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Grand Rapids LOOK OUT
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 7:44 pm
by Stitch
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
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 7:47 pm
by ~Z~
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.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 7:53 pm
by Stitch
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....
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:08 am
by TrainWatcher
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.
Chicago Commuter cars?
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 8:46 am
by MSchwiebert
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.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 9:27 am
by csxt4617
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)
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 1:03 pm
by Craig
More for GLC (ex metra) maybe ???
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 1:08 pm
by SDavey
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.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:16 pm
by GLC 392
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.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:16 pm
by Craig
No problems with Howell bridges, they have sent many through already.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 11:31 pm
by rob
there are four cars on 709 tonight going to glc
FRYX 792
FRYX 712
FRYX 718
FRYX 709
ROB
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 12:03 am
by Stitch
Atleast I'm not going crazy.... What city are they enroute to?
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 12:23 am
by ~Z~
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...
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 7:14 am
by TrainWatcher
WOW! How'd I miss them.....
Bi Level Commuter Cars
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:35 pm
by Dan Cluley
The Bi-levels went East on CSX through Lansing about 10:00 PM on Thur 5/24