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The newspaper printing plant in Sterling Heights is closing in August. They are a Conrail Shared Assets customer. Gannett is transferring the production of 32 newspapers to other facilities. The building was sold in 2023 to an Ohio developer, and they couldn't reach a new lease agreement with Gannet...

What's cancelled today, Monday, January 20 Empire Builder east of Spokane, Washington. Sunset Limited Train 1 Texas Eagle Train 21 from Fort Worth to San Antonio City of New Orleans Train 59 Hiawatha Service Trains 330, 331, 334, 336, 337, and 341. Borealis Service Wolverine Service Trains 351, 352,...

SB 515 with 5433 passed MP 22.5 at 7:20 am with a short train in 2 degrees weather. Alas, Amtrak 351 hasn't departed Pontiac station yet, now two hours late, I problems in the cold weather. Status report hasn't canceled it but doesn't really give a reason why. Trains 351, 352, 353 and 354 are cance...

Sunday cold weather cancellations in Chicago, 1/19.

Empire Builder east of Spokane, Washington.
Hiawatha Service 332, 336, 337, and 341.
Wolverine Service 352 and 354.
Borealis Service.
Carl Sandburg Service.

Amtrak 11 hit a semi-truck this morning in Auburn, Washington. Lead engine was #339, A semi-truck made a wrong turn and got stuck on the tracks at 29th B Northwest. The driver and passenger left the vehicle before it was hit. There were no reported injuries on the Amtrak train. They are running appr...

Amtrak cold weather cancellations for Saturday, 1/18.

Empire Builder east of Spokane, Washington.
Hiawatha Service 339 and 341
Borealis Service 1333.

40 at Pittsburgh, PA.

41 arrived in Camden, SC at 2346.

Amtrak 301 is leading #40 into Chicago this morning. Due into Elkhart. Indiana at 10:36.

Stuenkel Road is a few miles south of Matteson on the Illinois Central.

Usually around 10 to 12 moves over Fort Street a day. It's a mix of road freights and local jobs. Corewell Trenton hospital is about a mile down Fort Street. The amount of EMS calls is increasing every year as our population continues to age. The grade separation is also beneficial toward that. Simi...

20.62 is just west of the Romulus diamond on NS.

You can railfan downriver after 7pm, as Wyandotte isn't Detroit. Wyandotte is a really nice area to visit, especially in the summer.

Romulus has gotten better since Sheetz opened. It's open 24 hours and relatively close to the diamond.

I have been seeing new NS cars with different reporting marks recently, but they were black with NS horsehead logos. Were those cars gondola cars with AOKX reporting marks? Yes, I saw them at Oakwood Yard about a month ago. AOK and WRWK reporting marks. The Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad operates on th...

I have been seeing new NS cars with different reporting marks recently, but they were black with NS horsehead logos.

NS 1067 (Reading HU) was northbound up to Sterling Heights tonight.

I like Ashland, Virginia.

CSXT 1982, Seaboard System is on M209 today.

I 151 at Plymouth with CSXT 3174.

507 at Royal Oak. CN 8015 and 8858.

Train has a long string of loads and empty wells tonight.

L508 by Royal Oak at 6pm. CN 8307 is the leader.

Going to work at Moterm after 507 departs.