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by leo28150
Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:01 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: 353 Incident outside of Kal
Replies: 11
Views: 1428

353 Incident outside of Kal

Anybody have any details with what happened with 353 on Sat afternoon outside of KAL with it hitting a trespasser; one RUMOR I heard was that the guy was a railfan taking photos, any news would be appreciated.
by leo28150
Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:13 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Granholm to talk high-speed rail in Jackson on Monday
Replies: 26
Views: 3112

Re: Granholm to talk high-speed rail in Jackson on Monday

Amen to that!!!! I can verify the heat; last night we were pretty much on time everywhere until we were coming into PTH, the dispatcher tells us that because 394 is too long and blocking the switch into main 4--so we can get into the station--and a way too long 393 is to come thru the tunnel first b...
by leo28150
Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:19 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: NS michigan (8-14-09)
Replies: 24
Views: 2852

Re: NS michigan (8-14-09)

Exactly my point--MORON--and to think that there is the cop shop right beside her too; of course, the only time I have seen the Mattawan po-po was when I waxed the girl who ran the gates on a crossing just east of here.
by leo28150
Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:36 am
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: Laydown on tracks - stupid people
Replies: 5
Views: 1172

Re: Laydown on tracks - stupid people

that depends on how big the train is, how fast it was going, weather and rail conditions, brake conditions, just a whole lot of variables...
by leo28150
Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:31 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: NS michigan (8-14-09)
Replies: 24
Views: 2852

Re: NS michigan (8-14-09)

Owl, you are going on the assumption that the right-of-way is 50 ft. wide--which some are and some are not; myself, I would rather not see anybody on the r-o-w--'cause there are people who just aren't smart enough to get out of the way of that big thingee coming down the tracks. Everyday I go by peo...
by leo28150
Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:04 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: NS michigan 8/10/09
Replies: 3
Views: 800

Re: NS michigan 8/10/09

That detector got 352 and 355 yesterday with false readings too; when I came thru on 354 later on that night, there were maintainers working on it and it didn't get a false reading :-)
by leo28150
Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:03 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Local Drop Offs in Birmingham
Replies: 8
Views: 1405

Re: Local Drop Offs in Birmingham

The switch to this spur was pulled when CN put down the CWR on #1 last year.
by leo28150
Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:35 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Amtrak's International
Replies: 8
Views: 1459

Re: Amtrak's International

Yes, I would like to see it come back as a second train in this sevice lane; however, there needs to be some improvements made for this service: 1. Amtrak and VIA need to get their reservation computers hooked up together for this train--and I imagine all international service trains-- instead of se...
by leo28150
Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:39 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: NS michigan (8-1-09)
Replies: 4
Views: 666

Re: NS michigan (8-1-09)

B34 was following us out of Jackson too
by leo28150
Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:12 pm
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: Exploding GEVO's - recall issue
Replies: 20
Views: 3902

Re: Exploding GEVO's - recall issue

I agree about the SD50s' and you could say the same about the 60s' series also--at least on the NS; on more than one train I was on we had 3 or 4 GP60s' and we would pull faster than some of the 6 axles as long as the rail was dry. Sometimes bigger isn't always better; I think if somebody was to bui...
by leo28150
Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:25 am
Forum: Model Railroading
Topic: Saturday ops - August 8
Replies: 13
Views: 2048

Re: Saturday ops - August 8

Hogger, I have to pass on that date --too much stuff going on in the month of Aug. I did talk to Chuck about it and he sounded like he was interested though....
by leo28150
Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:06 pm
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: Exploding GEVO's - recall issue
Replies: 20
Views: 3902

Re: Exploding GEVO's - recall issue

NS and CN pretty much had the same bulletin out, but theirs said not to walk by on the walkway when the engine was in notch 1 or higher.
by leo28150
Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:28 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Train Festival 2009: Update
Replies: 584
Views: 49671

Re: Train Festival 2009: Update

The B-25 and the B-17 both 'visited' the SRI grounds today; that -25 sounded awesome when it first passed over after takeoff....

Are both of these aircraft at Yankee Air Museum??
by leo28150
Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:26 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: official "where is the 765" thread
Replies: 96
Views: 7891

Re: official "where is the 765" thread

Dude, since when did you go 'goth'??

With that wind-blown hair and dark areas around the eyes, you could be going to a Depeche Mode concert.....
by leo28150
Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:01 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: official "where is the 765" thread
Replies: 96
Views: 7891

Re: official "where is the 765" thread

Gosh Scooter, I get excited when I see you shootin' Amtrak---

At least we don't have any of those look-alike dash 9s' that EVERYBODY else has---now that's boring!!!!!
by leo28150
Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:37 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Train Festival 2009: Update
Replies: 584
Views: 49671

Re: Train Festival 2009: Update

Why couldn't it run up the Wabash to Detroit and then get handed off to CSX??? Isn't there a connection to run between Oakwood and Rougemere that transfers between the two yards use?? Seems like it would be a whole lot quicker going directly to Detroit than running east then north thru Toledo out of...
by leo28150
Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:22 am
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Scheduled Railroad with Worst Ontime Record
Replies: 12
Views: 1681

Re: Scheduled Railroad with Worst Ontime Record

And here I was thinkin' that my railroad had that 'honor'..... To me, it seems HH was more interested in running those 10,000ft monsters on the mainline than the little trains that need to deliver the cars when needed (scheduled??); perhaps he forgot that while the railroad needs customers, the cust...
by leo28150
Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:50 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: CN POLICE REMINDER!!
Replies: 25
Views: 2282

Re: CN POLICE REMINDER!!

I've never seen a CN po-po there either when I walk across the tracks to go get ice cream :wink: :wink: That being said, I've seen my fair share of IDIOTS crossing the tracks right in front of me when I come in for the station stop; I keep waiting for the day when somebody trips over the rail while ...
by leo28150
Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:45 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Detroit Line
Replies: 8
Views: 940

Re: Detroit Line

You guys will have a hard time beliving this: empty hoppers can pull harder than loaded ones based on wind resistance, especially if you only have one little ol' GP-38---hope those guys had ear plugs :!: :!:
by leo28150
Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:23 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: AMTK 350 terminating at Ann Arbor 353 car train fatal
Replies: 40
Views: 3577

Re: AMTK 350 terminating at Ann Arbor 353 car train fatal

Not me, but I did end up moving the equipment that was taken to Dearborn to Pontiac later that night; the engine involved is sitting in the south pass track at Wayne Jct, I couldn't see if anything is damaged on the front of it when I went by it tonight. NS was still doing checks of the crossing equ...