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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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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?

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...

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.

My bad, I always get those lines both going to toledo

How true. How true

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...

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?

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

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 ...