Amtrak Train Locations/Heads Up - 2022

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Anyone out on the chicagoline, heads up: ALC’s 300 and 301 are currently on 29 heading west. I’ve heard rumors that they may make a return to Michigan
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9:50 PM: supposedly Amtrak 300 and 301 will be returning to Michigan for more testing
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Copied from the Michigan Line group… NS B05 lined for the Michigan Line at Porter, IN. Unknown power.
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MQT1223 wrote:
Mon Jan 03, 2022 12:42 pm
Copied from the Michigan Line group… NS B05 lined for the Michigan Line at Porter, IN. Unknown power.
12:06 CT: he’s got the GP60s he always does, sandwiching two six-axles. He has an empty grain train. East over the South Shore at 10th St in Michigan City at this time, stabbing South Shore train 107.
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7:06 PM: HEADS UP: 352 has at least one Siemens venture car on the tail tonight.
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7:38 PM: Amtrak 352 is about to turn at Milwaukee Junction with a venture car on the tail.
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car 4003 on the end today

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352 was 2 hours, 41 minutes late into Pontiac, but I did see the venture car in Royal Oak.

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Hey @Buster Manning, are the venture cars actually being used or are they being tested if you’re allowed to say?
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There was an unusual meet this morning near Town Line; a very late 354 waited for 351 to come off the connection. I thought 351 turned from 354's equipment, so maybe he turned from 352?
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twropr wrote:
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There was an unusual meet this morning near Town Line; a very late 354 waited for 351 to come off the connection. I thought 351 turned from 354's equipment, so maybe he turned from 352?
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Nope, two sets overnight at Pontiac and one in Chicago. 350 becomes 355, 352 becomes 351, and 354 becomes 353. I wanna say all of the trainsets actually are on 24-hour turns simply running back and forth as the above pairing.
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I have no idea what they are being tested on.....afaik, the only people that ride in them is a technician of some sort for the car builder and maybe a curious Amtrak employee or two

All I know is that those cars feel heavier than Amtrak's cars and that dragging that thing around on the rear of our trains is like dragging a boat anchor....beginning to see why Brightline uses two motors on their consists

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Looks like Chicago is in meltdown mode tonight. As of 10:17 CT:

#364 left Chicago 5h17m late, due to "engine issues" according to Amtrak's Twitter.
#354 has yet to depart Chicago, he should have left 4.5 hours ago, no updates on him at all.

#50, the Cardinal is also massively delayed by over 4 hours due to engine problems as well. Not sure what's up with #59, the City of New Orleans, but he's still at Chicago as well and should have departed well over an hour ago.
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Tonight's P370 reported to have Amtrak engine #518 (B32-8WH) as power. Scheduled Bangor, Mi station stop is 9:49pm ET. Then, returning on tomorrow morning's P371 with a 7:31am Bangor station stop.

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8:08 AM: 351 is currently 1 hour and 26 minutes behind, just getting into detroit, lost of all its time in Troy…
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P370 with the two Horizon car consist again tonight instead of Superliners. Charger SC-44 4620 for power tonight.

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4624 attached to the consist south end of Pontiac station track. 4617 parked at north end.
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Amtrak 351 had a venture car on the rear this morning. Departed ARB at 7:18a
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Ypsi wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:26 am
Amtrak 351 had a venture car on the rear this morning. Departed ARB at 7:18a
I forgot we had Amtrak updates here. Last night Vinnie5497 on this board caught it on 352 last night around 7:00pm.

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5:39 PM: Amtrak 355 reported by the DD Mp17.8. He passed Mp21 at 5:36, thanks for the flashlight wave and hornshow Buster Manning!
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