CP Holiday Train at Romulus on Nov 30th

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CP Holiday Train at Romulus on Nov 30th
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Are they actually stopping? I thought they didn't stop in Michigan, just Windsor - Chicago.

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DetNative wrote:Are they actually stopping? I thought they didn't stop in Michigan, just Windsor - Chicago.
It doesn't stop it just goes by with the lights on, it's really something worth seeing
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Wabash1070 wrote:
DetNative wrote:Are they actually stopping? I thought they didn't stop in Michigan, just Windsor - Chicago.
It doesn't stop it just goes by with the lights on, it's really something worth seeing
Why doesn't CP do a stop in Michigan? I feel like a lot of people would show up with food donations.

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Wabash1070 wrote:
DetNative wrote:Are they actually stopping? I thought they didn't stop in Michigan, just Windsor - Chicago.
It doesn't stop it just goes by with the lights on, it's really something worth seeing
Why doesn't CP do a stop in Michigan? I feel like a lot of people would show up with food donations.
My guess is because it's NS Tracks
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Wabash1070 wrote: My guess is because it's NS Tracks
Correct but it's NS Wabash Lines. :wink:
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I've never seen the CP Holiday train, but would that mean it goes through Elkhart on the 30th or the 29th? Does this train move track speed?
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MQT1223 wrote:I've never seen the CP Holiday train, but would that mean it goes through Elkhart on the 30th or the 29th? Does this train move track speed?
In Elkhart you are probably looking at midnight at the earliest, better bet ballpark 3-4am on the 1st
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Wabash1070 wrote:
MQT1223 wrote:I've never seen the CP Holiday train, but would that mean it goes through Elkhart on the 30th or the 29th? Does this train move track speed?
In Elkhart you are probably looking at midnight at the earliest, better bet ballpark 3-4am on the 1st
I'm only really familiar with the Plymouth Sub. Is it passing Whitmore Lake? If so, do you know about what time?
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J3rsdm5 wrote:
Wabash1070 wrote:
MQT1223 wrote:I've never seen the CP Holiday train, but would that mean it goes through Elkhart on the 30th or the 29th? Does this train move track speed?
In Elkhart you are probably looking at midnight at the earliest, better bet ballpark 3-4am on the 1st
I'm only really familiar with the Plymouth Sub. Is it passing Whitmore Lake? If so, do you know about what time?
Not Whitmore Lake, no; Great Lakes Central goes near Whitmore Lake. The CP Holiday train will run from Detroit towards Elkhart on the NS Wabash line, which passes through Romulus, Milan, Adrian, and Butler IN.
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well crap!! there goes where i go to watch it. guess ill relocate this year. last year was a circus out by oakwood
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I have a few spots in mind like Arkona Road, just to try and avoid crowds
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NS3322 wrote:
Wabash1070 wrote:
DetNative wrote:Are they actually stopping? I thought they didn't stop in Michigan, just Windsor - Chicago.

It doesn't stop it just goes by with the lights on, it's really something worth seeing


Why doesn't CP do a stop in Michigan? I feel like a lot of people would show up with food donations.

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