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Welcome to a new series that I will be doing over this summer as it gets lighter and warmer. This will be volume one of the series, which I will continue over the summer. This is the best possible hour of railfanning the Michigan line in Ypsilanti presently. From 6:45pm to 7:45pm we get 3 trains on the old Michigan Central line in Ypsilanti Michigan.
6:47pm:
The first train is Amtrak train 352 running about 25 minutes late today. In the background you can see the Historic Ypsilanti Freight House, which houses a café, and model railroad club. This train will meet Amtrak 355, and pass NS 38E at Wayne Junction 10 miles to the east.
7:20pm:
The second train in this hour of railfanning is Amtrak train 355 headed west for Ann Arbor. This train is seen passing the old Ypsilanti station, sitting empty. You can also see historic depot town with its many colorful buildings. 355 met 352 at Wayne Junction, and headed west after they cleared.
7:40pm:
Shortly after Amtrak 355 cleared west, Norfolk Southern Freight 38E passes the historic station. This train backed out of the "north pass" in Wayne Junction after the two Amtrak's cleared and heads west behind the Amtrak to Jackson Michigan. Tonight 38E is led by a new NS GEVO, and an NS Dash 9, the train is 25 cars in length.
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