Almost 10 years ago, while driving through Jenison, heard the detector in Zeeland go off, and I knew I'd get to meet a train, probably Q326. Found them on the west end of Hudsonville, pulled off a... (more)
7360 ld, 5401, 9156 trail - 7654' - 544 axles - 132 cars.
X500 goes into the siding at Hudsonville for westbound Amtrak P37112. CP has since ended their run-through trains on CSX in Michigan.
A pair of YN2 AC4400's lead Q326 the last few miles to Wyoming yard where the train will terminate.
Soo Line SD40-2's 6608, 761 power eastbound CP run-thru train R200 over Rush Creek, one mile east of Hudsonville, MI. A crew change at CSX's Wyoming, MI yard lies seven miles ahead where a new cre... (more)
Coming out of the hole in Hudsonville for Amtrak, here's Reflecto saying hi on D700.
Just minutes before CSX's daily 326 came rolling around the curve in the distance, an urgent call to the dispatcher was heard over the scanner to stop the train. A truck had taken the corner too ... (more)
Heard Q326 needing a signal out of the siding at Hudsonville..turns out he met K352 there. They were just leaving Hudsonville as I took this one. Just down the tracks, there was an obstruction in ... (more)
Close up of the lead wheel of an Amtrak P42 at 60 MPH.
Driving along Chicago Dr, I heard a quick bleep of something on the scanner, didn't think much of it. Then around the corner I see Q326 coming up in Hudsonville. Pulled off quick, grabbed the cam,... (more)
Heading to work on 03/27/06, we see Q326 with CSX 8786 and CSX 8426 heading east at 8:45am approaching Port Sheldon.
CP X501 waits in the Hudsonville siding as CP X512 passes in front on the main. Strong lightning storm lights up the background.