CSX Train Location Updates - July 2017

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1030 EDT DISPATCHER WAS JUST ASKING Q32623 IF THEY HAD THEIR PAPERWORK. SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE NIT ON NS YET. MIGHT HAVE AN AFTERNOON EB ON THE GR SUB. .
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trnwatcher wrote:1030 EDT DISPATCHER WAS JUST ASKING Q32623 IF THEY HAD THEIR PAPERWORK. SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE NIT ON NS YET. MIGHT HAVE AN AFTERNOON EB ON THE GR SUB. .
Q326-23 eastbound at CP-482 onto the CSX at 11:40 ET.

If I heard the RN correctly, sounds like 326 will expire in New Buffalo...

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N801 is eastbound at CP-482 Porter at 13:52 ET.
532 axles, 7116 feet at 131.3 DD.

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1503 EDT D801? CLEAR HOLLAND WB. BNSF UNITS HEADING WB TO SHOVE 326 UP THE HILL.
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trnwatcher wrote:1030 EDT DISPATCHER WAS JUST ASKING Q32623 IF THEY HAD THEIR PAPERWORK. SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE NIT ON NS YET. MIGHT HAVE AN AFTERNOON EB ON THE GR SUB. .
Q326-23 eastbound at CP-482 onto the CSX at 11:40 ET.

If I heard the RN correctly, sounds like 326 will expire in New Buffalo...
trnwatcher wrote:1503 EDT D801? CLEAR HOLLAND WB. BNSF UNITS HEADING WB TO SHOVE 326 UP THE HILL.
Q326-23 eastbound at the EE of Livingston at 15:50 ET. CSXT 301, CSXT 170, CSXT 2034, and a good amount of cars. First car has a big electrical transformer. Also a car full with power poles in the train.

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trnwatcher wrote:1030 EDT DISPATCHER WAS JUST ASKING Q32623 IF THEY HAD THEIR PAPERWORK. SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE NIT ON NS YET. MIGHT HAVE AN AFTERNOON EB ON THE GR SUB. .
Q326-23 eastbound at CP-482 onto the CSX at 11:40 ET.

If I heard the RN correctly, sounds like 326 will expire in New Buffalo...
trnwatcher wrote:1503 EDT D801? CLEAR HOLLAND WB. BNSF UNITS HEADING WB TO SHOVE 326 UP THE HILL.
Q326-23 eastbound at the EE of Livingston at 15:50 ET. CSXT 301, CSXT 170, CSXT 2034, and a good amount of cars. First car has a big electrical transformer. Also a car full with power poles in the train.
Q326 going through Benton Harbor. Now the boats can have the river back. :lol:
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justin_gram wrote:N801 is eastbound at CP-482 Porter at 13:52 ET.
532 axles, 7116 feet at 131.3 DD.
16:50 - BNSF 5944 leading N801, currently at Grand Junction.
16:54 - Q326 at 66.2 DD. 504 axles, 7321 feet.

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1735 EDT N801 CROSSING THE BRIDGE AT NEW RICHMOND. SOUNDS LIKE Q326 MIGHT BE AT 44 ALREADY. Q327 GOT OK TO START THEIR DOUBLE AT WYOMING.
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BNSF 5944, 9114 north at Riley St. Holland 6:28 PM. No pushers.

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Q327 departed Grandville 18:39 with one 70 mac and not too long a train.

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326 and 327 just met at waverly. It will be quite a large traffic tie up at 120th and Lakewood avenue as 327 cannot enter waverly until 326 clears.

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bkoole98 wrote:326 and 327 just met at waverly. It will be quite a large traffic tie up at 120th and Lakewood avenue as 327 cannot enter waverly until 326 clears.
326 is coming through Grandville now.
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21:18 ET - Amtrak P370-23 with AMTK 36 leading has a clear indication at Benton Harbor onto track #1 East. Q327 with CSXT 4553, 374 axles, 4680 feet has a clear indication at Riverside onto track 2 West.
21:21 - Q327 clear Grey track 2W. P370 clear Paw Paw track 1E.
21:23 - P370 Approach Medium Grey track 1E. Q327 Approach Medium Paw Paw track 2W.
21:27 - P370 Medium Clear Riverside track 1E to main. Q327 Medium Clear Benton Harbor track 2W to main.

Q327 will meet a loaded coal train in Michigan City.

22:25 ET - Loads have 532 axles, 7_03 feet at 131.3 DD.
22:32 - BNSF 9081 leading loads, Approach indication at WE Michigan City.
22:34 - Q327 Slow Approach Main track to siding. First time I've heard this siding used by a freight train (not AMTK) in a long time.

Loads east at Vine at 23:45. 532 axles, 6953 feet at 91.9 DD.

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0900 EDT SOMETHING BLOWING THROUGH GRANDVILLE. PROBABLY D700 WB.
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Hearing Y106 going eastbound through Grand Rapids - 10:20am. by west end Fox 10:30am.
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11:04 - Q326-24 with CSXT 5332 lead is has an all stop at EE Gross. Track work ahead.

12:06 - At CG 44.2 DD. 428 axles, 5876 feet.
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Michigan Shore MMRR 2019, 2057 power south at Riley St. Holland 11:30.

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Michigan Shore MMRR 2057, 2019 with 6 hoppers, 26 tank cars north at Riley St. Holland 1:47 PM.

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BNSF 9081, 8444 north at Riley St. Holland 4:42 PM. BNSF 5944, 9114 pushing.

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Not sure what's up with q32724, but they've been stuck on the single track between hudsonville and Holland for the past hour.
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