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I don't know if the SC44 units are compatible with the NPCU's Amtrak used to use on the Wolverine trains in the past, which was common when Amtrak had "power" on both ends. Yes, they are compatible. The reason why they aren’t seen on the Wolverine and the Blue Water anymore is because they are not ...

About 10-12 years go when I was riding frequently it was normal for all of the Michigan trains to have power at each end. That was when they were running the old equipment. Amtrak doesn't have enough of the new power to run power on both ends on these trains. The Amtrak trains in Michigan run with ...

January 1st, 2024 Update #2: Some other highlights and goings on from the GLOR include the following. Traffic on the Defiance Subdivision has been steadily increasing. The biggest customer on the line has been the Holcim plant in Paulding, Oh. It is not uncommon for the plant to be sending 15-20 car...

The westbound Amtrak would have been 355, about OT. The next Amtrak EB was 354, OT at 10:28 pm. 355 turns from 350 at Pontiac, so being double-ended simplifies the process. Andy Normally the schedule in the afternoon is as follows 355 WB Leaves Jackson at 7:35 pm (This was the train I saw) 352 EB A...

AARR wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:06 am

I like reading about this but it’s especially cool at how you nail many of the details with your paper railroad interchanges.

I try. When the paper railroads give me the information to include, it makes it easy.

January 1st, 2024 Update: The GLOR's engine rebuilding program is still ongoing. The GP15M-3's #65 and #66 and the SD20M-3's #75 and #76 have both been released from the Lima Shops. Currently GP40's #402, 403, 408 and 409 are in the shop for rebuilding. Like the other rebuilt units they will exit th...

He will be missed. I often wondered if he ever got caught - the risk sure is high riding the rails - my assumption is straight to jail if caught (no warnings)! Of course, the physical risk exists as well - always being around moving equipment and railcars and such, but if he was going to do it anyw...

November 1st, 2023 Update: Sugar Beet Movements are ahead of scheduled pace. Train SB-10 is running daily and will likely exceed the total expected car count for the season, as the crop is expected to exceed the expectations of Michigan Sugar this year, even though the season's weather did not start...

Worked a track meet at Jackson HS today. 3 trains. 2 NS locals EB and then WB Amtrak about 7:45. The Amtrak appear normal length, but had power on both ends, which is unusual. Also, no EB Amtrak which normally meets the WB in Chelsea.

October 1st, 2023 Update: The GLOR's Sugar Beet transfer operations are just starting. Two trains, SB-1 and SB-10 will be operating, with the majority of operations being SB-10 on the thumb subdivision. SB-1 will also be operating on the Vassar subdivision. Cars for the beet operation will be leased...

Don't scrap them yet. I know a railroad / organization that might be willing to buy the RS2u's.

9-1-2023 Train Symbols By contract, a crew may be required to work two train symbols per work day (example, a crew for GR-1 may be tasked with working LGV on the same day). If the crew is required to work an additional train symbol on a given day, they will be compensated according to the additional...

Update Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad Regular Train Symbols 9-1-2023 GLOR has updated their Divisions and Subdivisions slight, which is also reflected in their subdivisions and train symbols. The GLOR will operate the following divisions and subdivisions effective 9-1-2023 Northern Division – T...

RIP Hobo Shoestring. Whatever deamons were chasing you won't get you now.

Sadly, I think this is was the outcome many of us who had followed this thought would happen.

AARR wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:26 pm

I'm impressed that you can keep everything organized!

Who is saying I can ?

September 1st, 2023 Update: There has been a slight operational change to the GLOR's operations. ADR-2, which had been running from Adrian to Diann is now changing their operations slightly. This train will now take the SW wye connector and run to Erie Yard rather than running to Diann. This change ...

Football Special Update : GLOR will be operating 3 football special trains on November 25th, 2023 for the Michigan vs Ohio State football game. FB-1 will operate from Lima, Oh to Ann Arbor. This train will leave at 4:00 pm on Friday evening, arriving approximately 9:00 pm in Ann Arbor. Passengers wi...

September, 2023 Update: The GP35M-3's 393, 394, 395 and 396 are expected to be released from the shops at some point this month. The next units scheduled to go in for rebuilding / upgrading will be SD20's #75 and #76, as well as GP15-1's #65 and #66. The SD20's will be redesignated as SD20-3's while...

August 2023, Update: The GLOR has again leased the former GMO open hoppers from the ICN for sguar beet service this fall. These cars were originally purchased for the beet service but were transition to serve the quarry traffic when sugar beet traffic stopped in 2016. According to early reports, des...

I hope they find him in satisfactory condition or better. He is the hobo that videotapes his adventures and posts them on Youtube I think.