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Q327 clear Grandville @ 20:20. What happened to 326 or was that it late last night?

Looks like 327 is set to meet 370 in the Hole at Hudsonville

379 is clear and 327 is on its way

BNSF 8471, 5653 light power south at Riley St. Holland 9:43 AM.

According to a friend, a northbound CSX Herzog train cleared John Hix Road in Westland, MI at 9:38 AM. I am unsure on whether it went to Flint or turned west at Plymouth.

12:45hrs: something, Q326 I believe, just got a push up Saugatuck Hill. Scanner says they are presently taking a clear at EE Saugatuck. Not a long train today, 388 axles, so it must be heavy. Stone loads perhaps? Lead locomotive is 8200, not sure what railroad.

GP30M4216 wrote:12:45hrs: something, Q326 I believe, just got a push up Saugatuck Hill. Scanner says they are presently taking a clear at EE Saugatuck. Not a long train today, 388 axles, so it must be heavy. Stone loads perhaps? Lead locomotive is 8200, not sure what railroad.

BNSF ES44C4 #8200 leading the Q326-30, clear east end of Hudsonville at 1:25 PM.

12:45hrs: something, Q326 I believe, just got a push up Saugatuck Hill. Scanner says they are presently taking a clear at EE Saugatuck. Not a long train today, 388 axles at 44.2, so it must be heavy. Stone loads perhaps? Lead locomotive is 8200, not sure what railroad.

I believe the headend was recrewed as D801 when the helpers tied on at Wells. 8200 and another BNSF GEVO both elephant style led the train. There were about a dozen stone hoppers in the consist. Lots of boxcars and loaded centerbeams of lumber as well. BNSF helper set rode all the way into Wyoming Yard. With that extra S326 from a couple days back, there may be at least one extra set of power floating around West Michigan.

Tier4GEVO wrote:

GP30M4216 wrote:12:45hrs: something, Q326 I believe, just got a push up Saugatuck Hill. Scanner says they are presently taking a clear at EE Saugatuck. Not a long train today, 388 axles, so it must be heavy. Stone loads perhaps? Lead locomotive is 8200, not sure what railroad.

BNSF ES44C4 #8200 leading the Q326-30, clear east end of Hudsonville at 1:25 PM.

Interesting. I thought the ES44C4's weren't allowed on the Hill anymore on account of stalling.

MQT1223 wrote:

Tier4GEVO wrote:

GP30M4216 wrote:12:45hrs: something, Q326 I believe, just got a push up Saugatuck Hill. Scanner says they are presently taking a clear at EE Saugatuck. Not a long train today, 388 axles, so it must be heavy. Stone loads perhaps? Lead locomotive is 8200, not sure what railroad.

BNSF ES44C4 #8200 leading the Q326-30, clear east end of Hudsonville at 1:25 PM.

Interesting. I thought the ES44C4's weren't allowed on the Hill anymore on account of stalling.

8200 and the other BNSF on the headend were the regular 326 power. They are only kept off of the coal trains, anything else is fair game.

D707 east at Seymour. CSX 8595 leading.

N800 EB at CG 92 Vine at 07:51 ET. 532 axles, 643_ feet at 91.9 DD. BNSF 9148 should be leading. They should meet P371 on the double track.

Amtrak P370-31 with AMTK 90229 leading westbound has 20 axles, 362 feet at 91.9 DD at 08:22 ET.

Q326-31, which ran from Clearing but via the CSX, is east at CP 490 at 08:26 ET.
08:55: Q326 going into the siding at Michigan City, Approach Slow at CG 130.
09:02: Q326 Slow Approach WE Michigan City.

S326-30 from Barr is at CP-490 going to track 1 at 09:13.

326 #1 from Clearing has:
CSXT 5355
CSXT 5412
46 cars

Eastbound through Stevensville at 10:10 ET.
12:31: 196 axles, 2635 feet at 19.1 DD.

BNSF 9148, 6004 north at Riley St. Holland 10:56 AM. No pushers.

326 #2 from the Barr has:
BNSF 4056
BNSF 8536
CSXT 2062
111 cars

Eastbound through Stevensville at 10:55 ET.
12:29: 460 axles, 6031 feet at 44.2 DD.

BNSF 8757, 8794 north at Riley St. Holland 2:56 PM.

D700 EB at 91.9 DD at 1:23 ET. 12 axles, 130 feet.

S326 came out of Barr, Q326 came out of Clearing. Q326 ran down the Elsdon sub, so it ran PAST Barr, but didn't pick up there.