Amtrak November updates

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Amtrak 350 had three Amtrak business card on the rear, pacific cape, corridor clipper, and American view. Clear Ypsi east.
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AMTK 355 will have the same extra passenger cars, it was part of an Inspection Train.

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Clear Ypsi west according to a buddy with the inspection on the rear
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Just a reminder, along with the regularly scheduled trains the Wolverine extras 356 and 359 will run tomorrow, along with Pere Marquette extras 372 and 373.

Timetable is on this page. https://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/240/229/Mi ... able,0.pdf

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Are any of the WOLVERINE or BLUE WATER trains running with more than five cars today?
What happens to the #356 set while it waits to turn for #359 - does it sit on the single main or get put away in a siding?
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353 had an extra cafe giving the train 7 cars. 350/55 has had 5-6 cars as of this week which is more than the normal 4.
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Has the Lakeshore Limited reroute been cancelled or postponed?

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Postponed and the magic 8 ball says "highly unlikely" for the time being
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When #356 comes in, it holds the main at the Ann Arbor station to turn as #359. NS will not run anything to interfere.

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I went to the Holland Depot yesterday to see Pere Marquette extra trains 372 arrive and 373 depart - and I wasn't alone. It was great to see this extra train well-utilized, and there were a number of other people there taking photos and just watching the arrival and departure.

The consist was (east end to west end):
P42DC 34
Superliner I coach 34050
Superliner I coach 34063
Superliner I coach 34066
Superliner I coach/cafe 35004
NPCU 90413

372 arrived in Holland on-time and unloaded on the platform (they have room for 3 Superliners to unload at the platform at once). They then proceeded east of the depot far enough to clear the Holland control point, while the crew cleaned the train and the engineer moved from the east to west ends. Ten minutes before their scheduled 3:10pm departure, the train, now 373, moved west on a clear indication back to the platform to board a huge crowd of passengers for the trip west. While loading, the now-leading NPCU #90413 was parked with its front end practically right on the crossing at 8th street, allowing a few minutes to closely inspect the larger headlight casing and Dominion Foundries and Steel Company trucks belying it's former GO Canadian heritage, the only Amtrak NPCU with these traits. Enjoy the photos!
Conductors help unload passenger from train 372 at Holland.
Conductors help unload passenger from train 372 at Holland.
Superliners unload at the Holland platform during the daylight run on train 372.
Superliners unload at the Holland platform during the daylight run on train 372.
Classic F40 profile NPCU #90413 leads westbound 373 up to a full platform for loading.
Classic F40 profile NPCU #90413 leads westbound 373 up to a full platform for loading.

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