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Amtrak 350 clear CP28 East with a P42 and a charger on the point.

AEM-7s 929 and 938 were towed in on 29 today

57 and 4612 at Pontiac station. No passenger cars.

P370 running about 40 minutes late tonight into Holland. They have SC44 #4610 and a nicely matched consist of all Amfleets— 3 coaches and a cafe car. Looking good for any photographers out there in the morning!

For anyone interested there is a Charger sitting in Pontiac next to the station @ 10am.

Due to the Swanton derailment, 29/30 and 48/49 are both showing service disruptions.

64 and 4612 at Pontiac Station

AARR wrote:57 and 4612 at Pontiac station. No passenger cars.

Can’t see the engine but looks like an arrival at Pontiac

350 is currently at Dowagiac, arriving there one hour late. It is being led solely by 4630 and there is a Northeast Regional-branded Amfleet I cafe car directly behind the engine.

Seems to be a slow order west of Dearborn, I'm waiting for #353 at Ann Arbor, and it hasn't exceeded 16mph since leaving Dearborn, they just keep pushing back the departure time.

Peter

Amtrak 350 just went by MP 22.5 on the Holly at 3:37 pm (an hour late) with a Charger locomotive as its sole power. First Charger powered train into Pontiac. We will see if the Charger that was on view in Pontiac takes 355 back. I bet it does as 353 had a locomotive on each end and that Charger might be the only locomotive in Pontiac (and it is facing the right way). It is very quiet compared to the GE's. More like a turbo train with a whine.

Manistique wrote:Amtrak 350 just went by MP 22.5 on the Holly at 3:37 pm (an hour late) with a Charger locomotive as its sole power. First Charger powered train into Pontiac. We will see if the Charger that was on view in Pontiac takes 355 back. I bet it does as 353 had a locomotive on each end and that Charger might be the only locomotive in Pontiac (and it is facing the right way). It is very quiet compared to the GE's. More like a turbo train with a whine.

Dis you catch the SC 44 Charger number?

352 has a P42 leading & nothing on the tail... Didn't catch the number as we zipped past.

Peter

railrod1949 wrote:

Manistique wrote:Amtrak 350 just went by MP 22.5 on the Holly at 3:37 pm (an hour late) with a Charger locomotive as its sole power. First Charger powered train into Pontiac. We will see if the Charger that was on view in Pontiac takes 355 back. I bet it does as 353 had a locomotive on each end and that Charger might be the only locomotive in Pontiac (and it is facing the right way). It is very quiet compared to the GE's. More like a turbo train with a whine.

Dis you catch the SC 44 Charger number?

No. Caught me by surprise and it is in a ditch behind my house and I might not be able to see it on the Chargers. Can only see the top half of the large numbers on the GE's.

Amtrak 355 had two Chargers, one at each end, leaving Pontiac on time. 4612 leading and 4630 on the tail end.

Manistique wrote:Amtrak 355 had two Chargers, one at each end, leaving Pontiac on time. 4612 leading and 4630 on the tail end.

19:58 out of Jackson, 18 min late.

Amtrak 352 just leaving the yard at CUS with p42 69 in charge. Just happen to catch them from the cta orange line flyover.

Train 350 had two Chargers today, one on either end. 4630 and 4612 again. I could tell before I saw them as no GE "thumping" working up the Hill, just a whine. By the way, they are two hours late today just passing my house south of Pontiac right now at 4:21 pm.

Something happened to #350 between Michigan City and New Buffalo. They lost an hour. Can't find any reports.

Same two Chargers on 350 today, arriving about an hour late into Pontiac, bumping into CN Train 371's block on the Holly Subdivision.