Detroit Railfanning

[rogruth]

Lucas,
Do you get any passenger trains in your area?

[ogauge47]

Lucas,
Do you get any passenger trains in your area?

Roger, yes! We get several Amtrak trains from Detroit-Chicago. The service is subsidized by MDOT and good portion of the route is owned by Amtrak so we enjoy 110 mph speeds and pretty reliable service. Michigan corridor Amtrak recently received new Siemens Charger locomotives and we should be getting hew passenger coaches in the next couple years.

[rogruth]

Lucas,
Do you get any passenger trains in your area?

Roger, yes! We get several Amtrak trains from Detroit-Chicago. The service is subsidized by MDOT and good portion of the route is owned by Amtrak so we enjoy 110 mph speeds and pretty reliable service. Michigan corridor Amtrak recently received new Siemens Charger locomotives and we should be getting hew passenger coaches in the next couple years.

Maybe photos?

[ogauge47]

Lucas,
Do you get any passenger trains in your area?

Roger, yes! We get several Amtrak trains from Detroit-Chicago. The service is subsidized by MDOT and good portion of the route is owned by Amtrak so we enjoy 110 mph speeds and pretty reliable service. Michigan corridor Amtrak recently received new Siemens Charger locomotives and we should be getting hew passenger coaches in the next couple years.

Maybe photos?

Here's the new Siemens Charger locomotive

[rogruth]

Thanks, Lucas. Interesting paint scheme. Too bad it doesn't match anything. I wonder if there are plans to paint cars to match?

[robert.]

A brick has more style.

[rogruth]

A brick has more style.

Yes and they still look like the ones that were called "toasters".

[ogauge47]

11/9

A pair of Canadian cab GMD units invaded the usually blue GTW Schaefer Yard



NS standard cab EMD trio at Delray with a Conrail caboose

[ogauge47]

12/17

CP 240 passing the former Wabash office in Milan, MI

[rogruth]

Lucas,
It has been over a month.
Nice to see something from you again.

[ogauge47]

Lucas,
It has been over a month.
Nice to see something from you again.

Thanks Roger!
I took a little break from train photography and am getting back into it after the holidays.

Here is one of the last NS high hood GP38-2's switching Oakwood Yard in Melvindale, MI




and NS 15Q with the 1066 NYC heritage unit in Holland, OH

[rogruth]

As I have said before, I am not a fan of graffiti but now and then there is some that is actually interesting and very nice to see.
I have noticed that some do not paint over needed railroad information and I appreciate that.
Admit that I do not know much about it so probably should keep mouth shut.

[ogauge47]

It is widely-followed protocol to not cover reporting marks, because that’s really the only way to get your work covered up. As long as those aren’t tampered with, anything goes.

[rogruth]

It is widely-followed protocol to not cover reporting marks, because that’s really the only way to get your work covered up. As long as those aren’t tampered with, anything goes.

This must be a relatively new position and I find that it might be agreeable. I know that was a problem in the past and I noticed on one of your photos that the reporting marks are not covered.I wonder how and when and by whom some agreement was made.
Thanks for the info.

[MYmoo]

It is widely-followed protocol to not cover reporting marks, because that’s really the only way to get your work covered up. As long as those aren’t tampered with, anything goes.

This must be a relatively new position and I find that it might be agreeable. I know that was a problem in the past and I noticed on one of your photos that the reporting marks are not covered.I wonder how and when and by whom some agreement was made.
Thanks for the info.

RFID/GPS hardware/software installed/retrofitted on many/most modern 'interchange'

rolling stock makes what's painted on the sides of the car 'moot.'

I'll stop, now.
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