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Currently on P371-01, clear 28 0657 90229 leading

Clear 39 0712

Michigan Shore MMRR 2057 with 8 hoppers, 3 tank cars south at Riley St. Holland 8:42 AM.

BNSF 9148, 6004 south at Riley St. Holland 9:44 AM.

EB CSX Q326-01 cleared Benton Harbor, MI at 10:27 AM:
CSXT ES44AH #3002
CSXT ES44AH #908
61 cars long.

10:10 AM EDT HEARD THE RN GIVING EC1 TO A TI. TI WAS TOLD THERE IS NO Y106 RUNNING TODAY.

Sounded like MMRR was likely north of West Olive enroute back to Muskegon at 10:51am, heard them giving up their EC1 at that point.

trnwatcher wrote:10:10 AM EDT HEARD THE RN GIVING EC1 TO A TI. TI WAS TOLD THERE IS NO Y106 RUNNING TODAY.

Heard that as well D707 also got back to lansing before 6am.

Something just flew by Vine... maybe D700?

WB intermodal (Q151?) just turned south at Plymouth. CSX 249 + 84 doubles, 24 singles, and one empty.

SW wrote:WB intermodal (Q151?) just turned south at Plymouth. CSX 249 + 84 doubles, 24 singles, and one empty.

Is there any pattern as to when the CSX intermodals will run via Plymouth versus running on the Lincoln Secondary?

blueheron13 wrote:

SW wrote:WB intermodal (Q151?) just turned south at Plymouth. CSX 249 + 84 doubles, 24 singles, and one empty.

Is there any pattern as to when the CSX intermodals will run via Plymouth versus running on the Lincoln Secondary?

CSX Q131 takes the Lincoln Secondary 99.9% of the time.
This train usually departs Detroit around a 8:00 PM average, reaching Carleton around two hours later (unsure why it takes so long for this particular train). This train now runs everyday.

CSX Q132 also takes the Lincoln Secondary, but once in a while can run to Plymouth which is just based off of Detroit congestion levels. Q132 hits Carleton anywhere from mid-morning to mid-afternoon. As this train has been on it's trip for much longer, there's more instances that could occur to cause the train to be delayed for various reasons.

CSX Q151 is routed via Plymouth due to working Oak Yard (this yard is the adjacent yard you can see whole driving on I-96/ Jeffries Fwy. However, on rare days where 1) it doesn't need to work Oak Yard, and 2) CSX Q507 or another mammoth train is blocked on the main having some sort of issue, it can run via the Lincoln Secondary.
Q151 reaches Plymouth at an average of noon to 2 PM.

CSX Q150 has been taking the Lincoln Secondary the past week, so time will tell if this trend changes. Regardless of the route it takes, arrives between the late afternoon and early evening.

justin_gram wrote:Something just flew by Vine... maybe D700?

It's Friday....Maybe Jochs is headed for Taco Bell?

Thanks, Tier4GEVO.

P370-01 is currently going though Coloma. Sounds like AMTK 76 leading.
E800-01 is currently going through Benton Harbor. Sounds like BNSF 9052 leading.

0950 EDT Q32701 WB NINER. CSXT 908 LEADING.

Sounds like Q32701 is pulling into Hudsonville awaiting Amtrak P37001 who is nearing Holland.

2230 EDT Q32701 WILL MEET P370 AT HUDSONVILLE. 370 WILL TAKE THE SIDING AS 327 IS 12000 FEET LONG.

MDOT reported roadway failure in downtown Bangor at 1:58am. Both east and westbound lanes of M-43 were closed due to a disabled train. (Q327?) As of 3:52am, they still report M-43 closed.

LAST NIGHTS 327 WAITED AT HUDSONVILLE FOR 370 FOR SOME 40 MINS MIN.
WENT BY 19.1 AT 1108P 852 AXLES 2 MOTORS 11,986' 210 CARS
CLEAR HOLLAND WITH APPROX 15 CARS TO GO BEFORE FRED WOULD CLEAR 112TH AVE

EB CSX Q326-02 by Curtis, IN (BI 247) as of 9:32 AM:
BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4477
CSXT ES44AH #3084
CSXT GP40-3 #6545
144 cars long.

Checking on E800, reported thru Benton Harbor at 9:32pm Fri nite, 8/31.

In Fennville, 9:40am, Sat, 9/1. All signal blocks Red, both N and S and no coal trains on siding south of town.

So don't know if E800 already thru, or held down at Bangor.

Heading to Bangor.