#amtrakmidwest

[railwayhistorical]

Meet at Kalamazoo

Here we see a couple of Michigan Service trains meet just west of downtown Kalamazoo. This line is former Michigan Central (NYC, PC, Conrail), now owned by Amtrak outright.

On my way to work finds number 350, an eastbound Wolverine, sitting still. I figured it was waiting for a westbound to clear the station so waited just a bit. It soon proceeded and rolled toward town.

I'd already heard another train whistling in town, and thus appears number 365, the westbound Blue Water. They pass each other in the distance, the second train passes where I'm standing, and I shoot it going away as it accelerates toward Chicago.

This spot is adjacent to both Kalamazoo College as well as Western Michigan University.

Nine images by Richard Koenig; taken November 8th 2024.