CSX Train Location Updates November 2017

[Dan Cluley]

A 707 crew picked up the local at Trowbridge and are headed to Ensel at 22:55.

[justin_gram]

Q327 with CSXT 3100 leading west clear EE/WE Livingston at 22:55 ET.

[train91]

N800 (?) pushed up hill at Fennville, 12:15am, Nov 27. 44.2 HB detector 528 axles, 6,612 ft long, if I heard right.

[Dan Cluley]

From the scanner at 01:25:

D707, still with the 931, is getting ready to head west out of Lansing.
385 is around South Lyons.

[Dan Cluley]

385 with 3217 plus 2 more through Lansing at 02:57

[cnw8835]

D707 was westbound at Pleasant St in GR at 0621.

[~Z~]

Sounds like q38426 is going on duty in Grand rapids soon so look for a daylight run for then eastwards.

[BL2-1843]

385 with 3217 plus 2 more through Lansing at 02:57

The two more were CSX 8642+153. 140 cars. The first 40 were stone loads. Without it, the car count would have been within one of the night before.

[~Z~]

Q32627 east at Riverside down by Coloma MI, CSXT 882 leading and q38426 doubling up their train in grand rapids - 10:32am.
Y121 north at north leg of the wye entering Fremont Sub in Holland at 11:23am Q32627 also east at Grand Junction at that time, 296 axles.

[Tlout]

CSX 6394 pushing caboose, 2 boxcars north at Riley St. Holland 11:30 AM.

Heading back south with 1 boxcar 11:56 AM.

[~Z~]

Q38426 east by Riders in Grand Rapids, CSXT 110, 7859, 430, 2, 931 are the power on it. Quite a bit of intermodal, mixed freight, and some tractors on the rear. 12:29pm.

[Jetlink]

Q38426 east by Riders in Grand Rapids, CSXT 110, 7859, 430, 2, 931 are the power on it. Quite a bit of intermodal, mixed freight, and some tractors on the rear. 12:29pm.

No defects and 714 axles, 12217' at the Clarkville DD 13:25

edit to add:

Through Woodbury/M-66 milepost CH 116.3 at about 13:43.

Looked to me like only the first 3 of the 5 units were online and working hard.

Moving well below tracakspeed.

Large cut of intermodal on the head end. Tractors on the rear.

Edit To Add: Clear the DD CH104.3 Mulliken at 14:09. 1 foot longer there.

Units as Z advertised.

[dave989]

Q38426 east by Riders in Grand Rapids, CSXT 110, 7859, 430, 2, 931 are the power on it. Quite a bit of intermodal, mixed freight, and some tractors on the rear. 12:29pm.

No defects and 714 axles, 12217' at the Clarkville DD 13:25

edit to add:

Through Woodbury/M-66 milepost CH 116.3 at about 13:43.

Looked to me like only the first 3 of the 5 units were online and working hard.

Moving well below tracakspeed.

Large cut of intermodal on the head end. Tractors on the rear.

I saw this thing Pumping up under Franklin St. in G.R. about 11:00. Plugged a few crossings for about half an hour. Whooa!

[BL2-1843]

Q384 cleared Howell at 16:08. Only took eight minutes for the train to pass, they were so long. 171 cars per the axel count. 123 of freight behind 109 container platforms. A weak radio, you wont hear them call signals until they are a mile from you, just in case my South Lyon counterpart is listening.

[J3rsdm5]

Q384 cleared Howell at 16:08. Only took eight minutes for the train to pass, they were so long. 171 cars per the axel count. 123 of freight behind 109 container platforms. A weak radio, you wont hear them call signals until they are a mile from you, just in case my South Lyon counterpart is listening.

Indeed. I am now trackside. Thank you so much!


16:39 Q384 approaching South Lyon

16:51 Not only a quiet radio, a quiet horn as well! I couldn't even hear it over the sound of traffic until it was 200 feet away. Another interesting oddity, the EOT was not flashing.
384 also had coil cars, two in the middle and something that looked like one in the back.
Thanks all for keeping me updated!

[SW]

Q384 is idling at CH25. Diamond is lined E-W at the moment.

[~Z~]

Q384 cleared Howell at 16:08. A weak radio, you wont hear them call signals until they are a mile from you,

16:51 Not only a quiet radio, a quiet horn as well! I couldn't even hear it over the sound of traffic until it was 200 feet away.

Thanks for confirming. Listened to the superscanner archive and only picked them up at Fox, Thornapple, and Snow Rd. When out in person, barely heard a horn at what I'm guessing was Seymour a mile away. Each time they were talking with the dispatcher, never heard the locomotive's end on my car scanner.

[justin_gram]

Amtrak P370-27 with IDTX 4613 leading east has 20 axles, 363 feet at 91.9 DD at 21:45.

[Jochs]

Amtrak P370-27 with IDTX 4613 leading east has 20 axles, 363 feet at 91.9 DD at 21:45.

Departed St. Joseph at 9:50pm. Sounds like Q327 is coming into my scanner range, so I imagine there will be a meet on double track...hopefully a rolling meet so Amtrak won't have to wait at Riverside.

[SD80MAC]

Hearing what sounds like Q384 heading east out of GR.