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Nice work Pete.

I caught them backing in at College Rd Sat morning about 8:15, but they were back out of sight before I could get a good shot.

Yes, the CR caboose and the boxcar are still sitting up at Saginaw yard.

Does anyone know what radio frequency they are using?

Didn't actually see the train, but they were on the scanner talking to the CSX dispatcher Thursday about noon. I believe this was the northbound.
Friday, I heard the NS dispatcher giving time to a maintainer going from Mason north to Lansing, again about noon.

I don't know anything about this years plans, but last year the Owosso-Alma deadhead move left Owosso about 4:30 am on Sat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrG8apxs0M4

Those two units came North into Lansing about 3 am Fri morning. What time were they Southbound?

I saw the Northbound between Mason & Holt on Mon or Tues about 6 pm with a pair of NS 6 axle engines.

Very cool.

Looks like GTW Birmingham at 2:00-2:05

MC station 5:05-5:09

Trying to figure out 4:40-4:52 Seems to be the same PM engine as Rougemere. Is it the line up to Fort St Station, and then the boat yard?

Here are my videos: Owosso-Alma deadhead move. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrG8apxs0M4 Alma-Clare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZI-EVE2J8o Marion-Cadillac http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMqalfyxR9Y Cadillac-Turning, servicing & Departure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNZMgsr1KAE McBain-Lake Ge...

Here are my videos: Owosso-Alma deadhead move. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrG8apxs0M4 Alma-Clare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZI-EVE2J8o Marion-Cadillac http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMqalfyxR9Y Cadillac-Turning, servicing & Departure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNZMgsr1KAE McBain-Lake Ge...

Don Simon wrote:Nice pictures Dan. Can you post your video's?

Thanks.

It'll take a few days to get the video into the computer and edited, but some should be up on Youtube eventually. I'll post a link then.

I chased the setup move from Owosso to Alma, and then the whole excursion to Cadillac & back to Alma. Posted some pics here. http://www.railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewto ... =6&t=15168

Since the weather was less than ideal, I concentrated on video but here is the best of my digital shots. Headed out for Owosso dark and early. Here are the 765 and 1225 just prior to their 4:30 am departure. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/dcluley/owosso430am.jpg Not many fans out in the dark...

Actually there's another of the "Peter Witt" cars at the Illinois Railway Museum too. It's the one that used to be at the Henry Ford Museum.

I believe the Michigan Transit Museum in Mt Clemens got one of the PCC cars back from Mexico?

I bet it was the restored GM futurliner. A sort of bus/display truck they used in the '50s I know it was in Pontiac,and can see how it could be mistaken for an old locomotive.

http://www.futurliner.com/

Finally got all my video edited and up on youtube. The Daylight Eastbound on July 19 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcKD3NjQ-0E The Daylight Owosso-Alma and Return on July 23 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GjxehpBKM8 The Daylight Owosso-Ithaca & the hourly excursions with 110 on July 24 http://www....

Anybody else catch the Central Michigan (whatever they are these days ) in Owosso today. I was checking out the short excursions with the 110 and heard an extra horn.

8804 & 4 boxcars Ebd at Cedar St at 12:45

how can you follow the excursion it's freaking impossible. Number one the tracks run from froom Southeast to Northwest with the exception of a short stretch just west of Owosso. And the roads between Owosso and Ithaca run on a grid pattern and cross at perpendicular angles. only two words can descr...

I agree that it will probably by crazy busy. There were a lot more people out today than Thur. However given M57 and 127 Hitting both of those spots would probably be doable without abusing the traffic laws. :| Thursday they crossed M57 Nbd at 10:27 and went through Ithaca at 11:00. Not sure about A...

Do I understand correctly that the Alma excursions are boarding on the west side of South Washington, outside of the SRI grounds? If so, is there any access to that area for non-riders, with or without wristbands, to take photos? Also, I thought I read that S Washington was closed (presumably to ve...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcKD3NjQ-0E

Couple of shots from Sunday

The hourly trips go up towards Henderson and return. I believe the plan is 20min out then 20 min back. I'm not totaly sure on that though. Thanks :) Also, do we know any details about the Alma trips? Given the 7 hour length, I'm assuming long layover? Any idea what the expected times at Alma are? -...

Does anyone know exactly where the short excursions with the #110 are going?