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Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:21 pm
by PerRock
Manistique wrote:Train 351 was about a half hour late passing by my house at MP 22.5 on CN's Holly Sub this morning, going very slow.

Train 353 was about 50 minutes late out of Pontiac passing the house at speed. But it had a P42 leading a Charger on the head end, elephant style and no locomotive on the rear. Maybe something from the delay last night? Or problems with the Charger? Or both? My guess is that the P-42 was on the tail end and they had to take it off, wye it in Pontiac, and put it on front and that was part of the delay this morning. Plus the cold weather.
Last winter there were issues with the exhaust cleaning that kept freezing; I wonder if they've not quite gotten it sorted out yet.

peter

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 9:55 am
by Manistique
Train 353 this morning out of Pontiac had a P42 leading a Charger elephant-style on the head end again. No power on the rear.

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 3:20 pm
by twropr
Anyone know why 354 and 364 were over 4 hrs late on Sunday the 19th?
Andy0k

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 10:38 am
by Manistique
Amtrak 353 had three locomotives on it out of Pontiac just now. 58 was leading a Charger on the headend and 63 was on the rear. Not sure what is up other than maybe Charger problem? Two of the three Wolverine trainsets have been running with six cars instead of the usual five since Christmas.

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:38 am
by AARR
58 backing into Pontiac Station

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 10:01 am
by Manistique
AARR wrote:58 backing into Pontiac Station

353 had two P42's today, one on each end. No Chargers today. Left Pontiac on time.

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 8:15 pm
by Jetlink
Amtrak 22 the Northbound Texas Eagle has:

P42 161
Transistion Sleeper
Superliner Sleeping car
Superliner Diner
Superliner sightseer lounge
2 Superliner Coaches (3 after St. Louis).

Just departed Longview Texas late about 30 minutes.

Edit to add:

Another superliner coach was added in St Louis.
Amtrak 22 arrived early into St Louis but left 38 minutes late. Oncoming operating crew needed additional rest prior to departure due to a late arrival last night.

Edit to add:

22 met 303 at the platform in Bloomington/Normal IL.
22 went in the hole for 301 at milepost 198 (I have no Idea what the name of the subdivision is here)
There was a single single level trainset on the opposite platform at St. Louis with a Charger on the point. 303 had a Charger as well.

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:26 pm
by Jetlink
Amtrak 364 had a Charger on the point, 6 single level coaches (Horizons & Amfleets), and a P42 shoving from behind. I didn't get any specific numbers. Sorry. Departed CUS on the advertised. Made Porter 48 minutes later and was early to the first three station stops. Lost a few minutes in Dowagiac at the platform and few more minutes at CP Gord in Battle Creek waiting to get onto the CN Corridor through Battle Creek. Arrived about 10 minutes late into Battle Creek where I got off.

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 6:04 am
by Manistique
Amtrak 351 out of Pontiac this morning only had one locomotive, a P42.

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:13 pm
by Manistique
Amtrak website says "service disruption" for 350 when I checked its status just now.

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:43 am
by AARR
4615 and 4625 at Pontiac Station

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:08 am
by AARR
4605 and 4622 staged south of Pontiac Station

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 9:39 am
by AARR
4605 and 46?? moving from staging track to Pontiac station

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:14 am
by railrod1949
AARR wrote:4605 and 46?? moving from staging track to Pontiac station
4622 and 4605 on Amtrak train# 353 that left Pontiac, MI this morning.

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:55 am
by Manistique
Amtrak 353 had two P42's today as power, 62 pulling and 61 pushing. Five cars, mostly metroliners.

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:33 am
by AARR
4627 and 61 with their consist on the Pontiac Staging track south of Pontiac Station

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:57 am
by AARR
4627 and 61 on the staging track south of Pontiac Station

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:54 am
by ~Z~
Amtrak #351 west nearing Niles, approx 104mph, 9:54am. Very few people on board... car I'm in only has 5 people in it.

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:32 pm
by AARR
4602 and 4620 heading into Pontiac Station. Lots of empty seats in the passenger cars.

Re: Amtrak Train Location Updates 2020

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:25 am
by Manistique
An Amtrak train set just drifted NB past MP 22.5 on the Holly (just south of Pontiac) at 7:20 am. Not sure why as 352 arrived at Pontiac last night on time. Amtrak's website said this morning's train out of Pontiac (351) has not run due to a service disruption. I thought I heard it go by on time too. So don't know if this is a replacement train set from Chicago or if 351 started out and didn't make it to Troy, its first stop and is going back to Pontiac.