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- Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:38 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Amtrak 355 accident-New Buffalo
- Replies: 53
- Views: 15037
Re: Amtrak 355 accident-New Buffalo
Amtrak 351 and 353 out of Pontiac are canceled today due to "Unscheduled Track Work." I am guessing this something to do with the New Buffalo accident yesterday? I noticed that 352 had an extra coach on it yesterday (it went past my house a bit late), probably for the upcoming holiday traffic surge...
- Wed Aug 30, 2023 9:02 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023
- Replies: 128
- Views: 38184
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023
Anyone know what was up with AA yesterday? They stopped for an hour or two downtown Ann Arbor.
- Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:03 pm
- Forum: National / Other States Talk
- Topic: Amtrak Vs Freight Railroads and delays
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3210
Re: Amtrak Vs Freight Railroads and delays
I would like a clear and simple awnser to a question that I’ve been asked by friends and family that aren’t railfans for years, and I don’t intend to make this a political debate: If Amtrak is truly a government entity, then why isn’t the government stepping in when the Class 1’s are putting Amtrak...
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:16 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Pontiac’s long forgotten GTW Through Baggage car
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16578
Re: Pontiac’s long forgotten GTW Through Baggage car
I'm not seeing the images, just black boxes.
Peter
Peter
- Fri May 05, 2023 10:51 am
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: 1930 reroute of the GTW Holly Subdivision
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5035
Re: 1930 reroute of the GTW Holly Subdivision
Could you imagine an electrified GTW running from Pontiac to Detroit? I wonder if any more plans were drawn up. When Trowbridge bridge was built it had 4 arches. Was it planned for one track to travel under each arch or was it two tracks in both of the middle two arches? My HO scale layout (wheneve...
- Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:03 am
- Forum: National / Other States Talk
- Topic: CP to Buy KCS
- Replies: 166
- Views: 151516
Re: CP to Buy KCS
STB approves the purchase of KCS by CP. The Surface Transportation Board today issued its decision approving the acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP), with conditions. The decision includes an unprecedented seven-year oversight period and...
- Sun Feb 26, 2023 8:20 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Amtrak 350 with quite the interesting visitor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3315
Re: Amtrak 350 with quite the interesting visitor
They've been doing some testing with it with CN. I think it's an attempt to eliminate the minimum car requirements on their tracks.
peter
peter
- Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:50 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Amtrak through Dexter -353
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1408
Re: Amtrak through Dexter -353
Was one a Cali locomotive? They were doing some testing with CN (or was it CP) here in Michigan recently,could be those locomotives returning "home".
peter
peter
- Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:36 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Amtrak Train Locations/Heads Up - 2022
- Replies: 405
- Views: 231950
Re: Amtrak Train Locations/Heads Up - 2022
354 hit a trespasser last night between Jackson & Ann Arbor. They terminated it in Ann Arbor according the Amtrak twitter.
peter
peter
- Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:09 am
- Forum: National / Other States Talk
- Topic: I thought we defused the railroad strike bomb...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 22261
Re: I thought we defused the railroad strike bomb...
While the striking unions are striking against the freight railroads, any strike that does happen will affect almost all the passenger rail roads in the country as well because the majority run on freight tracks.
- Mon Oct 31, 2022 8:17 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Amtrak Train Locations/Heads Up - 2022
- Replies: 405
- Views: 231950
Re: Amtrak Train Locations/Heads Up - 2022
The only Metroliner cars in service are Coach-control cars and 1 Conference-control car. Actually there are a few others, Amtrak converted some Metroliner cars into "regular" coach cars, usually referred to as "Michigan Coaches". They're numbers 44550-44557 (excluding 44553) and 9646-9652. I don't ...
- Tue Oct 11, 2022 4:01 pm
- Forum: National / Other States Talk
- Topic: I thought we defused the railroad strike bomb...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 22261
Re: I thought we defused the railroad strike bomb...
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/rail-union-rejects-labor-deal-brokered-biden-administration-whats-next-rcna51543 I will give someone $10,000 if they can name SOMEONE who can step in and actually do something. The CEOs of the Class 1 railroads could step in and do something, but they'...
- Tue Oct 04, 2022 7:56 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Amtrak Train Locations/Heads Up - 2022
- Replies: 405
- Views: 231950
Re: Amtrak Train Locations/Heads Up - 2022
352 just passed Chelsea, single Venture coach on the rear.
- Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:23 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Railroad Strike
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3323
Re: Railroad Strike
Amtrak has already canceled long-distance routes in advance, and I'm sure the Michigan services will also have major impacts, to the point of full suspension. MDOT has pretty much stated (without actually saying it) that the Michigan services will be suspended if the strike happens. #354 will likey...
- Fri Jul 29, 2022 4:08 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Riding Amtrak for the first time in nearly 10 years: What should I expect?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4701
Re: Riding Amtrak for the first time in nearly 10 years: What should I expect?
At the moment it depends a bit on the train you are on. #350 (and #355) use the new Venture cars for coach. The other trains all still use Horizons & Amfleets... the same cars you would have traveled on before. They did have their seats recently refurbished. You can view the current Midwest Cafe men...
- Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:11 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Great lakes central heritage units
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10053
Re: Great lakes central heritage units
It is? According to the GLC website, they're owned by Federated Capital Corp. AA is owned by Watco.
peter
- Thu Jun 02, 2022 11:53 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Riding the new Amtrak Venture cars
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5204
Riding the new Amtrak Venture cars
I rode the new Venture cars to Chicago this past memorial day weekend. Here is a write-up I did about them, some photos & videos. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a2_ ... sp=sharing
peter
peter
- Tue May 24, 2022 12:17 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Amtrak Train Locations/Heads Up - 2022
- Replies: 405
- Views: 231950
- Wed May 18, 2022 10:52 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Teen Dies jumping from RR Bridge in Ann Arbor
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4383
Re: Teen Dies jumping from RR Bridge in Ann Arbor
Was he jumping from the Amtrak bridge between Bandemer & Barton, or the Ann Arbor bridge at Argo? The Amtrak bridge is pretty low to the water. The AA bridge is quite high and a pretty common one for jumping. I'm pretty certain there is a derailed train under the AA bridge (canoed out to it as a kid...
- Wed May 04, 2022 8:15 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: ADBF/JAIL Changes Made Under New Ownership
- Replies: 316
- Views: 1249851
Re: ADBF/JAIL Changes Made Under New Ownership
CSX YN2.J T wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 6:29 amThe hockey stick?joeyuboats wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 11:14 amLooks pretty good, for some reason reminds me of the older CSX paint scheme, the way the paint is angled across the cab.