CSX Train Location Updates: April 2017

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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - 4/18/2017

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d70018 working waverly Holland. d70717 arrived lansing 8am. d70818 should run this afternoon from lansing. d70518 should depart Toledo north soon.
e80117 in system. n80018 annulled.
q32218 arrived flint 9am. q15118 departing Detroit 10am. q15018 on duty north Baltimore.

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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - 4/18/2017

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Michigan Shore MMRR 2057, 2019 with 24 hoppers south at Riley St. Holland 1:05 PM.

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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - 4/18/2017

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MMRR 2057, 2019 north at Riley St. Holland with 18 hoppers, 9 tankers 3:00 PM.

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D705 clear WB Green Oak
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - 4/18/2017

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NB Q150 turning east at Plymouth. CSX 4031 + 4063 + 41 doublestacks, 19 singles, and 61 empties.
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - 4/18/2017

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D70518 Approaching Fowlerville at 19:55 with 149 cars. Not moving to fast, may not back Lansing. A bunch more of those bulkhead flat empties scattered throughout the train. Had the middle three units of the seven units D706 had going east yesterday.

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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - 4/18/2017

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D705 by Trowbridge at 20:47.

3339, 7758 & 7747

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Re: CSX Train Location Updates - 4/18/2017

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P370-18 east has 20 axles, 361 feet at 91.9 DD at 21:06 ET.

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CSX Train Location Updates - 4/19/2017

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d71019 should leave Port Huron for Flint around 1:30pm.
q32119 south at Clyde CC58.
d70019 at lamar grand rapids. d70718 arrived lansing 7am. d70619 departing lansing east around 11am.
e80117 arriving Chicago. e80119 in system.
q32619 Grandville. q32719 should run tonight.

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D706 clear Eastbound South Lyon, 2 miles long
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Re: CSX Train Location Updates: April 2017

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J3rsdm5 wrote:D706 clear Eastbound South Lyon, 2 miles long
171 cars. Same power as yesterdays D705, and probably the same power as tomorrows D705. As I was told, if it ain't broke, and working well, don't mess with it.

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Amtrak P370-19 with AMTK 196 leading east has 20 axles, 363 feet at 91.9 DD. Clear Hilltop at 21:43 ET, running about 30 minutes late.

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Re: CSX Train Location Updates: April 2017

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SB cleared 9 Mile Road in Novi, MI at 12:20 AM. GEVO leading.

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0923 EDT D70020 WORKING CEMENT CO. IN GRANDVILLE. CSXT 7718, 7665 AND ABOUT 30 CARS.
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trnwatcher wrote:0923 EDT D70020 WORKING CEMENT CO. IN GRANDVILLE. CSXT 7718, 7665 AND ABOUT 30 CARS.
By Hudsonville at 10:32 with 49 cars. They pulled 16 from cement company. They have two cars from Coloma and 1 pickup there. Will run around cars at Riverside. Then back to Holland.
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11:00 EDT SOMETHING JUST TRIPPED THE DEFECTOR DETECTOR AT 104.1. GOT 5 SEPERATE AXLES. SOUNDED ODD THAT IT GOT 5 DIFFERENT AXLES.
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trnwatcher wrote:11:00 EDT SOMETHING JUST TRIPPED THE DEFECTOR DETECTOR AT 104.1. GOT 5 SEPERATE AXLES. SOUNDED ODD THAT IT GOT 5 DIFFERENT AXLES.
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SD80MAC wrote:
trnwatcher wrote:11:00 EDT SOMETHING JUST TRIPPED THE DEFECTOR DETECTOR AT 104.1. GOT 5 SEPERATE AXLES. SOUNDED ODD THAT IT GOT 5 DIFFERENT AXLES.
You mean it flagged 5 separate axles as hot boxes?
Just listened to the archives, at 11am, basically said "104.3 hot box south side axle 53, north side axle 73, south side axle 82, dragging 105 axle to 107 axle, 4 defects, check train, total defects, 5." 104.3 detector is out near Mulliken and Grand Ledge area.
11:55am - D70020 west nearing Saugatuck.
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CSX Train Location Updates 4/20/2017

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Michigan Shore MMRR 2019, 2057 with 9 hoppers, 10 tank cars south at Riley St. Holland 12:03 PM.

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~Z~ wrote:
SD80MAC wrote:
trnwatcher wrote:11:00 EDT SOMETHING JUST TRIPPED THE DEFECTOR DETECTOR AT 104.1. GOT 5 SEPERATE AXLES. SOUNDED ODD THAT IT GOT 5 DIFFERENT AXLES.
You mean it flagged 5 separate axles as hot boxes?
Just listened to the archives, at 11am, basically said "104.3 hot box south side axle 53, north side axle 73, south side axle 82, dragging 105 axle to 107 axle, 4 defects, check train, total defects, 5." 104.3 detector is out near Mulliken and Grand Ledge area.
11:55am - D70020 west nearing Saugatuck.
So a live radio steam does exist for the Plymouth Sub? May I have a link? (And is it in range of the 39.1 DD?)
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