MAW questions

[Huelsy'sTrainBlog]

I plan on heading up to Defiance soon to check out the MAW. I have three questions I would appreciate your help with. 1. Are the crews railfan friendly?
2. Just taking a quick glance on the board it seems they have minor derailments alot, how common are they?
3. What is the best time of day to catch them?

Cheers and Happy Chasing,
Steven

[MagnumForce]

There have been a couple very good topics about the MAW that will answer your questions and then some, just use the search field at the upper right.

They are railfan friendly, derailments happen every couple of weeks and they run M-F during First shift hours between Napoleon and Defiance as well as working in Napoleon and Defiance along with some rare Saturday moves. They run as needed between Wooburn and Cecil, but that is not all that often.

[AARR]

Once you find them on the 15 miles of track they most commonly operate you will not have a problem chasing them as they only go 5 mph. You can almost chase them at a walking pace.

[Huelsy'sTrainBlog]

Thank you guys! I will hopefully head up there one day soon and catch them.