CSX Train Location Updates: April, 2020

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Q32903 by Howell at 09:25 with 127 cars and 45 loads of heavy stone on the head end. 3399 leading, with 3404 DPU 79 cars back and working hard. Q32803 went east at 06:00 with 566+3443 on the head end with 95 cars. As reported earlier, Grand Ledge grain load, G94431 went east at 01:08 with 5329+5267+304 who also had 95 cars. No work at Lansing today for 329 so if the 127 cars I totaled up before and after the DPU don't add up, than I counted wrong, but should be close.

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BL2-1843 wrote:Q32903 by Howell at 09:25 with 127 cars and 45 loads of heavy stone on the head end. 3399 leading, with 3404 DPU 79 cars back and working hard. Q32803 went east at 06:00 with 566+3443 on the head end with 95 cars. As reported earlier, Grand Ledge grain load, G94431 went east at 01:08 with 5329+5267+304 who also had 95 cars. No work at Lansing today for 329 so if the 127 cars I totaled up before and after the DPU don't add up, than I counted wrong, but should be close.
Q329-03 @ 11:14am reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 540 axles. CSX engines #3399 + #3404 as noted above & 127 cars.
Q329-03 @ 11:53am reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 540 axles & 7,143 feet long.
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as of 11:24am, per Bangor chat, Q32603 went by Curtis IN at 10:43am. q327 has been holding at michigan city since 10am. michigan shore was working Holland about 11am. no other trains running on the west side of michigan for CSX.
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Q326-03 @ 12:48pm reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 376 axles & 5,490 feet long. CSX engines #213 + 1 & 91 cars. The #213 was paired with the CSX #416 on Q327 on March 31st.
Q326-03 @ 1:48:37pm Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with CSX engines #213 + #416 & 91 cars.

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Q326 clear East Saugatuck @1435
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J T wrote:Q326 clear East Saugatuck @1435
Cleared Tippy Cow in Grandville about 3:30pm. Good thing they weren't a longer train and needing pushers as they had a LP tank car on the rear.
Beacon Recycling near Godfrey in GR had 7 hoppers onsite.
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WB LSRC transfer turned north at Plymouth. CSX 4040 + 4041 + 85 cars. Had a bunch of gons and steel coil cars on the front end, maybe to be dropped at North Yard.
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J T wrote:Q326 clear East Saugatuck @1435
Cleared Tippy Cow in Grandville about 3:30pm. Good thing they weren't a longer train and needing pushers as they had a LP tank car on the rear.
Beacon Recycling near Godfrey in GR had 7 hoppers onsite.
At the 131st Ave crossing south of New Richmond.

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Impressive that both 326 & 327 had a pair of YN2 units today. D70803 with 4035+4046 just left Howell at 20:00 with 76 cars in tow for tomorrows Q329 pick up, regardless if it takes one or two days to get them all. There was a car, or cars in the Brighton pass that D708 was supposed to get today but did not have time. Have no idea, how many or how they got there.

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BL2-1843 wrote:Impressive that both 326 & 327 had a pair of YN2 units today.
Seems like there's been an abundance of YN2 units through GR lately. What the heck??

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BL2-1843 wrote: D70803 with 4035+4046 just left Howell at 20:00 with 76 cars in tow...
By East Lansing about 20:45.

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Heard dispatch around 7:25am calling Q329-04 with CSX engine #7779(?) leading to copy EC1 for meeting Q328-04 at "Eckles" ? Looking at an old 2005 CSX Time Table for the Detroit Sub-division, I found an Eckles Rd mp CH23.0. I'm also seeing 3rd rail being shown in that area, is that for the Detroit People Mover?
Q328-04 from the radio archieves between 03:29am/03:59am reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with CSX engines #213 + #416 & 130 cars.

Q327-04 @ 07:31am reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 332 axles & 4,741 ft long. CSX engines #3399 + #3404(?) & 80 cars - going into Holland to drop off some.
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Tom49801 wrote: Q327-04 @ 07:31am reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 332 axles & 4,741 ft long. CSX engines #3399 + #3404(?) & 80 cars - going into Holland to drop off some.
Of course they are. :x
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Q327-04 @ 08:34am is on the move from Holland mp CG25.3

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J T wrote:
Tom49801 wrote: Q327-04 @ 07:31am reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 332 axles & 4,741 ft long. CSX engines #3399 + #3404(?) & 80 cars - going into Holland to drop off some.
Of course they are. :x
Q327 does bypass Holland sometimes (he didn't stop there yesterday or on Apr. 1st).

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Q32904 by Howell at 09:15. 7779+280 both units facing forward with 104 cars. As reported. another 76 cars, or more, from D708 yesterday to pick up if they do. Q32804 went east at 06:45 with 213+416 and 96 cars.

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​Q327-04 @ 09:44:40am Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with CSX engines #3399 + #3404 & 72 cars. He had dropped off 8 cars in Holland this morning.
Q327-04 @ 10:47am cleared the St Joseph Bridge.

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BL2-1843 wrote:Q32904 by Howell at 09:15. 7779+280 both units facing forward with 104 cars. As reported. another 76 cars, or more, from D708 yesterday to pick up if they do. Q32804 went east at 06:45 with 213+416 and 96 cars.
Q329-04 @ 10:51am reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 428 axles & 6,227 ft long. CSX engines #7779 + #280 & 104 cars.
Q329-04 @ 11:31am reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 428 axles & 6,201 ft long.

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Q326-04 @ 11:42am with CSX engine #389 leading reported from the St Joseph Bridge.

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Tom49801 wrote:Q326-04 @ 11:42am with CSX engine #389 leading reported from the St Joseph Bridge.
At Watervliet. 12:16. 3 units.
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