NS Michigan Line 4/29/08

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AMTK 351 Depart Ann Arbor West at 832am 9 Late
AMTK 353 Depart Ann Arbor West at 108pm 12 Late
AMTK 350 Depart Ann Arbor East at 224pm 15 Late
AMTK 352 Depart Ann Arbor East at 630pm 43 Late
AMTK 355 Depart Ann Arbor West at 702pm 11 Late
AMTK 354 Depart Ann Arbor East at 1138pm 8 Late

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NS 38J EB past MP 30 Ann Arbor East at 347pm:
NS 3547 (D8-32B)
NS 3551 (D8-32B)
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5 Cars
1 KCS coil with no cover
1 CR Hi-cube
1 MP/UP Hi-Cube
1 TTX Bulkhead Flat loaded with I-Beams
1 NS Loaded Coil covered.

[cnw8835]

NS 38J EB past MP 30 Ann Arbor East at 347pm:
NS 3547 (D8-32B)
NS 3551 (D8-32B)

Hmmm, 38J and 36E must have swapped normal power for today. 36E arrived in GR with 2 C40-9W's and 6 cars.

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3rd time in the last two week he's had a pair of them so I think they seem to be concentrating the smaller units on the lines out of elkhart. Interesting the dash 9's on 36E today...

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38J West thru Downtown Ypsilanti at 816pm
Same power now with the 3551 leading the 3547
16 Cars
4 Coil
1 original Conrail Painted Hi-Cube
1 MP/UP High Cube
10 Coil

NS 8669 is 263's power tonight (C39-8E)

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263 was 77 by 1 2161 tons 4188 feet departed at 1004pm with 2 hazerdous

[CAT345C]

You sure 8669 was the power? it was sitting one deep on the engine track, last night and tonight with a B axle Standard Cab GE on the other end already facing east.

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That was the only number I overheard the crew say, they were also complaining about something involving no train friday and refusing to come to work on saturday to run an I63.