CSX Train Location Updates: April, 2018.

[SW]

NB Q385 turning west at Plymouth. CSX 157 + 80 + 56 cars.
At the same time, WB Q151 turned south. Missed the engines.

[SW]

WB D735 just turned north at Plymouth. CSX 7710 + 57 cars.

[justin_gram]

16:29 EDT Q32714 BEGINNING THEIR DOUBLE AT LAMAR. CSXT 170,7868 AS POWER.

BY HUDSONVILLE AT 17:45

West clear CP Grey track 1W @ 20:02.
Clear Benton Harbor at 20:12.

[justin_gram]

16:29 EDT Q32714 BEGINNING THEIR DOUBLE AT LAMAR. CSXT 170,7868 AS POWER.

BY HUDSONVILLE AT 17:45

West clear CP Grey track 1W @ 20:02.
Clear Benton Harbor at 20:12.

Q327-14 with CSXT 170, CSXT 7868 was west through Vine at 20:30. 600 axles, 8645 feet at 91.9 DD.

[justin_gram]

Amtrak P371-15 has AMTK 90229, 3 Superliners, and IDTX 4601. West thru Stevensville CG 95 at 08:22.

Eastbound is at Porter at 10:03 ET.
Onto CSX at 10:10, looks like a good sized Q326 on ATCS.
576 axles 8546 feet at 91.9 DD at 11:45.
Thru Bangor at 12:52. CSXT 3182, CSXT 235.

[trnwatcher]

15:20 EDT D801/Q326 EB WE HUDSONVILLE.

[justin_gram]

Q327-15 west at Grandville at 17:25.
At 19.1 DD at 17:50. 356 axles, 5215 feet.
At Bangor Depot at 19:04. CSXT 157, CSXT 80.

[BL2-1843]

Q327-15 west at Bangor Depot at 19:04. CSXT 157, CSXT 80.

157+80 was on last nights Q38512 which was by Howell at 22:42 with 130 cars. They met Q38414 at Fowlerville who had 287+8051+134 with 103 cars

[CantBeShook.WeHot]

q32615 arrived grand rapids 3pm. q32616 on duty 6am chicago. q32715 sawyer MI cg105.
amtrak p37015 new buffalo mi
d70715 on duty 10pm lansing. d73515 on duty detroit 3pm, hasn't left. d73615 arrived rougemere detroit 7:45pm.
q38415 grand rapids. q38414 arrived willard OH 5pm. q38513 pickle road toledo OH. q38514 cleveland OH. q38515 on duty selkirk NY.
no west olive coal loads seen. e80013 in system.

[SW]

NB V650-12 just cleared 9 Mile Rd. Sounded like CSX 3215 leading.

[justin_gram]

Amtrak P370-15 eastbound has 20 axles, 362 feet at 91.9 DD at 21:16 ET.

[Wabash1070]

CSX G010 through Williamston not sure what's leading if I had to guess leader is a 3000 series

Edit Sounds like they are taking the siding in Williamston

[Tlout]

CSX 5336, 5270 light power south at Riley St. Holland 11:09 AM.

[BL2-1843]

CSX G010 through Williamston not sure what's leading if I had to guess leader is a 3000 series Edit Sounds like they are taking the siding in Williamston

G010 took the train to Fowlerville and arrived there by 23:00 last night where they split the train into three sections to cut all the crossings. Power was 878+5381. Road crew arrived by 08:00 this morning to put the train back together and do a Class One air test. They left at 11:10 and is approaching Brighton at 11:45.

Meanwhile, Q38415 with CSX 3182-235 and 106 cars pulled into the Brighton siding at 01:05 to meet Q38513 and sat there for three hours waiting for them. 38513 by Howell at 04:22 with 95 cars. Power was 524+5468+9003+3050. All numbers double checked to be sure this old man will be 80 years old in six years did not screw up.

[GP30M4216]

13:00hrs - Q326 storming thru Bangor with 2 CSX GEVOs and 150 cars exactly. Helpers met them for the trip up the hill.

[BL2-1843]

13:00hrs - Q326 storming thru Bangor with 2 CSX GEVOs and 150 cars exactly. Helpers met them for the trip up the hill.

Q326 has CSX 5449+790 today. D70816 arrived in Fowlerville to work at 16:00 with 36 cars. CSX 4054 on the head end. Should, heavy on the should, make Howell today.

Edit: So much for "should make Howell today" After doing nothing but switching Ashei-Kasei last Friday, that's all that got done today too. 708 left their entire train in the siding at Fowlerville and went back to Lansing Engine light by 19:30. There is always tomorrow, and by then will be eight days since since they have been to Ogihara once more and they are out of cars to load again.

[~Z~]

q32716 west by Bangor at 8:30pm. CSXT 524 leading CSXT 5468, CSXT 9003, and CSXT 30?0.

[Jochs]

q32716 west by Bangor at 8:30pm. CSXT 524 leading CSXT 5468, CSXT 9003, and CSXT 30?0.

Now currently going through Benton Harbor, lined west at St. Joseph. Amtrak is running late.

[Plannerdad]

Went by the ethanol plant at Woodbury today around 5:00pm. No moving trains, but there were two tracks full of tank cars (~20), but no hoppers that I could see. Seems to be an active rail customer again.

[Jochs]

Sounds like Q327-16 will go to New Buffalo for P370, which hasn't been released by NS yet, according to the RN. NS apparently had a train-vehicle accident.
After P370 passes Q327 at New Buffalo, Q327 may be tied down at Michigan City, depending on how things are going on the NS.