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SousaKerry wrote:since when are passenger trains called "passenger liners" isn't that a boat term????? stupid media

they probably heard that the cars were called "superliners" and pushed the two together....

peter

WOW... this thread has really traveled!! :D I might be able to save in Federal taxes by Disbanning the FRA, DOT and NTSB, and allowing this board to investigate ALL crashes!! :D What ya'll think? Maybe we should let the professionals do it? LOL! Take Care, Galen I'm down for that...I could use the ...

The big problem with going off what the engineer says is that he may say "I received my order, the signal was green, so I continued on." When in actuality the signal was not, and he read the wrong one (yes I know it wasn't green, I just used it for arguments sake." It could have also been that the d...

I found it entertaining listening to how the different reporters pronounce "Norfolk Southern"

peter

Gitta hand to those Tribune boys, they did a great story here. No sensationalism just the story. It seems to me then that the Amtrak got the signal to diverge to an occupied track and run restricted speed with a train ahead. Evidently they failed the RESTRICTED SPEED test eh? On the other hand the ...

Do they also use the Superliner cars on Amtrak's Blue Water? Last I remember they didn't but maybe i just wasn't paying attention to it last year. They don't use Superliners on the Bluewater or the Wolverines. I heard it had something to do with the fact that they aren't bi-directional? They may ju...

4? So they went from 3 Horizons to 4 Superliners? Don't those hold more passengers? a Supperliner Coach does hold more than a horizon. But not all Superliners do. the sleepers hold considerably less. and the Coach-Baggages hold less than the regular coaches. Not being near where they are running I'...

for those interested last week there were some cars at Ferry Yard in Ann Arbor, I caught a couple pics of them (or 1 panorama) http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i6/PerRock/AARRpanorama.jpg I was out today but didn't go past the yard (trying to chase the tail of an NS going by) so I'm unsure if they ...

as far as I know all MI amtrak units are double ended (either a Cabbage/NPCU or a P42 on the tail) Alot of the variance in amtrak equiptment is just whats on hand in the Chicago shops & yard. I've seen Amfleet I, Amfleet II, and Horizon Cafes on the wolveriene. The same is true for almost all amtrak...

I'm guessing by now its in its siding somewhere. any ideas on where that is?

peter

carleton and livernois... I'd love to here when shes approching one (maybe an hour out) so I can get over there. I got some other stuff to do today; so I don't want to stake out on the roadside all day.

peter

TRAIN ID TRAIN NAME ORIGIN CITY ST DESTINATION CITY ST P92112 RINGLING'S BLUE UNIT EAST ST LOUIS IL LIVERNOIS MI EAST ADEN IL QS 97 11-12-2007 09:09 Wait a minute! Livernois?! Doesn't the train need to go through Plymouth to get to Livernois? -Chris could be comming from the other direction... peter

Any updates on where it'll be heading? and maybe an approx time? I got the car for the next couple days and would love to go find her.

peter

Well i went by the yard today and found out that all but 2 of the cars have been carted off.

peter

now if only I had a car this weekend.....

peter

that would be neat to try and go see. peter Edit: Just had a thought; if we find out where it is running; is it also possible to find out where ti will be making grocery stops? I remember reading that the RRBBBC train makes grocery stops every once and a while for the feeding of the animals, picking...

I was at the Ann Arbor Model Railroad Club open house today when we heard a horn blow and saw the gates drop (if anyone hasn't been there its at the old MC depot in dexter) everyone ran outside to find a lone NS engine (possibly a dash 9, or similar) going by heading from A2. The rumor at the club w...

Ok folks here is what is there:

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i6/Pe ... norama.jpg

peter

Peter - The cars are (were) at the southern most end of the siding, next to State St. thanks I'm heading out there now with my camera... peter Edit: well I got out there. but realized I had fogotten to charge my camera. :( I'll try again later today. It doesn't look like they are going anywhere fas...

sounds like theres some stuff going on there. I should get over... Its only a couple blocks away...

peter

Oh PS: HI! I'm new