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Saw this being posted about on Trainorders, supposedly CPKC employees get to vote on these 5 options for a new livery. Here's the link to the Facebook post with the pics.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/6934892 ... 3196687128

EB stopped at east Durand. 2 CNs and mixed freight, plus 6 flatcars with intermodal containers on them on the end of the train.

I haven't seen anything about new trains since the start date, so I'm guessing anything new is tacked onto pre existing intermodal trains. Has there been a noticeable increase in train length due to UP/FMX containers, or has the new business been minimal so far?

Holly Subdivision Report for Sunday: 251 went by around 11:45 am. He didn't seem to be 3000 feet long and was flying. 116 went past around 1:30 pm. Racks then stacks. 507 and Amtrak 355 passed each other around Opdyke Road at 5:35 pm. 507 was also flying by with a short train, double stacks on the ...

Here's UP's press release on the Falcon Service. Included is a PDF link to a schedule chart.

https://www.up.com/customers/premium/me ... /index.htm

Mark F wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:11 pm

Are there very many trains running over 7500 feet in Michigan?

CN runs some pretty big trains. I don't always count the cars, but I'd say ones over 7500 feet are at least fairly common around Durand. Can't speak for CSX/NS/CP and the shortlines though.

Dunno if this is old news for anybody, but I don't see a thread for it so here ya go. Senator Erika Geiss introduced a couple bills that would limit train size in Michigan to 7500 feet and maintain require at least two man crews for freight trains. Obviously there's some opposition to this. https://...

CPKC will be adding a pair of daily Mexico City-Chicago trains on May 11 - 180 and 181.

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews ... ut-may-11/

MuskegonRailfanning wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:27 am

Delray wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:24 am

251 through Trenton at 10:13

CN 8870
CN 8937
BNSF ????

Long train today

What direction is he headed?

Northbound, and will be taking a left and go down the Holly Sub toward Durand later.

This may be a dumb question, but-- over who's track did CP get to K.C.? I know SOO and MILW were in Chicago, but did they use MILW's west from Chicago, or SOO's, or did they go south from the Twin Cities, or was another routing involved? IIRC, all of CP's lines east of the Twin Cities, including ar...

Talk wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:51 am

Good Riddance

To which one?

David Collins wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 3:39 pm

It's here boys...I like it

FWIW, here's a full Trains article on it.

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews ... ed-system/

Dunno exactly how recent this development is, but apparently LSRC gained a customer south of Grand Blanc. Included in the link is a picture of the spur switch on Google Maps. According to a comment, King Steel is the customer. Good to see Lake State is continuing to grow gradually grow business on ...

Dunno exactly how recent this development is, but apparently LSRC gained a customer south of Grand Blanc. Included in the link is a picture of the spur switch on Google Maps. According to a comment, King Steel is the customer. Good to see Lake State is continuing to grow gradually grow business on t...

CP's aiming for an April 14th start date for CPKC. https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/canadian-pacific-kansas-city-eyes-april-14-start-date/ Also, they're aiming to start hotshot perishable service between Chicago and Mexico later this spring. https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/n...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC GLC runs two local turns on their line between Cadillac and Owosso, with them meeting in Clare and swapping trains before returning to their respective terminals. Could something similar happen between Owosso and Toledo? Maybe have a southbound out of Owosso and a n...

Well that sucks. I wonder if they'll build a new bridge, or just leave Newberry split in two.

I know you asked for post 2000 symbols, but if you are at all curious about the late 90s, this website has a pretty extensive list of CSX/CP trains around Plymouth, including trains that ran on the east end of the Plymouth Sub. There are two lists, before Conrail and after Conrail. The link to the p...

An eastbound Loram train is sitting just east of Durand as of 1pm waiting for a westbound to pass.

Looks like there's a new live camera in Griffith, Indiana. I'm not sure if every eastbound South Bend Sub train goes to Michigan, but I'd imagine it might be useful for tracking at least some Michigan bound trains. For those who might not know, using the left side of the screen for reference - the S...