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P37028 east at Zeeland at 22:48. 24 axles at 19.1 DD. Coming to a stop for an activation failure at that 76th Ave crossing now.

L30328 east at Trowbridge at 17:11.

E251 wb clear to limited at Trowbridge on M1, met EB manifest with 2 CN leaders @ 16:50.

700+ axle manifest east at Trowbridge 17:38.

ITCS keeps constant communication between upcoming crossings and the locomotive. It wirelessly activates signals early enough, based on the train's current speed, so that the train can reduce speed/stop in time if the crossing fails to completely protect. This includes a gate not completely falling ...

Manistique wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:11 pm

Delray wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:16 am

251 by the Fort St cam at 9:20 CN+BNSF

Passing MP 22.5 with 3007 and BNSF 7411 at 12:10 pm.

251 west at Trowbridge at 14:58. CN 3007 + BNSF 7411.

P37026 has IDTX 4623 and 5 cars, east at Vine now.

Eastbound (prolly 326) is moving from NS to CSX in Porter now.

M327-23 with CSXT 431 CSXT 5494 is west at the St. Joseph bridge at 09:42. Meeting M326 somewhere down the line. M327-23 @ 09:58 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 428 axles. CSX engines #431 + #5494 & 104 cars (48 loads + 56 empties) @ 7,707 tons & 5,974 feet lon...

M326-23 east clear indication at Vine at 10:47 ET. 320 axles at 91.9 DD. Clear indication at Hilltop at 10:50.
Looked like they were having issues with the switch at the EE Livingston after meeting M327, I couldn't stay to get engine #s.

M327-23 with CSXT 431 CSXT 5494 is west at the St. Joseph bridge at 09:42. Meeting M326 somewhere down the line.

P371-23 with AMTK 55 leading west has a clear indication at Hilltop at 08:22 ET.

Eastbound at CG 135, prolly C800-21.

The emergency signs on Amtrak’s crossings are HUGE compared to those on other railroad’s crossings… nearly as big as the STOP ON RED SIGNAL sign. https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews ... -michigan/

Yup, Berrien County 911 notified CSX it sounds like, not AMTK. https://www.wsjm.com/2023/11/20/berrien-county-technology-failure-contributed-to-train-derailment-last-week/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook And https://www.wndu.com/2023/11/20/berrien-county-dispatch-says-technology-failure-contr...

Eastbound moved onto the CSX from NS in Porter a few minutes ago

Here is the crossing: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7997459,-86.6684928,3a,35.1y,12.33h,92.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8k5Mso8whHtMcLT5Xme3dA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu Curious what the speed was at impact. I'd have to guess it went into emergency a tad before impact, it is all straight track leadin...

Looks like one of the Yellow Line trains rear-ended a MoW "snowplow" this morning. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/16/23964041/cta-crash-yellow-line-howard-street-station-cfd https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_Ev745XAAEihIL?format=jpg&name=large https://twitter.com/CFDMedia/status/172521285936837431...

16:06: Eastbound intermodal at MP225 Hagadorn... 2 CN units on the headend, the front unit was facing backward... This? Q116 east by mp202 at 10:21. CN duo #5606 + #5634. They've encountered issues since then. Minutes before this post, there was talk of them reversing their train into Fluffy White p...

15:33: Manifest eastbound at MP225 Hagadorn.

Amtrak P370-15 @ 22:44 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 24 axles. IDTX engine #4602 & 5 cars (Venture Business + Venture Coach + NE Regional AmCafe + 2 Venture Coaches). Any reason why they’re up to 5 all of a sudden? Good load factors? It's possible ticket sales...