Amtrak November updates

[DonHarding]

NS GEOMETRY TRAIN EASTBOUND AT JACKSON, MI 1:08PM EST.

[amtrak1007]

NS GEOMETRY TRAIN EASTBOUND AT JACKSON, MI 1:08PM EST.

Amtrak not NS Geo train

Should be WB through Jackson 1600 or so tonight WB.

[Ypsi]

Amtrak inspection train clear Ypsi east, running ahead of 350.

Running as Amtrak 978

[Ypsi]

Wb by Jackson again at 1600? Where are they turning the train to come back west?

[Ypsi]

350 clear 25 east, pair of P42's back to back. 353 also had their units like this, looks like the same pratice as last year

[amtrak1007]

Inspection train is
38
43394
43347
10002


Departing DER around 1430, BTL 1700, NLS 1830 CHI 2030 (CST)

For those looking to photograph.

[DonHarding]

NS 935 WITH GP50 HIGH HOOD 7004 DEPARTING JACKSON YARD NOW WIYH CAMP CARS - HEAD EBD AT 3:55PM EST.

[Jochs]

Tonight I saw a Northern Sky Charters dome car on the rear of train #30 at Elkhart. Last I knew the train was running 49 minutes late.

[NSSD70ACe]

Sorry for the late update:

Amtrak train to Chicago hit a pedestrian at 3:22 PM today at 11th and KL in Kalamazoo. Didnt leave scene until 4:45.

[twropr]

Have the regularly scheduled Wolverines and Blue Water been running any extra cars over the holiday?
Why did #356 lose 1'29" CHI-New Buffalo on its first run (Wed.)
Happy Thanksgiving!

Andy

[Ypsi]

Yes over the holidays the wolverine sets can swell to as much as 10 cars. They also can har multiple cafés for extra business class seating.

[Jetlink]

This morning 351 has 34 & 35 coupled together back to back on the head end. They have 5 horizons behind them with 2 amfleets on the rear.