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by DickDV
Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:49 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: A Few W.MI Notes
Replies: 8
Views: 1498

There is a car repair facility on the Port Sheldon site that repairs all of CMS cars. That's why you occasionally see loose cars drifting over the CSX system on their way to the Campbell plant.
by DickDV
Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:04 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Where's My Geep?
Replies: 8
Views: 1514

A GP-38 and a GP-40 are the same locomotive under 25mph. Wouldn't gain much in pulling power exchanging those two models.
by DickDV
Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:34 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Defect Detectors in Lower Michigan
Replies: 7
Views: 2337

Michigan HBD's

GTW Mainline Mileage 42.1, 67.5, 93.3, 142.9, 168.5, 206.3, 232.0, 283.0, 308.3 GTW Holly Sub Mileage 59.9 CSX GR to Plymouth Mileage 79.9, 104.3, 126.3 CSX GR to Porter Mileage 19.1, 66.2, 91.9, 108.9, 131.3 NS Kal to Detroit Cities Augusta, Marshall, Parma, Ypsilanti Amtrak Kal to Porter Kalamazoo...
by DickDV
Sat Jan 07, 2006 8:35 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan Amtrak Speeds going to 110 mph in 2006
Replies: 5
Views: 1246

Amtrak officials say 110mph running will cut an hour, maybe two, from the Detroit-Chicago schedule. Are they kidding! Going to 90 saved less than 10 minutes. Anyone with a calculator and a speed profile for Kalamazoo-Porter will know that this kind of statement is over-the-top hokey. Going from 90 t...
by DickDV
Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:09 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: No CSX Layoffs
Replies: 3
Views: 1194

Hmmm, seems I remember expressing an opinion about the capacity of the former Wabash line several months ago!

Sounds like I might not have been too far off.