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I talked to signal guy earlier and he mentioned that a local fan keeps asking him about removing pipes that stick up from the ground (from a signal project). The pipes interfere with the fans pictures and parking, but they’re all on RR property. Just let the signal guy work and do his job. I think t...

Do not go to a railroader and ask them to cut down or remove any piece of railroad equipment on railroad property. If an item interferes with your pictures or where you park while taking pictures, move somewhere else. 1. You are trespassing. 2. This is your hobby, but it is their job. Setting you up...

Saturnalia is right, it’s much easier and safer for a maintainer to replace it when it is lower.

It will be a year or two before you see any significant changes in Holly. Plymouth diamond should be finished this year, then signal construction is making the turn east to do the Detroit Sub.

Starting Monday, Amtrak and CSX will be doing Wayne. Plymouth tentatively will be in the fall.

The signals at John Hix and Newburgh are only dark during equipment malfunctions, or a burnt bulb. The only recent one was Newburgh, (about 2 weeks ago) and that was only for an hour or so.

Tonight there was a stone train carrying big boulder style rocks headed west from Plymouth. I wonder if it's headed to St. Joe?

Don't beat yourself up trying to figure out the planning behind everything. From what I hear Wayne was delayed because NS, Amtrak, State Of Michigan, and CSX are all involved. There's work starting there now though. It makes sense to keep the project going, go back complete Wayne, then cut-in the ne...

The signals in question are double sided. It's a regular Intermediate Signal. The new signal system has a two mile limit between Control Points or Intermediates.