AA

[Saturnalia]

Today it was announced that the AA will be borrowing all of Agawa canyon railways coaches for the Christmas trains from Toledo to mackinaw. We will also be leasing 6 viewliners, and 6 other sleeping cars to be used on the test trains, in addition to the viewliners we are also leasing 20 auto train auto racks from Amtrak.

It has been decided that we will run 2 trains a day each way, one leaving in the morning, and one leaving late at night. The over night one will have 6 sleepers and the over night auto racks for cars. We will be using one of Toledo union stations stub platforms as a makeshift area for the ramp. The train with auto racks and sleepers will go overnight leaving Toledo and mackinaw at 11pm. The day train will leave Toledo and mackinaw with no auto racks or sleepers at 8am. More info to follow this release, like compleat timetables and what not.

What's the routing on those cars from Agawa? Via CN in the UP to your ferries? Via Ontario and through the Detroit tunnel?

[Ypsi]

All info to be release soon, but its via Detroit

[Saturnalia]

All info to be release soon, but its via Detroit

You mind if MQT throws in a holiday employee special the weekend before Christmas? MQT power with MQT cars, all we'd need are pilots (or just full crews). We'd use our Mackinac Sub up to the connection, then run up to Mackinac on Saturday, stay overnight, then head back south the same way.

Next year, we're hoping to have PM 1225 ready for these trains. And in the future, maybe 1223 too

[Ypsi]

That's fine, just let me know when it is close to happening, ill provide a crew

[Saturnalia]

That's fine, just let me know when it is close to happening, ill provide a crew

Cool. It'll probably be around 3 locomotives and 15 cars. (Gotta have the big power for the kids )

[Ypsi]

christams train estimated times:

Trains between Toledo and Mackinaw (using leased coaches)
AA11 (auto train) load in Toledo between 7-8:30 am, depart at 9 am. Arrive Mackinaw at 2:30 pm.
AA12 (auto train) load in Mackinaw between 4:30-6:00 pm, depart Mackinaw at 6:30 pm. Arrive Toledo at 11 pm.

AA19 (Passenger train) [full timetable comming soon!]
AA20 (passenger train) [full timetable comming soon!]

Thses trains will be running at speeds up to 90mph in some sections (auto trains max is 79mph)

Trains between Ann Arbor and Toledo (using AA commuter coaches)
Train AA1: depart Toledo at 9:15 am, arrive Ann Arbor at 8:00am
Train AA2: depart Ann Arobr at 8:30 am, arrive Toledo at 9:15 am

Train AA3: depart Toledo at 11:15 am, arrive Ann Arbor at Noon
Train AA4: depart Ann Arbor at 1:00 pm, arrive Toledo at 1:45 pm

Train AA5: depart Toledo at 7:30 pm, arrive Ann Arbor at 8:15 pm
Train AA6: depart Ann Arbor at 8:45 pm, arrive Toledo at 9:30 pm

There will be station stops at Saline (Pittsfield junction) and Milan (just south of ex wabash dimond). Those stops will be 3 minute stops. trains will operate at up to 70mph

[ConrailMan5]

Do you still need the HC&E business cars?

[Ypsi]

this is what train trains that have been running between AA and TOL have looked like



they operate in push pull with up to 8 cars

[Saturnalia]

this is what train trains that have been running between AA and TOL have looked like



they operate in push pull with up to 8 cars

You could operate commuter trains in a triangle pattern of AA/TOL/DET and vice versa. Use the TSCR or something to get from TOL to DET, and we at MQT might open up access to the Plymouth Sub.

[Ypsi]

The AA/HCE christmas train is set to make 3 runs this holiday season, it will run on December 8th, 15th, and 22nd. The train will start out in the morning at the Ypsilanti MC Depot then head down the AA's Pittsfield branch to Saline for its second stop. Third stop will be in Mansfield on the HCE, the train will then head south to Toledo for the third stop of the day. After Toledo the train is to head north for its final stop in Ann Arbor out side of Michigan Stadium in ferry yard where it will meet many childern from motts childern hospital where santa will pass out gifts and hot chocolate. The train will leave Ypsilanti no later then 9 am and arrive at Ann Arbor no later then 5 pm. The trais is given no real time table because it will be staying at its stops depending on how many people show up, there will be estimated times given to event cordinators in each city the day before and during the trips

[Ypsi]

You could operate commuter trains in a triangle pattern of AA/TOL/DET and vice versa. Use the TSCR or something to get from TOL to DET, and we at MQT might open up access to the Plymouth Sub.

currently we are not in the market for ecpanding commuter service, but that is a good Idea

[Ypsi]

one of our 2 P32-8's leading a commuter train

[Ypsi]

the AA business train, theater car, dome car, and an open obervation car

[Ypsi]

Amtrak 352 had troubles in AA tonight with its leader so they called on the AA 107 to lead the train to PNT where it will there bad unit will be set out and the AA 107 will trail on the 351 in the morning. they will drop the unit in AA tommorow morning.

[Ypsi]

Amtrak 352 had troubles in AA tonight with its leader so they called on the AA 107 to lead the train to PNT where it will there bad unit will be set out and the AA 107 will trail on the 351 in the morning. they will drop the unit in AA tommorow morning.

[Saturnalia]

Amtrak 352 had troubles in AA tonight with its leader so they called on the AA 107 to lead the train to PNT where it will there bad unit will be set out and the AA 107 will trail on the 351 in the morning. they will drop the unit in AA tommorow morning.

That train isn't underpowered at all

[Ypsi]

actually its not overpowered (for what normally uses 8500 hp for ) no but that train only has 4300 hp powering it. normally amtrak will only have one p42 working per wolverine, and the other is just riding along, so the 5-7 car train is using 4200 hp and head end from one engine. in this situation the Ace is providing its 4300 hp to power the train, the p42 trailing it is dead in tow, and the rear p42 is providing head end power. tommorow the train will just be using the power of the good p42 and the ace will be in tow... just some info about my train

[Saturnalia]

Time to upgrade the cabbages then.

[Ypsi]

the bad p42 has been taken off the train, and it has been turned and ready to go in the morning as 351. the AA 107 will be dropped off at the AA station then picked up by the ferry yard yard switcher in the morning.

its dark in PNT


tried a little night scene by darking all of the colors

[Ypsi]

AA 107 was picked up today by the AA 1 at Ann Arbor Amtrak station