Power for B-16 is cut off the tail end and preps for a run-around move as the train is readied for it's afternoon trip to Jackson.
With a nice consist of a Dash 9, some SD60F's and an SD70M-2, 149 gets the OK to pull down to Michigan Ave while waiting on an East Bound to clear up. The South Bend Sub is single track near CN MA... (more)
Hulcher re-rails a few grain cars that were shoved into the dirt due to a faulty switch.
521 is still working cuts in the yard as trains stack up on the Main Line. Along with the derailment blocking the East Lead, 399 is stuck on Main One with air problems. 149 waits on Main Two, Fule... (more)
AMTK 29 showing some head end damage is paired up with AMTK 26 on 350 heading for Jackson.
521 works a cut as cleanup continues from an early morning derailment of grain cars on the East Lead by CN EMMETT.
The head end of 394 clears CN Gord and rumbles under the Washington Street overpass. The end of the Ralston Foods siding can be seen in the foreground.
Yard maintenance carries on as the conductor for 711 is lining the iron to get the power back to the train.
396 lost air and went into emergency blocking most of Battle Creek for 30 minutes or so.
Look at the teeth on that one! 4633 is working a cut in the yard. Notice sister unit GP-9 4632 still wearing blue paint and paired with GP-38 # 4930 waiting on the fuel dock track 4.
Down hill on a .55% grade into Battle Creek. This trip is about to come to a sudden halt as 396 goes into emergency due to a bad air hose. The train blocks most of Battle Creek for a Half hour or... (more)
399 darts out of Battle Creek.
399, headed up by BCOL 4653, gets the OK to pull down to Michigan Ave. as GTW 4623 works a cut for train 711 in the yard.
396 rolls into historic downtown Battle Creek passing by the old GTW passenger station.
With Grand Trunk power, the CN Geometry train operates over trackage in the Battle Creek Yard.