CSX GRE MQT Train Location Update 03-22-08

[~Z~]

Q32622 - LAMAR MI CG 4 03-22-2008 09:38
Q32721 - CALUMET PARK OS IL DCC 7 03-22-2008 09:18
Q32722 - still called out of Detroit at 2pm
Q33422 - WALBRIDGE TOWER OH CTT 67 03-22-2008 09:22
Q33522 - hasn't left Toledo yet
CP X50019 - ROUGEMERE MI CH 7 03-22-2008 00:41
CP X50021 - hasn't left Chicago
D70021 - EAST SAUGATUCK MI CG 32 03-22-2008 09:32
N90321 - NEW BUFFALO MI CG 115 03-22-2008 09:36
N91021 - hasn't left Chicago
N95621 - WELLSBORO IN BI 214 03-22-2008 09:35 (routed through Toledo)
E94522 - not at Flint yet, but this one shows routed through GR on the trip back
D80320 - not moving yet
D80121 - not moving yet
Amtrak P37122 - BENTON HARBOR MI CG 86 03-22-2008 09:39

[cnw8835]

N903's leader is BNSF 9369 with a Grinstein 70MAC trailing, just pulling out of New Buffalo.

[BL2-1843]

Despite the bad roads and nasty weather yesterday, anybody get the engine number of X500-19 coming east. By Howell prior to 11pm but for a change, I slept through it, awaking only after he went by. Horn sounded like a newer 8700 or 8800 series unit. Also slept through Q334-22 with CSX 766 leading per the scanner at 415am. Yesterdays Q335-21 had single unit 766 westbound but was wondering if he had a second unit on Q334 this morning.

[~Z~]

Q32622 - BECK ROAD MI CH 28 03-22-2008 17:31
Q32722 - ENSEL MI CH 89 03-22-2008 17:29
Q33422 - TOLEDO STANLEY OH QT 5 03-22-2008 11:01
Q33522 - ENSEL MI CH 89 03-22-2008 16:50
CP X50021 - hasn't left Chicago
D70021 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 03-22-2008 10:20
N90321 - WELLS MI CG 42 03-22-2008 13:12
N91021 - SAWYER OS MI CG 105 03-22-2008 17:38
N95621 - PEMBERVILLE OH CD 106 03-22-2008 17:28
E94522 - FLINT MI CC 35 03-22-2008 17:35 (now routed through Toledo)
D80320 - up at West Olive
D80121 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 03-22-2008 17:25
D80221, D80321 - not moving yet

[GTW6401]

Caught a southbound CSX out of Flint this afternoon with CSX 7549, 7804, and 8092 around 14:30. It sounded like J214 on the radio, but that symbol seemed a bit odd to me. The train was a unit train of around 50 covered hoppers.

The E945 was at McGrew at that time as well with BNSF 5996 and 9548, but the power will need to be wyed after being brought down by SBS backward. They arrived into Essexville about 03:30 with LSRC 1166 and 1169 running ahead of them to pull some of the loads into the plant.

[rob]

cp 8782 spent 11 hours on that engine from chicago

Rob

[Tlout]

Decided that today would feature D803 - nothing else to chase here. Caught them at the holland depot at 1:18 PM heading south (west) running light power - BNSF 9558 and 6177.


Decided to catch them heading through the switch to turn west at West Olive - 4:38 PM.



And at Hiawatha Dr. - 4:53 PM.

[GP30M4216]

I caught Q326-22 today leaving Wyoming Yard where they got permission to go east at 1PM. I saw them at Godfrey at 1:15PM:

CSXT 7513
CSXT 7620
CSXT 6133
CSXT 2738
6 cars.

Could be one of the last ones going east from GR

CR painted CSX 7309 and GP35 slug 2297 with mother 6426 were at the engine house.

[SW]

As GTW6401 reported, the BNSF units on E94522 were 9548 in the lead with 5996 following. When it reached Plymouth diamond, it continued south instead of turning west. At this point I had to drop the chase as I was heading to a party, but I listened to the scanner for a few more minutes. It went into a siding south of Plymouth to await the passage of 2 trains, one of which was 132 (is that a Q or a Y?). I did not hear the dispatcher mention the other one.