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L302 CH 81 Okemos road 6:10 pm L302-16 @ 20:21 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 236 axles. CSX engines #147 + #5252 & 56 cars. He had work in Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi. M326-16 @ 20:27 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeel...

Per a Facebook group train vs car in alto tonight around 23:00. I can only assume this was L302

Quick search shows the link below with all their events and they have been advertising these pretty heavily for the last 3-4 weeks on their social medias. The freedom flyer is an awesome idea. Hands on the throttle already sold out but also seems like an awesome opportunity https://michigansteamtrai...

https://railfan.com/big-boy-4014-runs-o ... tc-system/

It looks like the test run of the big boy the other day was to test out the new ptc system installed. Possibly allowing for the big boy to run without a trailing diesel if UP allows it

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Tue May 21, 2024 7:30 am

M327-21 @ 07:52 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 280 axles. CSX engines #3005 + #930 & 67 cars (30 loads + 37 empties) @ 4,431 tons & 3,997 feet long.

It appears m327-21 has stopped east of the signals at the holland energy park

L301-01 @ 12:31 Grand Rapids, Mi contacted the RN Dispatcher to head westward for work at Buzzi Cement mp CG5.2 & then he’ll go into Waverly mp CG22.8 He has CSX engines #4057 + #2428 & no consist info was given. Quickly saw part of the train heading west past Byron center ave with a couple of refr...

My impression was the plant was underutilized and would need increased production to maximize its potential. The plants yard, which if I have accurate information might receive 7-10 cars a week, looks like it can handle triple that volume. I’m open to corrections and accurate information. Expansion...

Per a friends Snapchat story it looks like Marquette rail had a train derail while working PCA today

Sounds like Z151 is heading south around Fulton st. @ 9:50

M327-29 @ 05:23 Grand Rapids, contacted the Dispatcher with a mark up but only had heard CSX engine #930 mentioned which was paired up with the CSX #5310 on last night's L302. The rest of the radio call was missing for consist info. M327-29 @ 06:08 advised Rouge they had intended to use the CSX #53...

Sounds like Marquette is heading back north now through Grand Rapids

Amtrak P371-30 at this time is still having issues & hasn't departed the Grand Rapids Terminal yet. When I passed it on 131 south, number board lights were on and the cars had their side lights on (the ones that change from green to yellow to red no clue what they are called) but everything else wa...

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:50 pm

Nope. Shoulda knew from the flyer that it wasn’t gonna be corporate approved.

Interesting take considering it got canceled because of weather and they’re still encouraging people to go to the Bristol yard office.

L303 left Wyoming with 521 leading around 12:20

L303 is leaving Wyoming

No, should be a straight shot to GR, crew doesn't have allot of extra time to work with. Any clue if hes tying down for the night or for a few/couple hours? Believe the train is being stored at Wyoming and the engine needs to be sent out for its quarterly inspection. Not sure exactly how it's going...

L303 with CSX 159 on the head end ready to depart Wyoming once given their signal

Typically they do their Santa train on the old Clinchfield line in Kentucky and Tennessee, but would be very cool for it to go system wide at some point.

The rumor floating around on the comments of those Facebook videos has it that a railroad was called but it might not have been Amtrak. Some say CSX was contacted instead, but again that is speculation at this point and like people said before it could have just taken too long to contact the train f...

Amtrak P370-10 @ 7:12 westbound reported from the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl,Mi at 20 axles. IDXT #4617 and 4 cars (2 Verizon Coaches & AmCafé + 1 Verizon Coach) When did Verizon get outta the phone business and into the passenger car business? Or did Amtrak create hybrid horizon and venture c...