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- Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:01 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Greenfield village GG 1.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1624
Re: Greenfield village GG 1.
It's too big for the DT&M Roundhouse. It's going inside the Henry Ford Museum, next to C&O 1601. realized that it's too big for the roundhouse, I thought they were out of space in the museum anayway. THey have those old steam locomotives with the open concourses next to the chessie, they should bui...
- Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:05 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Speeders Club In johntown,MI/ Angola IN?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 704
Speeders Club In johntown,MI/ Angola IN?
traveling down michigan Ave on sunday the 22 when We get stopped by a " train " IN the city of Johnstown/ville. as most do I am expecting to see a geep or SD's ( the line was the michigan southern I believe). But across the tracks rolls a speeder, then aanother and another. there must have been at l...
- Sat Aug 21, 2010 5:33 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: signals In Ypsilanti, acting funky
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1141
Re: signals In Ypsilanti, acting funky
On the NS Michigan Line the intermediate signals do not "tumble down". The opposing intermediate signals can display "clear" (green aspect) on both sides at the same time... if no trains in block or adjacent blocks and nearby home signal is also clear. However, at a CP interlocking, it is impossibl...
- Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:51 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Greenfield village GG 1.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1624
Re: Greenfield village GG 1.
If they get it to the museum, were will they put it? The museum is full. The tracks inside are filled one end to the other. they would probably keep it outside on the spare tracks for a while, then move it into the roungd house. the little orange plymouth could go into the repare shop storage with ...
- Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:40 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: NS mantinence of way
- Replies: 7
- Views: 693
NS mantinence of way
recentally had two MOW trains come down the michigan line. one ballast WB one rail replacement train EB. have a feeling their doing replacement somewhere along the line. anybody know where?
- Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:44 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: signals In Ypsilanti, acting funky
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1141
signals In Ypsilanti, acting funky
Along with the crossings always malfunctioning, Signal 34E ( not positive on that ), was giving the green light to trains that would never come. First, around 3:00 the late amtrak 350 comes through. about a half hour later the signal gives a yellow over red. not overly concerned with that. THat last...
- Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:03 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Amtrak Amfleets around
- Replies: 3
- Views: 459
Re: Amtrak Amfleets around
Ive seen that a lot recently, they've done it before with high ridership. Heard that they are planning to order 200 pieces of rolling stock within the next five years too.
- Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:12 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: AMTK 48 & 49
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3876
Re: AMTK 48 & 49
My bad, I always get those lines both going to toledo
- Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:10 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: AMTK 48 & 49
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3876
Re: AMTK 48 & 49
How true. How true
- Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:18 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: AMTK 48 & 49
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3876
Re: AMTK 48 & 49
They could just do a connecting train from toledo to connect with wolverine service like they used to, maybe just a couple of coaches and a cabcar, can't take more than an hour to go from toledo to detroit, and they could use the NS wabash line to do that How ever I would love to see them bring It u...
- Sat May 15, 2010 2:47 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Amtrak president in ypsilanti
- Replies: 1
- Views: 273
Amtrak president in ypsilanti
Yesterday, The president of amtrak stopped in ypsi, the reason is unclear, but I believe that it was to discuss station location options with friends of the freight house, the propossed host of the ypsi Ann Arbor/ Detroit commuter train.
Anyone have any more Info?
Anyone have any more Info?
- Wed May 05, 2010 11:39 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: crossing questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1286
Re: crossing questions
This has been a problem for a while now. they were just down there all day doing some replacing, but our ballast is pretty bad so it must be wet dirt or ballast
- Wed May 05, 2010 8:50 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: crossing questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1286
crossing questions
what makes the corssing gates malfunction? I live in Ypsi, and recently the gates have been malfunctioning quite often. I know that power surges do it sometimes but the have just been malfunctioning out of the blue. To see this happening visit amtrakboys on youtube and search his videos for strange ...