CSX Train Location Updates - April 2021

[BL2-1843]

D70517 by Howell at 7:12pm. More "new" power on the head end, 3308+5225 today. 103 cars give or take one or two. Nearly 40 stone loads close to the head end.

[Tom49801]

D801-17 (Q326) @ 7:29pm eastward reported from mp CG41.4 with CSXT engines #5353 + #5301 & 97 cars.

Q327-17 @ 7:34:15pm Westward at Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with CSXT engines #5380 + #466 lite. He is headed back to New Buffalo mp CG113.9 to pick up his consist that was left out on the Main Track.

[bluewonderrails]

D70517 by Howell at 7:12pm. More "new" power on the head end, 3308+5225 today. 103 cars give or take one or two. Nearly 40 stone loads close to the head end.

Through East Lansing at 8:08pm

[MQT1223]

D801-17 (Q326) @ 7:29pm eastward reported from mp CG41.4 with CSXT engines #5353 + #5301 & 98 cars.

Q327-17 @ 7:34:15pm Westward at Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with CSXT engines #5380 + #466 lite. He is headed back to New Buffalo mp CG113.9 to pick up his consist that was left out on the Main Track.

We’re they still going to work Holland or just head straight to Wyoming?

[Tom49801]

D801-17 (Q326) @ 7:29pm eastward reported from mp CG41.4 with CSXT engines #5353 + #5301 & 98 cars.

Q327-17 @ 7:34:15pm Westward at Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with CSXT engines #5380 + #466 lite. He is headed back to New Buffalo mp CG113.9 to pick up his consist that was left out on the Main Track.

We’re they still going to work Holland or just head straight to Wyoming?

At 20:20pm, I'm hearing him at Saugatuck saying "3 steps applied" - no idea what's going on there. Not sure yet if he will do the 21 car set off at Waverly/Holland - thinking of Amtrak & how he could be affected if D801-17 were to try to do the set off.

Update: Ok, found up what's up with D801-17 at Suagatuck - he is picking up the lone (good) car Q326 had taken into that siding. D801-17 had ran as lite engines to pick up the 97 good cars Q327 had moved to the main track at Wells Siding (Q327 left the bad car inside Wells). The original problem Q326 had was with THE 2nd car in his original 99 car consist.

[Tom49801]

Q327-17 @ 8:31pm westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 12 axles & 131 ft long. CSXT engines #5380 + #466 lite. He's headed to New Buffalo mp CG113.9 where he had left his consist on the Main. Amtrak #370 will have to loop thru New Buffalo Siding to go around Q327.

D801-17 (Q326 re-crewed) @ 8:36pm eastward reported from the east end of Sauagtuck mp CG32 on the move with CSXT engines #5353 + #5301 & 98 cars.

[Micah_D]

Northbound CSX train just turned East at Plymouth. CSXT 2686 with short mixed freight.

[Tom49801]

D801-17 (Q326 re-crewed) @ 8:47pm eastward at the Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with CSXT engines #5353 + #5301 & 98 cars. At the speed he's traveling at, it doesn't appear he's going to make the 21 car set off that Q326 was planning on doing.

[donnieland]

801/326 saturday
852a - clear east waverly - hi balled the 21 car set off,
327 should have the 21 cars to set off sunday, along with any more
cars in wyoming yard now

[Tom49801]

Q327-17 @ 9:03pm westward reported by the DD mp CG108.9 with 12 axles & 131 ft. CSXT engines #5380 + #466 lite.

D801-17 (Q326) @ 9:07pm eastward reported by DD mp CG19.1 w/ 404 axles & 5,318 ft. CSXT engines #5353 + #5301 & 98 cars.

D705-17 @ 9:32pm westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 424 axles. CSXT engines #3308 + #5225 & 103 cars.

Amtrak P370-17 @ 9:52pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 306 ft. IDTX engine #4623 & 3 SuperLiners.

D705-17 @ 9:55pm westward reported from Thornapple mp CH139.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-17 @ 10:36:08pm eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with IDTX engine #4623 & 3 SuperLiners (3 passengers off & 1 passenger on at the station mp CG60.5

[ns8401]

CSX D73617 SB by Romulus at 1113pm
CSX 859 ES44AC
CSX 5478 ES40DC
108 Mixed

[Saturnalia]

Amtrak P370-17 @ 10:36:08pm eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with IDTX engine #4623 & 3 SuperLiners (3 passengers off & 1 passenger on at the station mp CG60.5

Hey Tom, just wanted to thank you for your detailed posts on the Q326 fiasco today! I wasn't around to check it out but it's fun to know how they figured it all out.

As an aside, a suggestion I've been thinking about, is that it'd be cool to know how late P370/371 is at Bangor...I can't remember its official time, but I bet you do! No worries if not, I love the heck out of your posts!

[Tom49801]

N800-18 @ 06:30:38am eastward Bangor's Monroe St crfossing with BNSF engines #5724 + #8777 & 128 loaded coal cars. He went into Grand Junction siding mp CG55.6 to tie down.

Q327-18 @ 06:51am westward reported by DD mp CG19.1 with 136 axles & 1,869 ft long. CSXT engines #5301 + #5353 & 31 cars (no Holland work today).

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-18 @ 07:27:10am westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with IDTX engine #4623 & 3 SuperLiners ( 0 passengers on/off at the station mp CG60.5)

Amtrak P371-18 @ 07:39am westward reported by DD mp CG66. 2 w/ 16 axles & 308 ft. Rare we hear this DD's report & this morning it was as loud & clear as the DD reports heard from mp CG19.1 & CG44.2

Q327-18 @ 07:42am westward reported by DD mp CG44.2 with 136 axles & 1,872 ft. CSXT engines #5301 + #5353 & 31 cars.

[Tom49801]

Q327-18 @ 08:06:54am westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with CSXT engines #5301 + #5353 & 31 cars.

Amtrak P371-18 @ 08:15am westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 309 ft. IDTX engine #4623 & 3 SuperLiners.

Q327-18 @ 08:18am westward reported by DD mp CG66.2 with 136 axles & 1,912 feet long (amazing Broadcastify reception this morning).

E800-17 @ 08:21am copied his EC1 to depart the West Olive power plant mp CGP 1.0 with BNSF engines #6201 + #6072 & 130 empty coal cars.

Amtrak P371-18 @ 08:34am westward reported by the DD mp CG108.9 with 16 axles & 309 feet long (heard the actual DD report perfectly).

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-17 @ 10:36:08pm eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with IDTX engine #4623 & 3 SuperLiners (3 passengers off & 1 passenger on at the station mp CG60.5

Hey Tom, just wanted to thank you for your detailed posts on the Q326 fiasco today! I wasn't around to check it out but it's fun to know how they figured it all out.

As an aside, a suggestion I've been thinking about, is that it'd be cool to know how late P370/371 is at Bangor...I can't remember its official time, but I bet you do! No worries if not, I love the heck out of your posts!

Thank you, Saturnalia The Amtrak Bangor scheduled times for P371 is 07:31am & P370 is 9:47pm.
At times, I don't understand the CSX logic, like last night with Q326/Q327 & Amtrak. Why did Q327 tie down their train on the main instead of taking his train into New Buffalo siding when he had cut away from it (maybe when he was notified he'll be assisting Q326 and the braking distance necessitated him to stop on the main)?
Q327 was re-crewed at Saugatuck around 4:30pm & after assisting D801-17(Q326) he had gone westward to return to his tied down train at New Buffalo mp CG116.5 & was reported by the DD at mp CG91.9 at 8:31pm.
David (K1NGxBONDx007) was track side at New Buffalo keeping me posted & watching the events unfold as Amtrak was routed into New Buffalo siding to await Q327's power to return to his train. My question is, with Q327 having a fairly new "fresh crew" on board, why wasn't he routed into Livingston Siding at mp CG97.4 after passing over the DD at mp CG91.9 & allow Amtrak to continue his trip eastward?
It also amazes me how there is so much "down down" for rail traffic at Bangor & many times we'll see D700 & an empty or a loaded coal train wanting to pass thru Bangor when the evening Amtrak train is in the general "neighborhood". I think to myself "sheeesh, all these hours we had with nothing going by the Bangor live cam, why didn't you run those trains then?".
Why is D700's on duty time close to Amtrak 370's Bangor arrival time - why wasn't his start time not assigned to be an earlier time? It makes me ponder & I do all of this for free.

[Tom49801]

E800-17 @ 09:14am westward at the Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with BNSF engines #6201 + #6072 & 130 empty coal cars (he doesn't have the CSXT pusher engines for a Grand Junction set off).

Q327-18 @ 09:15am westward reported by DD mp CG91.9 with 136 axles & 1,894 ft long. CSXT engines #5301 + #5353 & 31 cars.

[Tom49801]

E800-17 @ 10:00am westward reported by DD mp CG44.2 with 532 axles & 6,932 ft long. BNSF engines #6201 + #6072 & 130 empty coal cars.

[SD80MAC]

D700 goes on duty at 8 pm because D702 goes on duty at 8 am. They space them 12 hours apart because they both use the same locomotive(s), ensuring that the previous crew will always be finished or dead by the time the next crew comes on duty.