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4712 and 4727 at Pontiac Station. First two digits (47) might be incorrect.

AARR wrote:4712 and 4727 at Pontiac Station. First two digits (47) might be incorrect.

Yes, as reported elsewhere here, it looks like at least two more Chargers came on-line yesterday and are on 353/354 now. I wonder when they will have enough trust in them to run them singly?

350 is in Battle Creek, running 35 minutes late.
353 is in Jackson, running 6 minutes late.
365 is in Furnessville, IN, running 13 minutes late.

AARR wrote: First two digits (47) might be incorrect.

Correct. Midwest Chargers are in the 4600s'

Manistique wrote: I wonder when they will have enough trust in them to run them singly?

Amtrak is using two units on the Wolverines currently account of the uncertainty of being able to wye units in PNT and still get an on-time departure (the only performance metric the brass worries about ).

Train 351 just went SB past MP 22.5, on time, with a Charger on both ends.

And 353 has a Charger on both ends this morning out of Pontiac. If 350 comes in with them it will be an all Charger day with the Wolverines. Maybe the first time.

Train 350 had the usual two Chargers so it has been all Chargers as the power on the Wolverines for the past 24 hours. Consists are back down to their usual, non-holiday, numbers: five.

350 is east of New Buffalo, running 1 minute late.
351 is in Comstock, running 41 minutes late.
353 is in Pontiac, running on time.
365 is in Battle Creek, running 6 minutes early.
370 is in Grand Rapids, running 37 minutes late.
371 is in East Chicago, IN, running 11 minutes late.
29 is in Wilson, IN, running 57 minutes late.
49 is in Terre Coupee, IN, running 52 minutes late.

Little late report, but 353 out of Pontiac this morning had a P42 leading and a Charger on the rear.

364 out of East Lansing at 21:05.

Charger 4604, 6 cars and GE 57 on the rear.

4606 and 4612 at Pontiac station

AARR wrote:4606 and 4612 at Pontiac station

4606 and 4612 is train no. 353.

Saw Amtrak 365 stopped in Chesterton IN at 12:45pm, appears to be rolling west now. NS MOW in the area.

Train 350 had two P42's today, 62 and 56, one on each end. Will return to Chicago as 355 this way. Weird to be reporting Genesis units now instead of Chargers.

Listening to the Detroit Broadcastify scanner archives, sounds like a special Amtrak train ran west down the Michigan Line early Saturday morning, departing CP 9 (that's near Townline, isn't it?) at about 2:30 AM and heading for CP 142. The symbol was 933.

CP 9 is by the Amtrak station in Dearborn.

933 twas a test train.....ran a turn outta kazoo to townline and back....the equipment was run back to Sodom on the windy city river earlier today....guesses on the equipment on another site thought that there was an inspection car in the consist...nope...just another one of the those new 'axle count' diners running around with a newer bag car

Train 350 had P42's 56 and 69 today. 355 will be the same in reverse order.

Checked on the computer and 354 is running around four hours late.

Left Chicago 45 minutes late, and was into Kalamazoo at 1:03am.

Train 351 was about a half hour late passing by my house at MP 22.5 on CN's Holly Sub this morning, going very slow.

Train 353 was about 50 minutes late out of Pontiac passing the house at speed. But it had a P42 leading a Charger on the head end, elephant style and no locomotive on the rear. Maybe something from the delay last night? Or problems with the Charger? Or both? My guess is that the P-42 was on the tail end and they had to take it off, wye it in Pontiac, and put it on front and that was part of the delay this morning. Plus the cold weather.