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Light power, 2 CSX units East through Trowbridge 14:27

Q32925 by Howell at 10:24. CSX 5299+4813 with 115 cars. The usually Saturday many tank cars. With this big of train, they will probably have another 50 to pick up at Lansing. Earlier, Q32825 went east at 07:47 with CSX 4750+4711 and 63 cars. D708 got their second unit back at Peaker yesterday (5256...

The return of 765 to CVSR has been announced for September.
https://www.cvsr.com/steam/

764 with an end of train DPU heading to Durand through Haslett at 5:30 this evening.

EB thru E Lansing at 15:32. 3 CN locomotives, 3 pieces of catapiller machinery on flat cars in the train. Unsure of train number, maybe 502.

R.E.A.P.E.R. wrote:CN Geo train to depart Homewood for Battle Creek around 10 EST

Will this be going beyond Battle Creek today or not until tomorrow?

KC8RBK wrote:On my way home from Lansing I had to come through Potterville and it looks like most of the city is out of power. No working traffic lights and all the businesses looked closed.

http://www.wilx.com/content/news/Two-ho ... 39593.html

KC8RBK wrote:764 by 205 at 1158. Pumpkin and an executive scheme pulling. No dpu

Backing into Durand yard now

BL2-1843 wrote:

cnw8835 wrote:What I believe was calling themselves X786, went east from GR around 1100.

If this is a light engine power move, probably some of the EIGHT units that came into GRP on Q38515 overnight.

Theae weren't heritage units were they?

http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/loca ... and-county

http://www.wkyc.com/mobile/article/news ... -514092059

Amtrak 365 hit a vehicle this morning, driver escaped injury. I went searching for a story after seeing their status was service disruption.
Lots of debris.
http://fox17online.com/2018/01/29/amtra ... stock-twp/

Dan Cluley wrote:116 with CN 5796 solo through East Lansing at 22:18

116 Just cleared Durand. Pretty long train for only one locomotive.

149 clearing Durand 11:04

kc8bdr wrote:391 is good to depart Pontiac at 9:25 PM CN 2942 & CN 2238, with 3 empty cars. Will meet 116 at Holly.

391 cleared the detector MP 34.2 9:40 pm, 24 axles.

Shorter than the santa train lol

116 just cleared Durand ahead of Amtrak. BC rail leader again tonight

391 met 116 at Durand. The lead unit on 116 was smoking pretty good around the Chicago Wye at 1:22. It appeared to be a BC Rail

Hunter Harrison has died
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.c ... urces.html

CSX announced just after 8ET tonight that Hunter Harrison is on medical leave.
https://globenewswire.com/news-release/ ... rison.html

COO James Foote is acting CEO

Eastbound clear Haslett at 15:32 , one CN leading a UP 6586. Mixed manifest including one car of auto frames. Only moving about 35mph.

Not sure of symbol but I heard a westbound thru okemos 5 mins ago