Cars are there TEMPORARILY......some cars west of Coldwater are being shuffled around for access......
more coal is coming .......
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- Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:08 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: INE news(edited)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1074
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:37 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Toilets on Amtrak
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1182
Re: Toilets on Amtrak
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So what happens if someone pees in the sink [/quote]
Sigh..........There's always one in the crowd
So what happens if someone pees in the sink [/quote]
Sigh..........There's always one in the crowd
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:52 am
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Toilets on Amtrak
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1182
Re: Toilets on Amtrak
All the 'stuff' that goes into the toilet stays in the retention tank; when you see liquid coming out of the car by the restroom area, it is the water from the sink.
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:07 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: MQT Rail: Sunday Afternoons
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1039
Re: MQT Rail: Sunday Afternoons
What the heck?? The pride of the fleet is the MIDDLE unit on this consist?? Anybody know if the fourth track into the roundhouse is in service yet?? From what I remember, that tankcar that is striped like a candy cane meant it carried some seriously harmful stuff---meritted some extra attention when...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:57 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: CSX Pt. Huron/Sarnia traffic
- Replies: 3
- Views: 341
CSX Pt. Huron/Sarnia traffic
Don't know if this has been covered.......
Last night I saw a CSX engine sitting in the CN Pt. Huron yard with about a dozen cars: Is this a transfer train between the two cities for CSX traffic, or just a transfer between CSX and CN and the job tied up here for the night??
Last night I saw a CSX engine sitting in the CN Pt. Huron yard with about a dozen cars: Is this a transfer train between the two cities for CSX traffic, or just a transfer between CSX and CN and the job tied up here for the night??
- Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:45 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: AMTRAK CARS
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2305
Re: AMTRAK CARS
Kinda sorta; you are correct on the 350/355 set. 352 turns as 351 which comes back as 354 that same day , which then comes back as 353 the next day. About the only time you will see 351s' equipment come back as 352 and 353/354 is during the holiday rush when they run with the expanded consists and d...
- Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:52 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Amtrak #350 & #353 Back-up move
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2106
Re: Amtrak #350 & #353 Back-up move
Sorta true; Amtrak cars have shoes also.
- Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:47 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Wye at Durand out of service?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 425
Re: Wye at Durand out of service?
Rail was being changed out on the Pt. Huron wye; should be back in service.
- Sun Jan 03, 2010 11:25 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CN Updates 12/27/09-1/2/2010
- Replies: 104
- Views: 3741
Re: CN Updates 12/27/09-1/2/2010
The 'South Yard' you hear is the yardmaster in Flint who keeps track of the yards after first shift; I have heard them talking with trains working Pontiac, East yard, Lansing, wouldn't surprise me if they were taking care of Battle Creek also.
- Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:58 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Amtrak #350 & #353 Back-up move
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2106
Re: Amtrak #350 & #353 Back-up move
When Amtrak changed the times of these trains is when the 'normal' meet takes place at Chelsea instead of the Jackson area. NS put the rusty rail rule on most of the sidings on the Michigan line after they consolidated the NORAC and NS rule books a while back. There is a couple of the crossings that...
- Sat Dec 26, 2009 3:07 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: AMTRAK CARS
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2305
Re: AMTRAK CARS
Im surprised Amtrak 350/355 is the first to get superliners when they dont spend the night in Pontiac to freeze up. They seem like they should be the last to get Superliners. ---That's because they spend the night in Chicago to freeze up---and stuff tends to freeze up faster there for some reason :...
- Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:49 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: New CTC between West Flint and East Durand
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1206
Re: New CTC between West Flint and East Durand
This section already was CTC controlled; CN has been changing out the intermediate signals between the control points with a newer style, sometimes putting up new signals in more readily accessible locations, and sometimes eliminating some of the old signals which make for some longer blocks between...
- Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:45 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Mysterious hoppers.....
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2201
Re: Mysterious hoppers.....
It looks like Kellogs' inbound traffic has picked up as I see LOTS of BNSF and UP family covered hoppers being moved--some days it looks like there are at least 10 cars a day that are waiting on the track that NS picks up from.
- Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:15 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: names
- Replies: 43
- Views: 9588
Re: names
Yes,....we are
- Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:13 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: Before/After Grand Rapids interurban area
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1975
Re: Before/After Grand Rapids interurban area
The yellow boxcars were insulated boxes.
- Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:03 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: New Durand Diamonds Are Now In
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1570
Re: New Durand Diamonds Are Now In
The new diamonds ride smooooooooooth
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:48 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Flint mi
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3309
Re: Flint mi
Seems like CSX could just as easily run up the Mt. Clemens sub to Port Huron as opposed to going to Flint and then heading east.....and they still would get the traffic coming off the SBS at Plymouth.
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:22 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: The Circus is coming to Deshler!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 486
Re: The Circus is coming to Deshler!
Oh the fun we could have with this header.....
- Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:19 am
- Forum: Super Long Threads
- Topic: Post-A-Word
- Replies: 21664
- Views: 2046206