CSX Train Location Updates: April 2017

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D700 switching Buzzi in Grandville right now.

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0934 hrs: Q326 clear 28 (south side of Holland) with CSX 831, 112, 130 cars, 3268, 287 riding into GR.

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q32627 Holland, q32726 arrived Chicago 6am. q32727 should run tonight.
d70027 Grandville. d70726 arrived lansing 6am. d70827 should run this afternoon. d70626 didn't run. d70527 in system.
no loaded coal or empties for west olive in system. e80026 arrived Chicago 5am.
d80127, d80227, d80327 in system.
s32127 on duty flint. no 322 seen.
q27427 should run Walbridge to Detroit tonight.

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Michigan Shore MMRR 2057, 2019 with 5 hoppers, 4 tank cars south at Riley St. Holland 12:16 PM.

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Southbound CSX S321-27 is clearing South Lincoln, just near the Novi/Wixom border.

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BNSF 9167, 6050 north at Riley St. Holland 2:56 PM. CSX 3168, 287 pushing.

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Extra Q32628 running up from Chicago to GR this afternoon, should be around Gary.
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Tier4GEVO wrote:Southbound CSX S321-27 is clearing South Lincoln, just near the Novi/Wixom border.
He had 2 miles of train, I had a day off and was able to chase from Flint to Holly, Only one unit 3292 and almost stalled on the grade at Grand Blanc, Very nice chase.

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That Q326-28 is eastbound at Vine at 17:50 ET. 592 axles, 8095 feet at 91.9 DD. Good sized "extra" train!

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justin_gram wrote:That Q326-28 is eastbound at Vine at 17:50 ET. 592 axles, 8095 feet at 91.9 DD. Good sized "extra" train!
Now that ALL the Toledo to Grand Rapids cars are coming via Chicago, that used to come on the Q392-D708 shuttle trains, AFTER CSX took away Q334 & Q335 on Feb. 25th, 2016, and combine it with ALL the cars that run on the Toledo to Flint 321-322 jobs that will also be routed to Chicago to come onto Q326 to Grand Rapids, and combine that with ALL the cars Q326 would have to GRP on its own, I would expect A LOT of Extra 326 trains to be running for quite some time, and, 327 too for that matter (even running six days a week, if not seven days) How's that for a LONG sentence. My high school english teacher from 55 years ago wouldn't like that.

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Amtrak P370-27 has 20 axles, 364 feet east at 91.9 DD at 21:05. AMTK 27 in the lead. Clear indication at Vine and Hilltop.

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justin_gram wrote:That Q326-28 is eastbound at Vine at 17:50 ET. 592 axles, 8095 feet at 91.9 DD. Good sized "extra" train!
Arrived Wyoming around 22:00.
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22:45 EDT Q32727 SLOW CLEAR AT LAMAR. SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE DOUBLING UP. P37027 IS AT ZEELAND
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Y106 eastbound out of Wyoming at this time.
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The first run of the new Grand Rapids to Flint trains started this morning, Leaving GRP shortly after 08:00, it is already approaching Lansing. Assume the first train out of Flint won't start until tomorrow morning to use the power coming there on todays train.

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SD80MAC wrote:Y106 eastbound out of Wyoming at this time.
Heard a train heading west maybe around 8am. D700? Funky old sounding horn.
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BL2-1843 wrote:The first run of the new Grand Rapids to Flint trains started this morning, Leaving GRP shortly after 08:00, it is already approaching Lansing. Assume the first train out of Flint won't start until tomorrow morning to use the power coming there on todays train.
Cool cool, I listened to the archive and it's D90228 going east. Per the detector at 126.3 - no defects, 420 axles, 6291'. UP 4777 leading.
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~Z~ wrote:
BL2-1843 wrote:The first run of the new Grand Rapids to Flint trains started this morning, Leaving GRP shortly after 08:00, it is already approaching Lansing. Assume the first train out of Flint won't start until tomorrow morning to use the power coming there on todays train.
Cool cool, I listened to the archive and it's D90228 going east. Per the detector at 126.3 - no defects, 420 axles, 6291'. UP 4777 leading.
I bet most of that extra Q326 yesterday was this stuff
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D90228 by Howell at 12:07. First 25 cars were Flints stone train, Next 45 cars were tanks with two spacer cars in the middle. the rest miscellaneous freight including another half dozen tanks in a row. UP 5843 was the trailing unit behind 4777.

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BL2-1843 wrote:D90228 by Howell at 12:07. First 25 cars were Flints stone train, Next 45 cars were tanks with two spacer cars in the middle. the rest miscellaneous freight including another half dozen tanks in a row. UP 5843 was the trailing unit behind 4777.
Green signals by Holly for a northbound, presumably D902.

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