CSX Train Location Updates: August, 2018

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Re: CSX Train Location Updates: August, 2018

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Q32603 east at Hilltop at 10:25. 440 axles at 91.9 DD.

Edit - Has CSXT 743, KCS 4623 at Bangor at 11:32.
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11:44 EDT Q326 BY BANGOR CAM WITH CSXT LEADER AND A KCS BELLE AS TRAILING UNIT. D70003 WAS BY BANGOR CAM AT 10:05ISH WITH 10 CEMENT HOPPERS AND 1 TANK CAR. TANK IS PROBABLY FOR HARTFORD.
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justin_gram wrote:Q32603 east at Hilltop at 10:25. 440 axles at 91.9 DD.
12:03 EDT Q32603 BY DD AT WELLS. TL:6130 TA:440. D70003 JUST CALLED HOLLAND. THEY TOLD THE RN A SHORT TIME AGO THEY HAVE WORK AT WAVERLY.
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12:12 EDT Q32903 HAD SOME SORT OF ISSUE WITH THEIR EOT. RN JUST HANGED AN EC1 THEY HAD FROM EAST AND WEST DIRECTION TO WEST ONLY. THEY JUST HIT THE DD AT 104. CSXT 398 LEADING.
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12:37 EDT Y10603 CLEAR WB FOX. HEADING BACK TO WYOMING. Q32903 CAN'T BE FAR BEHIND.
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13:23 EDT D70003 EB CLEAR 112TH ST.
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D708 EB by Michigan Avenue in Lansing at 2:25. Two units and a fairly short train.

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16:02 EDT E80003? WB CLEAR ON A PAIR GRAND JUNCTION. DIDN'T CATCH LOCO NUMBER.
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trnwatcher wrote:16:02 EDT E80003? WB CLEAR ON A PAIR GRAND JUNCTION. DIDN'T CATCH LOCO NUMBER.
BNSF 6120 AND 9242 CAUGHT ON THE BANGOR CAM AT 16:08EDT.
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N80102 east at Vine at 19:14. 532 axles, 6956 feet 91.9 DD. BNSF 9119 leading.

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Q327-03 is currently around Holland. 504 axles, 7475 feet at 19.1 DD a few minutes ago. Should have CSX 398+7687 from Q329-03 this morning.

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P370 has 20 axles, 378 feet at 91.9 DD at 21:28. AMTK 4615 lead.

By Bangor at 22:something. Back to Superliners, SC44 trailing the train also.
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justin_gram wrote:Q327-03 is currently around Holland. 504 axles, 7475 feet at 19.1 DD a few minutes ago. Should have CSX 398+7687 from Q329-03 this morning.
Q327-03 West at Vine at 22:14, 504 axles, 7538 feet at 91.9 DD. Met Amtrak on the double track.

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So sounds like 91.9 told Jacksonville that 327 has a defect... stopped and inspecting. I remember this happening once before... wonder why the detector doesn’t just announce it?

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Q327-04 finally back on the move, clear indication Bridgman CG 102.

At 108.9 DD at 12:25. 502 axles, 7552 feet. Down 2 axles from earlier, hmmm...

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Q328 through East Lansing at 06:43.

2 CSX engines with a KCS in between them.

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Q32604 east at Porter at 07:27. D700 leaving Holland west at 07:27. P371 west at Bangor at 07:33.

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Q32804 by Howell at 07:35, CSX 743+ KCS 4623 + CSX 2030 with 99 cars. Todays Q32904 went west at 08:43 making it a South Lyon meet with 328. CSX 3299+767 with 33 cars. Will be picking up 40 cars at Lansing.

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justin_gram wrote:So sounds like 91.9 told Jacksonville that 327 has a defect... stopped and inspecting. I remember this happening once before... wonder why the detector doesn’t just announce it?
Defect detectors have what they call "trending hot" detectors. As the train travels from A to B, every detector measures the temperature of every axle in the train. If an axle gets progressively warmer each time it passes through a different detector (drastically warmer each time), this will send an alert to the chief dispatcher, who will usually direct the train to set the car out at the next available point. Basically it's a safeguard against defects that could become dangerous.
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P371-04 was seen west at Vine at 08:23. Siemens 4632, 3 Superliners, Siemens 4615. Went into siding at Sawyer to meet 326.

Q326-04 seen east at Hilltop at 09:01. CSXT 5399, CSXT 3345. East at Paw Paw CG 85 on track 2 at 09:16.

Ahh, thanks Jon.

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