Grand Rapids LOOK OUT

Stitch · Unread post by **Stitch** » Mon May 21, 2007 7:44 pm

Q327 went through Plymouth at around 4:00 with what looked like Passenger cars??? Possible Amtrak cars....Think only saw it for a a minute to far away for an ID and it was going to fast to chase... NO pictures

Unread post by **~Z~** » Mon May 21, 2007 7:47 pm

Q327 is still out switching Ensel Yard at the moment.. won't be to GR until nightfall, but maybe they'll be dropping those cars off at Lansing anyway.

Stitch · Unread post by **Stitch** » Mon May 21, 2007 7:53 pm

Just hoping someone might see it. They "might" have been the big autoracks but I thought I saw windows like on the double deck passenger cars....

TrainWatcher · Unread post by **TrainWatcher** » Tue May 22, 2007 7:08 am

Probably the Auto Racks. The new CP Autos are Silver and resemble new Passenger Cars....

I made that mistake Sunday, when one was on the trains mentioned in my post.

MSchwiebert · Unread post by **MSchwiebert** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:46 am

On Sunday, there was a cut of 3 or 4 stainless double deck commuter cars being switched around at Stanley yard in Toledo. I did not get a chance to write down the reporting marks on them to trace with though. Perhaps they headed north out of Toledo for Michigan.

csxt4617 · Unread post by **csxt4617** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:27 am

If they were on Q327, they must have been dropped off either before, or at Grand Rapids. Didn't see them on it going to Chicago this morning (no autoracks either)

Craig · Unread post by **Craig** » Tue May 22, 2007 1:03 pm

More for GLC (ex metra) maybe ???

SDavey · Unread post by **SDavey** » Tue May 22, 2007 1:08 pm

I thought the previously obtained former metra cars wouldnt be able to come up from Ann Pere to Owosso due to height restrictions on bridges in the howell area, so if that is the case I would look for them to be interchanged to the GLC at Durand.

GLC 392 · Unread post by **GLC 392** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:16 pm

my guess is that they are for GLC and probably got dropped off at ensel yard, if they are for GLC they should be lettered for federated rail F??X.

Craig · Unread post by **Craig** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:16 pm

No problems with Howell bridges, they have sent many through already.

rob · Unread post by **rob** » Tue May 22, 2007 11:31 pm

there are four cars on 709 tonight going to glc

FRYX 792
FRYX 712
FRYX 718
FRYX 709

ROB

Stitch · Unread post by **Stitch** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:03 am

Atleast I'm not going crazy.... What city are they enroute to?

Unread post by **~Z~** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:23 am

Stitch wrote:Atleast I'm not going crazy.... What city are they enroute to?

All I can see is going to Ann Pere....
FRYX 792 showed it was bad ordered in Chicago...this group of cars went from Chicago to Toledo to Detroit to finally get on Q327 to drop off at Lansing...

TrainWatcher · Unread post by **TrainWatcher** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:14 am

WOW! How'd I miss them.....

Dan Cluley · Unread post by **Dan Cluley** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:35 pm

The Bi-levels went East on CSX through Lansing about 10:00 PM on Thur 5/24

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