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I'd wager an exercise in risk mitigation vs. an actual problem. Paste a car at a crossing and have a lawyer find out you were "testing" new equipment across a public roadway. What could be so different with these coaches that there would be an issue with crossing protection? I think it’s less cross...

According to IDOT, 952 departed CHI a little after 0700L today, 1/25. Last time I checked on the signals at Asylum, they were still showing “stop”, and I haven’t heard anything pass other than 351. 365 is approaching Kalamazoo now. My guess is that 952 will make an appearance after 365 has disappear...

This whole start-up proposal begs some questions. Is SRI involved with this project even remotely? Were the 2 Amtrak domes bought to supplement this consist? Would this be a revenue stream since the embezzlement, no polar express etc? Are the MDOT Burlington cars involved? Just what equipment did t...

John Gray did hit the nail on the head though: this is all about money. Freight wants to keep the Wall Street buffoons happy and they don’t care how it gets done. We see it time and again with 12000-foot trains, ridiculous fuel saving measures that result in trains struggling to maintain track spee...

Think back a few years. FedEx team drivers with doubles made the trip between east and west coasts in four days. TOFC took five days. FedEx needed a four day service and asked for an expedited service once a week. BNSF looked at not just the cost of the train but the delay to everything else so the...

By the way, they did research doing their own ROW to Chicago. It’s in the plan from 2019. I’m not sure where it stands at this point but Amtrak is still exploring all options to fix the timing issues that NS doesn’t seem all that motivated to fix. Plan or wish list? When someone says plan I expect ...

Someone needs to visit Switzerland to watch how they handle a much greater volume of trains over a single track. If the trains are close to their schedules, there should be little congestion on this part of the line. If double track is needed anywhere, it is at Ann Arbor where trains are often held...

...it's a project that could easy be the high six figures. I'm just pulling this number out of thin air, but I'd say $2.5- 3 million would be the likely amount. Sounds about right; it has that look of something quoted in an email response from Amtrak or MDOT. How about $20 million... Scroll down to...

Practical meaning "likely to succeed or be effective in real circumstances", no. Amtrak and the state are already strapped for cash. Neither is likely to put resources into building a connection for the infrequent passenger who wants to go east that won't travel to Niles or take the bus that alread...

8 trains a day plus whatever locals NS runs and Amtrak needs to make that 2 main track territory? What they really need to do is improve the dispatch reliability so that the trains are at the proper sidings at the proper times. Amtrak is foreseeing growth on the AML corridor. As a result, they want...

Amtrak released their FY20-25 line plans. One big change (for us Michiganders) is that Amtrak is seriously evaluating connecting the sidings between Niles and Kalamazoo, effectively restoring most of the double track. Amtrak believes this will alleviate capacity concerns while also eliminating delay...

Let's quell most of the rumors here, all lines being put up for sale in the US are in the Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin. The only 2 lines presently that are in Michigan on the block is the Newberry line from Trout Lake to Munising, and the White Pine Branch that has been mothballed for several year...

Greetings, FYI I watched NS 8102 in its PRR heritage paint scheme shunting in Melvindale yard this morning ca 7:30- looks like she's heading out towards Romulus anytime... - Carsten You really should put this in the “Train Location Updates / Heads Ups” section of the forum, in the NS thread: http:/...

Norfolk Southern’s Vice President of Network Planning and Optimization announced yesterday that the Bellevue Terminal will be losing its hump and converted to flat-switching operations. Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/john-friedmann-16145b4_opportunity-in-the-pandemic-comes-by-doing-activity-...

Due to the sharp drop in demand across the economy, NS Service Design has begun individual evaluations of various yard and terminal facilities across the network. Linwood Terminal in North Carolina will have its hump idled, eliminating 85 jobs. Bellevue Yard in Sandusky has also completed a similar ...

For those who have not heard, the City of Kalamazoo has implemented a curfew beginning this evening at 7pm and lasting until 5am due to the violence seen Monday night. This curfew will be in effect for one week. The only exceptions are traveling to/from work and seeking medical attention. Politics a...

GDLK heading north from Elkhart with maybe 30 some cars, including 4 Amtrak ballast hoppers.

NS 1836 (SD70ACC) and NS 8129 (ES44AC) with a stone train at the unloader.

justalurker66 wrote:How accurate is the wki for GDLK train symbols and schedules?
http://railroadfan.com/wiki/index.php/Grand_Elk

(A GDLK went in to the Elkhart Yard at about 1:20am Monday Morning.)

It looks fairly accurate to me. The train you saw go in might’ve been very late 102.

Grand Elk nabbed another ped today in the vicinity of Cork and S. Burdick in Kalamazoo. Looks like 501 or whatever they’re calling the south end local now. 4009 leading.

Victim is alive and was cited by KDPS for trespassing on ROW. Apparently they had their headphones in.