CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 4:02 PM.
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Calling dispatch from 4037 so sounds like they dropped off 578. 16:25.
Having issues with the signals in South Lyon, and supposedly the switch at the WE is full of bees. Sounds like they are backing on to their cars now.
Green at WAS EE Brighton, DD at 39.1 has gone off twice at 16:53 and 17:00 but no car or axle count.
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E800-16 @ 16:20 westward Holland Depot mp CG44.2 with CSXT engines #7010 + #16 & BNSF engines #6178 + #5619 & 130 empty coal cars. There are loaded coal trains in both Wells mp CG41.4 (N800-16) & Grand Junction Sidings mp CG54 (N801-15). N800-16 was told not to cut his train in Wells, E800-16 will be setting off the CSXT engines there.
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
D801-16 @ 16:50 copied his EC1 to go from Grand Rapids mp CG3.6 to West Olive mp CGP 1.0 with UP engines #8106 + #7327 as lite power to pick up an empty coal train.
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
DD at CH 39.1 reports D708 as 100 axles and 1366' - this after giving no count twice.
Coincides with D708 telling dispatch they had 22 cars. D708 called Green Oak just after at 17:06.
D708, clear CH 43 at 17:11.
D708 westbound thru Brighton at 17:17. 4037 and 8400 leading 22 cars, no 578.
Coincides with D708 telling dispatch they had 22 cars. D708 called Green Oak just after at 17:06.
D708, clear CH 43 at 17:11.
D708 westbound thru Brighton at 17:17. 4037 and 8400 leading 22 cars, no 578.
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
D702-17 @ 17:24 backing westward on Holland's Dock Track near mp CG25.3 with: OLS Caboose + 5 empty Gons & CSXT engines #2502 + #2349.
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
Any updates on this? I just heard what sounded like a GEVO go through town but I’m not sure if the 8106 had its horn swapped out or not.
Trailing unit on this is an AC6000 rebuild that should lead heading south.
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E800-16 @ 18:21 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 532 axles & 6,944 feet long. BNSF engines #6178 + #5619 & 130 empty coal cars.
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
D801-16 @ 18:05 westward was reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 12 axles & 134 feet long. He is on the Fremont sub-division headed to the power plant in West Olive, Mi.
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
D708-17 departed Howell for Lansing at 18:30 with 36 cars/
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Does anybody happen to know if:Tom49801 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:30 pmD801-16 @ 18:05 westward was reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 12 axles & 134 feet long. He is on the Fremont sub-division headed to the power plant in West Olive, Mi.
1. They'll be bringing the train back down yet this evening.
2. The UP units will be leading.
I understand I'm basically asking for somebody to read the dispatcher's mind, but if anybody just happens to know it would be great.
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E800-16 @ 18:37:20 westward Bangor’s Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with BNSF engines #6178 + #5619 & 130 empty coal cars.
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
The returning empty coal trains for the majority of time will have the extra engines coupled in front of the pair of BNSF engines that were the power when it was taken to the power plant as a loaded coal train. For example, CSXT engines #7010 + #16 are used as the rear DPU's for loaded coal trains & to be dropped off at a siding (Wells or Grand Junction usually) by a returning empty coal train for the next loaded coal train to use, or, for a loaded coal train already tied down in the siding.mjotrainbrain wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:39 pmDoes anybody happen to know if:
1. They'll be bringing the train back down yet this evening.
2. The UP units will be leading.
I understand I'm basically asking for somebody to read the dispatcher's mind, but if anybody just happens to know it would be great.
For the UP engines D801 has, I'm wondering if they're going to build an empty coal train & take it all the way to the Chicago area where the BNSF crews will take it back to the coal mines in Wyoming. Would be nice if those UP engines would be staying on the Grand Rapids sub-division, but, I'm guessing they are to go back to the UPRR. The "D" crew wouldn't be the ones to take the train back all the way to there, an "E" crew would be assigned to do that.
The best way to know when that train will depart the power plant is by listening to the free Broadcastify on-line scanner for Channel 35 (CSX Lake Shore Dispatch) where they would copy their Form EC1 from the Dispatcher. Once copied, and if he gets on the move relatively quickly after copying his EC1, it can be about 40 minutes for him to get from West Olive to the Grand Rapids sub in Holland. Here's the link for that channel:
https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/23220
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
D801-16 preparing to depart J.H. Campbell 19:30
UP AC6000 leading
UP AC6000 leading
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
Does that empty coal train also have BNSF power on it? I've been trying to keep track of the BNSF engines on this sub-division, and, unless I've missed something, I have noted there is a loaded coal train still in Wells & Grand Junction sidings & no BNSF power at West Olive? I am missing what the 2nd BNSF engine was on N800-16 that ran this morning with BNSF #6242, the paint was so faded I couldn't read its number. He had tied down in Wells this morning & was told not to break his train. E800-16 a little while ago had set off CXST engines #7010 + #530 into Wells to be N800-16's rear dpu's. Thanks for any info
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E800-16 @ 19:40 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 532 axles & 7,030 feet long. BNSF engines #6178 + #5619 & 130 empty coal cars.
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
CSX 530 went east on D706 several days ago. 7010 is now with CSX 16.
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
NB mixed freight just turned east at Plymouth. CSX 5263 + 500 + 71 cars.
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Heads up SW EB approaching South Lyon