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I might have missed it, but I didn't hear Y121 over by Heinz today - unless I missed it... Didn't see anything special in the yard - there are some tank cars there, but didn't get a real close look. Usually they haul the car(s) to Heinz while making a pick up and delivery to Padnos - haven't heard t...

D80129 just went by heading south into Holland.

Another good day for railfanning. Caught Amtrak at East Saugatuck - Q326 was waiting there to come out on the main and head east. Followed Q326 to Wyoming - X500 was in the yard, and the local was swithching in the west end. On the way back to Holland, caught N901 (?) heading east into GR with empti...

Y121 heading for Zeeland.

Y121 is in the Roost Block at Windquest.

Y121 done at Windquest (11:45) next stop Ottawa Beach.

Amtrak right on time to Holland today.

D700 arrived in GR with a dead engine. Engine numbers 2520, 2675, 1507.

Waiting to hear from X500; Y121 should be heading down to Hamilton...

Y121 is at the Ottawa Beach branch right now.

Y121 is working Windquest currenty. Next stop will be the elevator at Harlem.

JT - guess I better work on uploading some pics. I did check out your shots - nice!

JT - was down in Hamilton two weeks ago. Got a fair shot of them on the trestle. Also, caught Y121 at Heinz (Kollen Park) earlier in the month - it was getting late in the day, but got a couple pics and some video.

Q327-21 is at Waverly.

Y121 just finished up at Windquest and is headed for the Ottawa Beach switch.

D80321 clear Vreisland 6:27 PM.

Another good day - maybe a little too breezy... Amtrak P371 arrived Holland depot at 8:30 with engine 31 and 3 Horizons. Next came Q326-21 east with CSX 7734 and 7353. Right behind Q326 was X500-20 with SOO 6026. Y103 was working the west end of Wyoming yard with GP38-2 2520 - I followed it up to Gr...

What a great day so far. Caught up with Amtrak P371 at Holland - 1 Genesis, 3 Horizons. Followed them to East Saugatuck where D70019 was waiting to head east. Went to the depot in Holland and waited: D80120 east (north) with BNSF 6068 and 9806, followed by BNSF 9358 and 9940 (D802). X50019 with CP 9...

I've been over this with a couple attornies I know - if you are in a public area, you can snap away with delight - it's known as being in "public domain". There has been no declaration of martial law, so if any railroad police officer approaches you, be polite, remind them that they do not have juri...

Amtrak was running about 10 minutes late getting in to Holland.

Another bad day for photos - dark, cloudy, windy - high wind warnings in Ottawa County until 8 PM. Hope tomorrow is better...

Live wires on the track in the power block - does this mean we might get to see the Mid-Michigan run in daylight to Holland?

Here's an update:

Y121 back from Zeeland.

D80118 just cleared mile post 27 west bound with empties - BNSF 9965 and 5960.

D802 set out a bad order car (brakes) at Waverly - looks like they are done for now. BSNF power: 8846, 5814, 8809, 8804.

D80118 is having problems - heard it was a bad brake shoe - may not be leaving...

D802 is bringing light power back down.

Very dark and raining here in Holland.

I caught CP 500 going through Zeeland about 12:50 I'm really going to miss seeing the CP red going by here....... A couple years ago I caught X500 going over the Thornapple River with a couple Red Barns for power in the fall. CP really added some diversity, especially in the winter when there's som...