Thanks for the details David. I hadn't realized US engines got shared on through trains, just like the rolling stock. And we still see Delaware & Hudson engines, rolling stock, and MRO equipment on the CP lines around here. I'm told they legally have to keep the name in use to maintain some track rights, on old tracks originally funded by the Canadian government.

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Yes thanks David.

Seems it is every bit as complex as I thought, and yes it does make for interesting watching :-).

I was out this evening and got in just in time to see what I assumed was a 9 minute late 3 leaving with DOTX 216 on the rear.

It was only when I looked at the "track a train" I realised it was the 5 leaving an hour and 9 minutes late!

train 6 on Friday should have new electric 647 on it.

Which is fine except due to the diversion 6 has been getting later and later, today it is currently 11 hours and 12 mins late, which is optimistically predicted to be 10 hrs and 2 mins at Chicago, that puts it at nearly 1am CT and 7 am BST, so I might see it tomorrow morning.

Tomorrows 6 is currently 1 hr and 46 mins late, hopefully it won't get worse.

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Ok this is unusual, it's by Steve Yates, His camera has a feature built in that does this...

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Here's one of the BNSF, de-pumpkined... By Steve Yates, He has a Sony 16.1mp camera.

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Distance shot, by Steve Yates, ex-SOO and a few CSX units.

Guess what this is(#1322)? It's not UP... Photo by Steve Yates.

A Caterpillar

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Which is fine except due to the diversion 6 has been getting later and later, today it is currently 11 hours and 12 mins late, which is optimistically predicted to be 10 hrs and 2 mins at Chicago, that puts it at nearly 1am CT and 7 am BST, so I might see it tomorrow morning.

And we moan at SouthWest trains :-)))

Imagine the wailing if your trains ran for 2438 miles like the CZ does.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Thanks for the details David. I hadn't realized US engines got shared on through trains, just like the rolling stock. And we still see Delaware & Hudson engines, rolling stock, and MRO equipment on the CP lines around here. I'm told they legally have to keep the name in use to maintain some track rights, on old tracks originally funded by the Canadian government.

NS didn't buy the whole D&H, just a couple hundred miles in the US.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

... three Iowa Pacific cars will leave town on Sunday on train 5. They will return in a couple of weeks on train 8, which comes into the north side of the station. If you're very lucky, you might catch the train being wyed some time after it arrives; keep in mind that contrary to what most trains do, it will pull forward into the wye and back out.

More details: the three cars on Sunday will be Colorado Pine with its vestibule trailing, Sky View with vestibule leading, and Baton Rouge with vestibule trailing. The three of them will remain in that configuration through the whole trip to Emeryville (Oakland), Seattle, and back to Chicago. Furthermore, out of Seattle they will be joined by Puget Sound and Sierra Hotel, which will be on the rear. My friend predicts that the total of five PVs will cause a delay at Minot, where potable water is added to all cars' holding tanks. Arrival into Chicago is scheduled for Saturday, June 27.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Well it is wet and grey in Chicago today.

The camera has rain on the lens but I thought this was quite a nice shot



90368 "leading" what I believe is the Pere Marquette onto the wye.

I know a few still have a soft spot for the old F40PH's even if they are just cabbages now.

I will try for a few pics of the 5 on Sunday, and I bet the 6 on the 27th will be very late!!

As to the CZ 6 today, currently expected 2 hours 54 mins late which will be 11:45 pm here!!

And I wont even mention the CZ 5 that left Chicago on the 10th, well maybe just a little mention

19 hours late

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A late closeup of that ex-SOO loco in Barstow CA, by Steve Yates, I think He lives near the yard. Possibly taken near sunset from a distance.

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Well it is wet and grey in Chicago today.

Yes it is. Cool enough that I turned off the AC though.

The camera has rain on the lens but I thought this was quite a nice shot



90368 "leading" what I believe is the Pere Marquette onto the wye.

I know a few still have a soft spot for the old F40PH's even if they are just cabbages now.

Hmm. Didn't know they were using those on that train. Makes sense, though, since it's the only Michigan train that doesn't run at 110 MPH. And why are they bothering to wye it?

I will try for a few pics of the 5 on Sunday, and I bet the 6 on the 27th will be very late!!

Not 6, 8. I'll remind you when the time comes.

As to the CZ 6 today, currently expected 2 hours 54 mins late which will be 11:45 pm here!!

And I wont even mention the CZ 5 that left Chicago on the 10th, well maybe just a little mention

19 hours late

Today's 6, just over 4 hours late here, about 3:45 late into CHI.

5 of the 10th, SERVICE DISRUPTION, no statuses between Omaha and Denver, last report 21:20 late at Helper. BNSF must have derailed something and Amtrak detoured over UP. I'll see what I can find out. Also affected 6 into CHI yesterday, but it was only 12:24 late.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Here's an oldie, an old Goat(a GN covered hopper car), photo by Steve Yates..

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Two more sightings, a CNW(UP, top pic) and a KCSM(bottom pic), pics by Steve Yates..

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Here's an oldie, an old Goat(a GN covered hopper car), photo by Steve Yates..

Actually, BNSF has painted a large number of cars to represent some of its predecessors. Kind of a "heritage cheap" program.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Still, it's a nice break in the monotony..

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Vic, why are you posting pics on someone elses behalf? Sorry if you find it boring here.

As this is Davids thread and he has not complained I cannot see a problem.

Remember all the pictures I post are from a website that has streaming cameras. I just hit " record" when I see something interesting.

Like last night well actually early this morning when the CZ6 finally showed up at 00:32



So 647 probably on the way to Washington soon

Only 23 to go.

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They do seem to be shunting a lot of locos around over there!

The Siemens ACS64 are the new locos to replace the aging electric locos on Amtrak's North East Corridor service from Washington Via New York to Boston.

Amtrak ordered 70 and they are being built at Siemens plant in Florin California. The finished locos are added to the next passing California Zephyr train 6 to Chicago, where they are then transferred to The Capitol train 30 to Washington where they can at last be "under the wire"

As you can see from the pic 647 arrived at Chicago yesterday so that was why I said "23 to go"

PS here is one of the electrics the ACS64 will replace, it is an AEM7 I shot at New London CT in September 2013 on my last visit.



As you can see not exactly in it's prime.

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Vic, why are you posting pics on someone elses behalf? Sorry if you find it boring here.

As this is Davids thread and he has not complained I cannot see a problem.

Remember all the pictures I post are from a website that has streaming cameras. I just hit " record" when I see something interesting.

Like last night well actually early this morning when the CZ6 finally showed up at 00:32



So 647 probably on the way to Washington soon

Only 23 to go.

So far only Chris S has complained, I got permission to post the pics from the author who has no access to this forum here in Seti@Home, He only asked that I give Him credit for the pics, besides I thought some would find the pics interesting here, no less so than what Bernie or David posts. The pics are posted on facebook in a closed area(membership is required to go there), I don't post everything from there. And this is as close to a streaming camera as the Barstow Yard has.

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Love your pictures Vic. As a closet train spotter, I appreciate the rare markings and old engines and rolling stock you find. It is a big continent, and I can't get everywhere I would like to. That is what the Interweb is for.

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Love your pictures Vic. As a closet train spotter, I appreciate the rare markings and old engines and rolling stock you find. It is a big continent, and I can't get everywhere I would like to. That is what the Interweb is for.

Thanks Bill. Yeah North America is a big place, Posting pics is the next best thing to being somewhere else and sometimes ya might unearth a nugget, so We're all carrying on an old tradition, you can blame that on the Vikings at the very least, rune stones and all, but I digress on that. I just love trains.

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