CSX Train Location Updates January 2018

[Jochs]

Q327-25 is currently going through Stevensville. Sounds like CSXT 5392 leading....614 axles, 9014 ft at DD91.9 at 9:14 pm.

[justin_gram]

Q327-25 is currently going through Stevensville. Sounds like CSXT 5392 leading....614 axles, 9014 ft at DD91.9 at 9:14 pm.

Q327-25 with CSXT 5392 leading westbound has a clear indication at Hilltop at 21:05 ET. Clear Vine at 21:11. 614 axles, 9014 feet at 91.9 DD.
Clear Stevensville at 21:14. Amtrak waiting in Livingston.

If I heard correctly, the consist should be CSXT 5392, 8823, 7766.

[justin_gram]

Amtrak P370-25 east Medium Clear EE Livingston at 21:23, siding to main. AMTK 34 leading.
Clear Vine at 21:30. 24 axles, 446 feet at 91.9 DD.

edit... by Bangor at 22:11. AMTK 34, 4 single levels, and AMTK 90229.

[Jochs]

Amtrak P370-25 east Medium Clear EE Livingston at 21:23, siding to main. AMTK 34 leading.
Clear Vine at 21:30. 24 axles, 446 feet at 91.9 DD.

Currently going through Riverside.

[Jetlink]

Looks like there is a meet lined up at fox tonight. Q385/Q384?

Meet occurred at 2150 on the screen. Suspected Q384 just trailed off the east end of the board (1st block east of Lake O). Listening for the horns at home but not hearing them yet. Oh, there they are. Just heard them.

[~Z~]

D70725 east by MP104 nearing Grand Ledge with 50 some axles. 8:47am.
d70026 west by zeeland with 88 axles 1197 feet 9:23am. Looks like something is lined up to go east out of GR, maybe y106 or potash load to webberville.
Hearing Y121 and D700 chatting with each other about TLC cars.. that was two ownerships ago, lolz

[justin_gram]

P371-26 west clear Vine 08:42, 20 minutes late. 24 axles, 447 feet at 91.9 DD.

[Jetlink]

D70725 east by MP104 nearing Grand Ledge with 50 some axles. 8:47am.
d70026 west by zeeland with 88 axles 1197 feet 9:23am. Looks like something is lined up to go east out of GR, maybe y106 or potash load to webberville.
Hearing Y121 and D700 chatting with each other about TLC cars.. that was two ownerships ago, lolz

They worked at Woodbury, probably both industries, from about 0700 to 0815 ish. Think they May have came by westbound for lake O (or GRP not sure which today) around 5-6 am ish.

In addition to the CH's at the ethanol plant there have also been a few tankers. Not sure if they are gasoline in to denature or the corn syrup and feed additives they used to get inbound. Pretty sure they aren't shipping ethanol out as they never really have shipped that out by rail. I know several folks who work the plant; I'll have to ask. Really surprised to see them getting rail service again. The management was really against it the last few years. Must be the pricing or the service has become more favorable again.

[~Z~]

10:01am - y106 east clear Madison in GR.

[Tlout]

BNSF 9231, 9173 with West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 10:05 AM.

[Tlout]

Michigan Shore MMRR 2019 with 9 hoppers, 17 tank cars south at Riley St. Holland 11:03 AM.

[Jetlink]

10:01am - y106 east clear Madison in GR.

ATCS shows the runaround complete at Elmdale. Will be running back west to Alto momentarily.

[J3rsdm5]

13:31 CSX 3123 leading Q385 wb at EE SL.
13:38 Detector announced 462 axles, 6760 feet.
13:49 Clear at WE Brighton

[BL2-1843]

Q38524 by Fowlerville at 14:17. CSX 3123+7853+7707 with 111 cars. Returning power from Selkirk off an earlier Q384 train.

[Saturnalia]

Really surprised to see them getting rail service again. The management was really against it the last few years. Must be the pricing or the service has become more favorable again.

It'd be interesting to hear, since CSX surely hasn't been impressing on service lately. I'd suspect that it has some to do with trucking rates, as they're starting to get a bit steep these days with very limited trucking capacity.

[rsinoms]

Y106 working fox. Looks like they just rejoined their train and getting ready to work west. @ 2:48pm

[GP30M4216]

1630 Wyoming Yard report:

CSXT 2790 and 6545 switching the East end of the yard. Gevo power from what I assume is today's Q326 tied down beside the container cut. CSXT 3172 and 3267 are tied down at the House - I didn't think they really kept any engines over there since the house bldg is closed. Are they just being laid up there until the potash train comes back west?

Edit....just kidding. At 1640, the power at the House moved down to the Plaster Creek plant to then head back west as Q327's power. Also Q385 is at Snow Road at this time.

[Raildudes dad]

Really surprised to see them getting rail service again. The management was really against it the last few years. Must be the pricing or the service has become more favorable again.

It'd be interesting to hear, since CSX surely hasn't been impressing on service lately. I'd suspect that it has some to do with trucking rates, as they're starting to get a bit steep these days with very limited trucking capacity.

Neither CSX or NS are impressing me w/inbound service to GR.

[~Z~]

Q32726 west by Bangor at 8:57pm.

[Schteinkuh]

Neither CSX or NS are impressing me w/inbound service to GR.

Somehow I don't doubt that

Anywho, just got out of the Jeff Dunham show, and sounds like there's something going east. Could be anything