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"As of 5:21 PM ET, as a result of equipment issues, Wolverine Train 355 is canceled between Pontiac (PNT) and Chicago (CHI). Bus transportation will be provided." IYIYIYIYI. It came in OK as 350. And get this, 352 and 354 both have "service disruptions" and have not left Chicago. "TBD." No surprise ...

That non-intermodal X116 went past MP 22.5 on the Holly around 3:15 pm. Long train. 251 went past around 3:40 pm with that IC GP38 9600 trailing. Amtrak 350 went past around 3:55 pm, around 50 minutes late but running. Supposedly there will be a Amtrak 352 and 354 running today to bring trainsets to...

Further to Amtrak's Wolverine Woes: 350 arrived at Pontiac around 45 minutes late. I saw it arrive at Ann Arbor today, about 35 minutes late. Two locomotives again. 355 went by my house just now 5 minutes early. I looked up the train status for it, it is very unusual for it to leave early from Ponti...

Same Wolverine schedule today as yesterday, which I guess was all planned out a few days ago before the cold weather actually hit. Just 350 and 355 are running. Wednesday it says all Wolverines are running except for 351 and 353. I haven't been in Pontiac these last couple days to see but to me this...

Train 251 and NB 515 passed MP22.5 on the Holly together, Main 1 and Main 2 respectively, at 2:55 pm. Same speed, 515 with a long train and about at the middle of 251. Very exciting to watch. Two Track Mainline Railroading. Doesn't happen so precisely too often out back.

350 went past MP 22.5 at 2:40 pm, half hour late, with a locomotive on each end. Odd that one Wolverine can run today and not the others. It should be going the other way as 355 in a few hours, the only two Amtrak trains of the day out here.

SB 515 with 5433 passed MP 22.5 at 7:20 am with a short train in 2 degrees weather. Alas, Amtrak 351 hasn't departed Pontiac station yet, now two hours late, I problems in the cold weather. Status report hasn't canceled it but doesn't really give a reason why. Trains 351, 352, 353 and 354 are cance...

SB 515 with 5433 passed MP 22.5 at 7:20 am with a short train in 2 degrees weather. Alas, Amtrak 351 hasn't departed Pontiac station yet, now two hours late, I problems in the cold weather. Status report hasn't canceled it but doesn't really give a reason why.

Amtrak 351 has not left Pontiac Station yet this morning. It is going on a hour late as I write this. Status report said something nebulous so at least it isn't canceled, yet. Poor Amtrak. It is 2 degrees here but sheesh. I wonder how the Chargers and Ventures are doing in Canada?

News Flash: Amtrak 350 was canceled today. No reason given. And, of course, that means 355 was also canceled. Live by the sword die by the sword. Poor Amtrak. I have business the next two weeks in Ann Arbor and briefly considered taking Amtrak there each day but, nope. I need to get there (jury duty).

SB 515 with 5433 passed MP 22.5 of the Holly at 7:40 with a short train.

Last night around 8 pm there was a third SB past my house, after 508 and 513. Short train with two CN's.

At 6 pm SB 513 with IC 3129 and one tank is following 508 down the Hill.

507 past MP 22.5 at 5:25 pm. I presume it was stabbed by Amtrak 355 departing Pontiac and fouling both mainlines.

Amtrak 355 went by on time.

And now 508 is following 355 down the Hill at 5:50 pm with a lot of containers.

NB 515 with 5433 and a short train passed MP 22.5 on its way back to Pontiac at 2:45 pm.

Delray wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:34 am

251 by the Fort St cam at 10:33

CN
BNSF
CN 5854 GP38-2
CN 5341 zebra

Passed MP 22.2 on the Holly at 1:40 pm.

507 went past MP 22.5 around 5:15 pm with a short train.

Amtrak 355 left Pontiac about ten minutes late, either because of 507 stabbing it or because 350 was two hours late.

116 with BNSF 5509 rolling past MP 22.5 at 3:17 pm with one container on the headend, rest racks.

And to continue the Wolverine misery lately, Train 350 is running an hour and a half late into Pontiac. Just leaving Detroit now.

4 pm Edit: Just passed MP 22.5, two hours late now.

Delray wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 15, 2025 12:15 pm

251 by the Fort St cam at 11:26 CN+CSX+CN

Went past MP 22.5 at around 2:15 pm. Very long train.

SB 515 went past MP 22.5 on the Holly at 7:50 am with 5433 and five or six loaded centerbeams and five or six empty gondolas.