My version of Penn Central

[Michigan Railfan]

If you wanted to, you could deliver the DR&EC's engines to Jackson, MI. If not, then they can still be taken to Toledo by DT&I's railroads, where we will pick them up from there. Just though I'd offer, because I think I remember the PC having tracks to Jackson, where we have a yard.

[conrailman75]

Deal, I'll route them up the Waterloo Branch out of Ft. Wayne and deliver them to you in Jackson then. Based on the fact I have to gather everything up from around the system, don't expect them until Sunday or Monday

[conrailman75]

Trains on Penn Central today at 10am:

Amtrak #1 at Englewood, IL(Broadway Limited)
Amtrak #7 near Colsan(Bucyrus), OH - Wabash Cannonball
Amtrak #3 near Canton, OH - Lake Cities
UCH-481 near Mansfield, OH
PIIN-1 just departed Conway yard Pittsburgh, OH
PIFW-1A near Alliance, OH
FWCH-1 being made up at Piqua yard, scheduled to depart at 10:30am
PIJA-1 departing Piqua yard at Ft. Wayne, IN
CSX Q113 at Forest, OH
NS 421 near Leetsdale, PA
UWC-493 is at Larwill, IN
CSX Q325 is pulling onto PC's mainline at Clarke Junction
CSX Q114 is at Van Wert, OH, waiting to be looped by FWCP 44
NS 40T is near Alliance, OH
NS 31E at Mike Tower in Ft. Wayne, IN
CSX Q356 is at Vandale(Columbia City), IN
CSX Q523 is at Adams(Ft. Wayne, IN)
CSX Q316 is pulling off the PC at Lima, OH onto its home road
FWCP-44 is at Van Wert, OH looping CSX Q114
TV8 just departed 55th Street yard Chicago, IL
CHPI-1 is at Wanatah, IN
CJPI-1 is at Dunkirk, OH
UCH -486 is in the departure yard at 55th Street, scheduled to depart at 10:30am
FWCR-484 is being made up at Piqua yard for an 11:00am departure
FWPI-1A is near Leetonia, OH
PRFW-1 is at Arcola, IN
CHIN-1 is at Plymouth, IN
FWND-1 is at Junction Tower in Ft. Wayne, IN
GRIN-1 is at Winchester, IN
FWIN-1 is departing Piqua yard
INFW-1 is at Ridgeville, IN*** this train contains some of the retired units heading to Ft. Wayne
JAIN-1 is at West Unity, OH
INJA-1 is at New Weston, OH
INLO-1 is at Lebanon, IN in the siding for a meet
Mail-92 is at Lebanon, IN meeting INLO-1
No. 693 is at Coldwater, MI
TV21 is at Kouts, IN
CHLO-1 is at Winamac, IN
CHCO-1 crew is climbing on its train at 59th Street yard Chicago, IL for a 10:15am departure
TV20 is at Kouts, IN passing its westbound counterpart TV21 on the double track
FWGRI-464 is departing Piqua yard Ft. Wayne, IN
GRPI-1 is at Vicksburg, MI
GTW 870 is at Mendon, MI
UWC-692 is at Howe, IN
JAPI-1 is at Ray, MI
JAFW-1X is near Junction Tower Ft. Wayne, IN
WJHI-1 crew is getting onboard its train at Hillsdale, MI for a 10:15am departure

[conrailman75]

Update on the special lite engine moves today bringing the retired power to Ft. Wayne:

SPL-501, with engines for MQT, is at Vicksburg, MI in the siding waiting on GPRI-1 to pass before continuing north. ETA for Grand Rapids is 11:30am

SPL-502, with engines for atrain, is at Wolcottville, IN. ETA for Kalamazoo is 10:30am

ENS-503, with retired engines for Ft. Wayne, is at Fountain City, IN. ETA for arrival in Ft. Wayne is 12pm

COFW-1X with retired engines for Ft. Wayne is at Hagenbaugh, OH on the Columbus to Chicago mainline. Train is running to Ridgeville, IN before taking the connection track and heading north on the Ft. Wayne Secondary. ETA for Ft. Wayne is 2pm

ENS-401, with retired engines for Ft. Wayne just departed Columbus on the Columbus to Chicago mainline. Will run to Ridgeville and take the Ft.Wayne Secondary to Ft. Wayne. Current ETA for this train to arrive at the Fort is 3pm.

[MQT3001]

MQT will send down our transfer train later than normal to come down and pick up the new locos along with the transfer. Should be headed down the Hugart runner at 15:00EDT

[MQT3001]

Transfer was delayed until 19:00 due to an emergancy application by a CP train (tresspasser on the tracks, got hit, not killed), but all of the SD40s and C425s were picked up. They won't be added to the MQT roster until tomorrow however.

[conrailman75]

Now that all the retired power has been assembled here at Piqua yard in Ft. Wayne, IN, the Penn Central shop forces are checking them over again today to get them ready for final delivery tomorrow. Here is what is scheduled and on what:

FWJA-3 is called tomorrow at 3:30pm EDT with GP40-2W's 3025 and 3039 along with retired U23B's 2717-2724 and retired RS3's 5498-5499. The retired power is destined for Jackson yard in Jackson, MI to be delivered to DRE&C.

FWJA-3X is called tomorrow at 1:00pm EDT with GP38E 7715, GP9 7094, GP38-2 7960 along with retired SD40's 6080-6089. This retired power is headed for Jackson, MI for delivery to the DRE&C.

FWJY-3 is called tomorrow at 6:45pm EDT with C430E 2050 and 2058 and retired GP30's 2190-2195. These are destined for Jackson, MI and delivery to the DRE&C also.

FWPI-3A is called tomorrow at 5:30am EDT with SD80ACe 6752 and SD70ACe 6999 along with retired SD40's 6040-6050. The retired units will be set off in Lima, OH and interchanged to their new owner, the DT&C.

FWCR-484 is called tomorrow at 11:00am EDT with SD45E 6110 and SD40-2 6100 along with retired SD40's 6051-6060. These will also be set off at Lima and interchanged to the DT&C.

FWPI-3B is called tomorrow at 1:00pm EDT with C430E 2056, C30-7 5005, C44-9W 6606 along with retired SD40's 6061-6070, which will be set off and interchanged to the DT&C at Lima, OH

CHPI-3 is called tomorrow in Chicago, IL at 9:00am EDT(8:00am CDT) with AC4400CW's 6235 and 6288. This train will stop at Piqua yard at pick up retired SD40's 6071-6079 and deliver them to the DT&C at Lima, OH.

FWKA-3 is called tomorrow at 7:30am with GEVO's 6320, 6344, 6392 and retired U23B's 2717-2724 and retired U33B's 2956-2958. These units are headed to Kalamazoo, MI to be delivered to the GR&P.

FWGRI-464 is called tomorrow at 10:00am with SD70M-2's 6835 and 6866 along with retired U33B's 2959-2967 and retired GP30's 2196-2199. The retired units will be dropped off at Kalamazoo and interchanged to the GR&P.

FWGR-3 is called tomorrow at 1:00pm with SD80MACs 6709 and 6744 along with retired GP30's 2200-2210. The retired units are destined for Kalamazoo, MI and delivery to the GR&P.

PIGR-3 is called tomorrow at 12:00am with C44-9W's 6175, 6163, 6197 and retired GP30's 2211-2220. These are also headed to the GR&P at Kalamazoo.

INGR-3 is called tomorrow at 1:00am with SD70M's 6444 and 6477 along with retired GP30's 2221-2230. These will be dropped off for the GR&P at Kalamazoo.

And with that, all the retired power we sold should finally be delivered to its new owners by the end of the day tomorrow barring any freak occurrences like derailments.

[conrailman75]

Yard power assignments:

AS616
6966 - Piqua hump engine
6974 - Hawthorne hump engine
6973 - Buckeye hump engine

SD9
6912 - 55th Street hump engine
6913 - 59th Street hump engine
6914 - 55th Street transfer service
6915 - 59th Street transfer service
6916 - 55th Street transfer service
6917 - 59th Street transfer service
6918 - Hughart hump engine
6919 - Jackson hump engine

NW2
8799 - Piqua yard
8800 - Piqua yard
8801 - Piqua yard
8802 - Piqua yard
8803 - Piqua yard
8804 - Piqua yard
8805 - Piqua yard
8806 - Piqua yard

SW1500
9216 - Jackson yard
9217 - Buckeye yard
9218 - Hawthorne yard
9219 - 59th Street yard
9220 - 55th Street yard
9221 - Hughart yard
9222 - Kalamazoo yard
9223 - Crestline
9224 - Lima
9225 - Marion, IN
9226 - Logansport
9227 - Dayton
9560 - St. Louis
9561 - Evansville
9562 - Richmond
9563 - Cincinnati
9564 - 55th Street yard
9565 - Hughart
9566 - 59th Street yard
9567 - Crestline
9568 - Logansport
9569 - Hawthorne
9570 - Buckeye
9571 - Richmond
9572 - Jackson yard
9573 - Hawthorne
9574 - Buckeye
9575 - Richmond
9576 - 59th Street yard
9577 - Cincinnati
9578 - 55th Street yard
9579 - Hawthorne
9580 - 59th Street yard
9581 - Cincinnati
9582 - Lima
9583 - Hughart

MP15AC
9600 - Hillsdale
9601 - Sturgis
9602 - Jackson
9603 - Hughart
9604 - Hillsdale
9605 - Jackson
9606 - Kalamazoo
9607 - Butler, IN(on lease to SDI)
9608 - Hughart
9609 - Hillsdale
9610 - Toledo
9611 - Richmond
9612 - Toledo
9613 - Toledo
9614 - Toledo
9615 - Toledo
9616 - Bryan, OH
9617 - Van Wert, OH
9618 - Ansonia, OH
9619 - Hawthorne
9620 - Hawthorne
9621 - Canton, OH
9622 - Canton, OH
9623 - Crestline
9624 - Xenia
9625 - Mingo Jct
9626 - Weirton
9627 - Weirton
9628 - Mingo Jct
9629 - Buckeye
9630 - Buckeye

[conrailman75]

RBBX Circus train running on Penn Central today from Columbus to Fairborn as symbol CIR-501. Power is a pair of the rebuilt C636E's, 6338 and 6342. Train will leave the coach cars in Springfield, to be stored in the ex IORY yard(now DT&C's territory IIRC), and the flatcars will be taken to Fairborn and stored on the old industrial sidings for the former Southwest Portland Cement plant downtown. Circus is going to be at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University Apr. 26-28.

[DT&I]

RBBX Circus train running on Penn Central today from Columbus to Fairborn as symbol CIR-501. Power is a pair of the rebuilt C636E's, 6338 and 6342. Train will leave the coach cars in Springfield, to be stored in the ex IORY yard(now DT&C's territory IIRC), and the flatcars will be taken to Fairborn and stored on the old industrial sidings for the former Southwest Portland Cement plant downtown. Circus is going to be at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University Apr. 26-28.

DT&C will send 9999 to get it and move it to the service tracks to be cleaned and washed.

[MQT3001]

RBBX Circus train running on Penn Central today from Columbus to Fairborn as symbol CIR-501. Power is a pair of the rebuilt C636E's, 6338 and 6342. Train will leave the coach cars in Springfield, to be stored in the ex IORY yard(now DT&C's territory IIRC), and the flatcars will be taken to Fairborn and stored on the old industrial sidings for the former Southwest Portland Cement plant downtown. Circus is going to be at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University Apr. 26-28.

DT&C will send 9999 to get it and move it to the service tracks to be cleaned and washed.

It won't run away will it?

[DT&I]

RBBX Circus train running on Penn Central today from Columbus to Fairborn as symbol CIR-501. Power is a pair of the rebuilt C636E's, 6338 and 6342. Train will leave the coach cars in Springfield, to be stored in the ex IORY yard(now DT&C's territory IIRC), and the flatcars will be taken to Fairborn and stored on the old industrial sidings for the former Southwest Portland Cement plant downtown. Circus is going to be at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University Apr. 26-28.

DT&C will send 9999 to get it and move it to the service tracks to be cleaned and washed.

It won't run away will it?

Its not 8888 is it? lol so no it wont plus that particular loco has a dead man switch. It will stop if it goes over the speed limit for too long.

[MQT3001]

Its not 8888 is it? lol so no it wont plus that particular loco has a dead man switch. It will stop if it goes over the speed limit for too long.

Yes it is 8888, but we should be wary of any units where all the digets are the same

[DT&I]

Lol ok well take an extra 2 guys out of the brake room and put them on it just to be safe! lol

[conrailman75]

Today Penn Central signed a haulage agreement with the Appalachian Lines System, allowing PC's traffic to traverse the Virginia & Ohio(V&O), Allegheny Midland(AM), and Virginia Midland to reach deep into Virginia and give CSX a run for its money. Traffic will be interchanged daily with the V&O at their West Carrollton yard. PC owner Chris Howe and V&O president Allen McClelland said that this deal, which also allows Appalachian Lines system traffic to reach deeper into the Midwest via a reciprical haulage rights with Penn Central, will help them continue to compete for business with CSX and NS down in the West Virginia and Virginia area. Plus the agreement will allow, per HPH rules, for PC power to run through onto the Appalachian Lines and their power to run through onto PC.

PC is also in talks with the Dayton Duluth &Western about a haulage rights agreement as well to help them reach up into the upper Midwest. DD&W president Bob Fink would only confirm that talks were taking place when asked for a comment. Will update as the negotiations progress.

[Michigan Railfan]

Have the DR&EC's locomotives arrived in Jackson yet?

[conrailman75]

Have the DR&EC's locomotives arrived in Jackson yet?

Yes they have, they are sitting in the Penn Central Jackson yard waiting for pickup.

[DT&I]

We have a new train, QE912 is a Mobile, AL coil train to Auburn where we drop it off at the PC. Runs Mon - Fri.

[conrailman75]

We have a new train, QE912 is a Mobile, AL coil train to Auburn where we drop it off at the PC. Runs Mon - Fri.

Thanks, I'll be sure to add your train to the Vandale Secondary train list.

[DT&I]

Its the TSCR, but we h=still have the old wye in place but its completely overgrown and not connected on your side. Well pay for the switch and well send a hi-railer over it to make sure its safe.