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800 ET Call to Baldwin, or if it has run late, wherever the Baldwin Turn crew made it to. Train runs south to Grand Rapids, turning at CSX's Wyoming Yard. After exchanging cars with CSX, it heads back north, aiming to arrive in Baldwin by 1900 for the Baldwin Turn to take over.  
 
800 ET Call to Baldwin, or if it has run late, wherever the Baldwin Turn crew made it to. Train runs south to Grand Rapids, turning at CSX's Wyoming Yard. After exchanging cars with CSX, it heads back north, aiming to arrive in Baldwin by 1900 for the Baldwin Turn to take over.  
  
Frequency: Daily
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Frequency: Daily, 800 ET Call
  
 
==Power==
 
==Power==

Revision as of 22:08, 16 October 2013

Overview

  • The train is based in Baldwin, Michigan.
  • It is the main "road freight", handling all interchange traffic
  • The train switches all customers between Baldwin and Grand Rapids.

Schedule

800 ET Call to Baldwin, or if it has run late, wherever the Baldwin Turn crew made it to. Train runs south to Grand Rapids, turning at CSX's Wyoming Yard. After exchanging cars with CSX, it heads back north, aiming to arrive in Baldwin by 1900 for the Baldwin Turn to take over.

Frequency: Daily, 800 ET Call

Power

Generally, the train uses the same power as the Baldwin Turn. The consist typically includes three to four of Marquette's units, and can be any mix of SD40-2s and GP38-2s, however the typical arrangement is for two SD40-2s and one or two GP38-2s. Power tends to vary based on projected tonnage, and the shop schedule in Manistee. If power is changed, it is usually done by the complement to Z151, the Baldwin Turn when they visint Manistee.

Notes

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