.bigcartel.com/product/empire-builder-hoodie

ScaleTrains’ all-new Rivet Counter HO Scale EMD SD7s are set to arrive in November, right when this merch ships to your doorsteps. Be sure to preorder your Great Northern locomotives before they arrive to ensure availability.

• HO EMD SD7:
https://www.scaletrains.com/ho-scale/ho-scale-locomotives/rivet-counter-ho-scale-emd-sd7.html