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DD 19.1 reporting no defects for westbound M327 with 392 axles. ​westbound M327 consists of CSX #975 & #313 with 95 freight cars (40 loaded and 55 empty)

@07:03 AM EST ​westbound M327 is now passing thru Holland Station MP 25.3

@07:58:32 am EST westbound M327 arriving MP 60.35 Center Street Railroad Crossing, Bangor Michigan, with CSX engines #975 & #313 with 95 freight cars (40 loaded and 55 empty)

Amtrak P371-31 @ 07:34:32 westward on the live cam N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 with IDTX engine #4603 & 3 cars (Venture coach & Horizon coach + Café) with 1 passenger Off at the station mp CG60.5

M327-31 @ 09:02 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 392 axles. CSX engines #975 + #313 & 95 cars (40 loads + 55 empties).

E800-30 @ 09:11:30 westward Bangor’s Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 cam with BNSF engines #6038 + #9209 (both on head end) & 165 empty coal cars.

E800-30 @ 10:15 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 672 axles. BNSF engines #6038 + #9209 (both on head end) & 165 empty coal cars.

L303-31 @ 11:11 talking to Rouge to start building his train with CSX engines #427 + #8905 today.

L303-31 @ 11:42 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #427 + #8905 & ?? cars (radio call had too much static to hear car totals). He’s departing & headed eastward from mp CGT 2.6 to Lansing & has 15 cars to set off & 31 to pick up there.

M326-31 @ 12:04 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 316 axles. CSX engine #3069 + mid dpu UP engine #2655 & 76 cars.

L303-31 @ 12:07 eastward called a Medium Clear signal at Seymour mp CH148.1 they had seen someone hopping onto their train & may be stopping at the Kalamazoo Ave crossing mp CH148.07

L303-31 @ 12:38 reported no riders on his train & after seeing him jumping off at the Pleasant St signal mp CH151.3 They're back on the move.

L303 east by west end Fox 12:47.

M326-31 @ 13:03:45 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engine #3069 + mid dpu UP engine #2655 & 76 cars.

L303-31 @ 13:20 eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 196 axles. CSX engines #427 + #8905 & 46 cars. He has work for Lansing (15 cars to set off & 31 to pick up).

M326-31 @ 13:29 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 316 axles.

L303-31 @ 13:59 eastward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 196 axles.

M326-31 @ 14:17 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 316 axles. CSX engine #3069 + mid dpu UP engine #2655 & 76 cars.

16:25 - L302-31 west through South Lyon. CSXT 3370 leading, per radio.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 110 axles.

16:42 - L302-31 stopped in the siding in Brighton.

C801-30 @ 16:51 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 532 axles. BNSF engine #8543 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6118.

17:02 - L303-31 clear of the WE at Brighton.
17:10 - L302-31 clear of the WE at Brighton.

17:16 - L303-31 east through South Lyon.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 261 axles.

Steamlogger wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:17 pm

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:21 am

M327-30 @ 09:18 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 456 axles. CSX engines #5453 + #5318 & 111 cars (31 loads + 80 empties). Hot Box alarm on axle #338, south side (84th car). It was found this axle does have an actual HBD condition.

It appears he will be traveling at "walking speed" & back into the west end of Livingston siding mp CG99.3 & set off this car.

One of my viewers saw sparks on M327 at Grand Junction just after 2:25. Look at the third tank car after the box cars. I ran the video at 1/4 speed and the sparks can bee seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1zpZuHhxKo&t=2m25s

From my post, the axle count was heard from the DD91.9 reporting & the 84th car was heard being said by either the Maintainer that happened to be there or by the Conductor. The video showing the sparks appears to be from a different car in the consist that was having its own issues - maybe a stuck brake shoe that had finally released?

I had done some math & the 338th axle would have been the 2nd axle on the 82nd car. In the video: if you count the cars after the one with the sparks, the count falls short of the 111 total cars. If the sparking car was the 84th car, the total car count = 97. If it was the 82nd car, the total car count = 95.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 31, 2022 4:53 pm

C801-30 @ 16:51 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 532 axles. BNSF engine #8543 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6118(?)

C801-30 @ 17:56:13 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing mp CG60.92 cam. He’ll add CSX engines #7005 + #3468 behind his leader at Grand Jct mp CG54 & then continue on to the power plant in West Olive, Mi.

C801-30 @ 19:03 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 544 axles. BNSF engine #9209 & CSX engines #7005 + #3468 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6118(?)

C801-30 @ 19:38 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 In about ½ mile he’ll diverge onto the west end of the Wye & then onto the Fremont sub-division.

C801-30 coal drag north at Riley St. Holland 7:57 PM.

sparrow24 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 31, 2022 5:17 pm

17:16 - L303-31 east through South Lyon.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 261 axles.

L302-31 @ 20:13 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 90 axles. CSX engine #3370 (solo) & 21 cars. He’s limited to 30mph due to issues with his EOT.

L302-31 @ 21:02 westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 90 axles.

Amtrak P370-31 @ 21:05 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4615 & 3 cars.

Amtrak P370-31 @ 21:49:16 eastward on the live cam Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 with IDTX engine #4615 & 3 cars (Horizon cafe + coach & Venture coach) & 2 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5