L302-03 by Howell at 19:07 with 133 cars per the DD at Fowlerville. Got faked out as I thought the leader was going to be 5215 and had that already that written down on my paper. When going by I looked closely and it turned out to be 5315. I looked so long, and because the 2nd unit was running elephant style was not sure of the number.... Crew also said they have no set off at Lansing but have five cars to pick up and asked if they could bypass this work. Hard to believe with 133 cars there were nothing for Lansing in the train.
Trail engine was 436.
2/3 of the train was going to Chicago destinations to connect out west. Like to see the traffic pattern pay off.
R599-03 @ 04:50 copied their EC1 to depart the power plant in West Olive, Mi mp CGP 1.0 & diverge onto the Fremont sub-div & head south to the Grand Rapids sub-div in Holland, Mi heading westward with BNSF engine #6237 & 129 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8421. He had taken Wells Siding mp CG41.4 & tied down.
C800-03 between 05:07/05:37 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 532 axles. BNSF engine #6290 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9107. He’ll be adding CSX engines #966 + #819 to the head end as the leaders at Grand Jct Siding mp CG54 & tie down there.
E800-03 @ 07:56 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 528 axles. BNSF engine #6237 & 129 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8421.
Amtrak P371-04 @ 08:21 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. AMTK P42 engine #82 & 4 cars.
E800-03 @ 08:34 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi with 528 axles.
Y121-04 @ 09:04 southward on the Hamilton Branch mp CG25.3 with CSX engine #2680 & 2 loaded Bulkhead flat cars.
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L301-04 @ 11:26 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 164 axles. CSX engines #4082 + #4053 & 38 cars. He’s headed into Waverly mp CG22.8 & later he’ll head west for work at Hartford mp CG68.7 & maybe further west.
L303-04 @ 11:38 spinning his engines to build his train with CSX engines #5315 + #436.
L301-04 @ 12:10 westward, Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #4082 + #4053 & 16 cars. He has work at Hartford mp CG68.7 & Sawyer mp CG105.2
Y121-04 @ 12:19 westward into Holland’s Dock Track mp CG25.0 with CSX engine #2680 lite power. He had left 2 cars on the Main Track & will be shoving back to Waverly with these cars & with his pick up from the Dock Track.
L301-04 @ 12:43 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 76 axles CSX engines #4082 + #4053 & 16 cars. He has work for Hartford mp CG68.7 & Sawyer mp CG105.2
L301-04 @ 13:12 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi with 76 axles.
L303-04 @ 13:12 eastward reported by Godfrey mp CG 0.99 with CSX engines #5315 + #436 & ?? cars.
Y121-04 @ 13:14 eastward Dock Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi mp CG25 with CSX engine #2680 & 5 Gon cars loaded with scrap. He had left 2 cars on the Main Track he'll be picking up & then head into Waverly mp CG24.2
BNSF C-NAMCXC (coal loads for West Olive) has BNSF engines #5803 + Executive #9803 + 130 coal loads & rear BNSF Executive engine #9786. The BNSF Executive engine #9803 will be dropped in Galesburg before reaching Chicago.
Tom will report C800/801 with BNSF engines #5803 with 130 coal loads & rear BNSF Executive engine #9786 (will have to determine nose in or nose out DP for the GR Sub railfans by watching those Iowa cams)
L301-04 @ 14:05 his work is done at Hartford mp CG68.7 & is headed westward to Sawyer mp CG105.2 with CSX engines #4082 + #4053 & ?? cars.
L303-04 @ 14:29 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 236 axles. CSX engines #5315 + #436 & 56 cars. He has work for Lansing – final destination is Detroit.
L301-04 @ 14:44 westward reported from the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 92 axles. CSX engines #4082 + #4053 & 20 cars.
L303-04 @ 15:14 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 236 axles. CSX engines #5315 + #436 & 56 cars. He has work for Lansing – final destination is Detroit.
16:58 - L302 west through South Lyon.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 397 axles.
They’ll be stopping at WE Brighton to wait for L305 to finish and head back west.
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L301-04 @ 17:03 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 88 axles. CSX engines #4053 + #4082 & 19 cars. He'll be going into Waverly mp CG24.7 for some work there & then head eastward.
M326-04 @ 17:09 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi with 356 axles. CSX engines #7253 + #886 & 86 cars. Thanks, Andy, for the trailing engine #
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L301-04 @ 17:03 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 88 axles. CSX engines #4053 + #4082 & 19 cars. He'll be going into Waverly mp CG24.7 for some work there & then head eastward.
M326-04 @ 17:47 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 356 axles. CSX engines #7253 + #886 & 86 cars. Thanks, Andy, for the trailing engine #
L301-04 @ 18:06 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 157 axles (+1 error). CSX engines #4053 + #4082 & 36 cars. He's headed for the Grand Rapids Terminal.
M326-04 @ 18:12 advised the Dispatcher they had stalled out on the Saugatuck Hill mp CG33.7 R597-03 crew is on duty at Grand Jct mp CG54 & will bring CSX engines #819 + #966 to assist M326.
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R597-03 @ 18:51 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 12 axles. CSX engines #819 + #966 lite power. He is headed to assist M326-04 that had stalled on the Saugatuck Hill mp CG33.7
R597-03 @ 18:51 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 12 axles. CSX engines #819 + #966 lite power. He is headed to assist M326-04 that had stalled on the Saugatuck Hill mp CG33.7
M326-04 @ 19:27 ready to move eastward with R597-03 as rear helpers. M326-04 has CSX engines #7253 + #886 & 86 cars. R597-03 will cut away once M326 has cleared Saugatuck Hill & return to Grand Jct siding mp CG54. His original plan was to move out loaded coal train C800-03 that had tied down there this morning.
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L302-04 departed Howell at 19:35 after taking a two hour delay waiting for L30504 who hogged up the main and siding for that length of time while setting off 65 cars for GLC and picking up 51 cars even with Helcon's assist. L303-04 almost that long a wait at Fowlerville. L-302 had 5222 + 5358 for power with a few cars short of 100 cars including ten stone loads on the head end.
IMG_2260.jpegBNSF C-NAMCXC (coal loads for West Olive) has BNSF engines #5893 + Executive #9803 + 130 coal loads & rear BNSF Executive engine #9786. The BNSF Executive engine #9803 will be dropped in Galesburg before reaching Chicago.
Tom will report C800/801 with BNSF engines #5803 with 130 coal loads & rear BNSF Executive engine #9786 (will have to determine nose in or nose out DP for the GR Sub railfans by watching those Iowa cams)
Another train bound for Michigan is a G842 empty grain train for Wixom, Mi. CSX 3409 & 88 ish CSX marked grain cars
BNSF C-NAMCXC @ 17:37 CT passed Galesburg cam (coal loads for West Olive) with BNSF engines #5893 & 130 coal loads & rear BNSF Executive engine #9786 DPU
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