West Michigan Train Location Update 3-17-08

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West Michigan Train Location Update 3-17-08

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GRE crew on duty. 2? tanks from NS and 2 boxes and 2 hoppers from CSX as of Friday night - can't see if CSX added to them overnight. 66 pushing 371 this morning. Happy St. Patty's Day - esp CAPT CAPS :D

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Q32617 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 03-17-2008 06:47
Q32716 - CLARKE JCT IN DCC 0 03-17-2008 09:02
Q32717 - set to leave Detroit at 2pm
Q33417 - ERIE MI CCA125 03-17-2008 09:03
Q33517 - annulled
N91016 - GREY MI CG 83 03-17-2008 09:19
N95616 - FOWLERVILLE MI CH 62 03-17-2008 09:14
E94915, E94916 - at West Olive
X90015 - FLINT MI CC 35 03-17-2008 00:38
D80216 and D80316 - up at West Olive
D80117, D80217 - not moving yet
Amtrak P37117 - KIRK MI CG 71 03-17-2008 09:23
D70016 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 03-17-2008 07:15
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X900-15?

Nice to see that N956, too.

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N956 is north of Wixom with BNSF 9643 5668 and CSX 8092 all elephant style. Saw them at Brighton, and had to leave before they got to Wixom, Saw Q322 at Novi around 1125am with CSX 6364 and 8394 ahead of N956.

Per word of my friend steve Hulcher showed uptoday to clean up the 5 the SBS put on the ground. First reports were a local contractor showed up with a small CAT 320C or CAT 315C to scoop out the "good coal" so they could still use it.

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Y121 with CSXT 2520 is pushing a caboose, 1 covered hopper, and 1 box car.
North at Rilet St. 1:37 PM.
Going up to Harlem to the hamilton Elevator, then to Windquest.

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Q32617 - CASH OS MI CH 94 03-17-2008 13:03
Q32717 - DETROIT MI CH 1 03-17-2008 13:58
Q33417 - WALBRIDGE TOWER OH CTT 67 03-17-2008 10:26
N91016 - WELLS MI CG 42 03-17-2008 10:50
N95616 - FLINT MI CC 35 03-17-2008 13:33
E94915, E94916 - at West Olive
D80117 - WELLS MI CG 42 03-17-2008 13:51
D80217 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 03-17-2008 13:00
Sounded like D80117 brought empties down from West Olive, set them out on the main at Wells, going to go behind the loaded coal train in the siding at Wells. Crew being taxied from GR to get on the headend of this coal train, and bring them to West Olive.
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railroadfan wrote: Sounded like D80117 brought empties down from West Olive, set them out on the main at Wells, going to go behind the loaded coal train in the siding at Wells. Crew being taxied from GR to get on the headend of this coal train, and bring them to West Olive.
I forgot to report that! Got distracted by a telecon at work! They were really hitting the brakes hard - some people in the telecon heard it while I was talking and thought bombs were going off near me!

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D802-17 north at Riley St. 4:00 PM. BNSF 9799, 9150, 6123.

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Lunchtime in Plymouth -- saw Q32717 clear the diamond at 14:40. CSX 710 & 372, 16 cars.
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Q326 cleared Okemos Road at 3:32pm.

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saw 36E arriving hugart at about 3 this afternoon.
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Z151-17 POWER
GLLX 3002
GMTX 2648
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I don't know if this is really useful now, but I caught the end of Q321 in Plymouth at 2:05pm today.
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