MQT CSX GRE NS Train Location Update - 05-13-2008

amtrak1007 · Unread post by **amtrak1007** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:50 am

Z15112 Southbound with 68 cars. Northbound is expected to be around 14.
Southbound Pickups at GRANT, VANS.

Raildudes dad · Tue May 13, 2008 6:51 am

The GRE faked me out again yesterday. Must be both rode in the comapny truck

because they went to Lowell & back, rolled back into town about 10:30. There's a car there this morning, but I don't remember seeing it before. Only 2 outbound tanks fror NS in the yard. The usual Amtrak.

Unread post by **cnw8835** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:21 am

E949 crew on duty at West Olive waiting for BRC bulletins

mikekmac · Unread post by **mikekmac** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:41 am

CSX D70912 WB at milepost 79.9 (Okemos DD) at 07:09am. Lead engine CSX 2698. Length of train 1314', 80 axles,

CSX Q33512 WB at milepost 79.9 (Okemos DD) at 9:03am. Lead engine 3835(?). Length of train 6958'(?), 496 axles. Held up at Trowbridge for inspection of a problem spotted by the flagman at the Farm Lane reconstruction site.

Unread post by **~Z~** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:46 am

Q32613 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 05-13-2008 07:45
Q32713 - set to leave Detroit at 3:30pm (caught Q327 yesterday, they left Detroit around 2:30pm and had to wait at Seymour for a bit for maintenance to get done, so maybe they'll leave at 3:30 today)
Q33413 - TOLEDO STANLEY OH QT 5 05-13-2008 10:05
Q33512 - CASH OS MI CH 94 05-13-2008 10:25
CP X50012 - WAVERLY EAST MI CG 23 05-13-2008 10:34
D70012 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 05-13-2008 09:12
N90312 - WELLS MI CG 42 05-13-2008 09:40
E94912 - not to Holland yet
D80113 - LAMAR MI CG 4 05-13-2008 03:55
D80213 - not moving yet
Then again, D80110, D80210, D80111, D80211, D80311, d80112, D80212, and D80312 aren't moving either... sources say they won't use those.

Crews are picking up rail today around Hall and Division in Grand Rapids.
E94912 crew sounded to be at West Olive this morning, tower couldn't reach them when I was listening in.

mikekmac · Unread post by **mikekmac** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:43 am

D70012, not D70912? Conductor must have had marbles in his mouth, then, because the radio was clear as a bell.

Unread post by **~Z~** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:56 am

mikekmac wrote:D70012, not D70912? Conductor must have had marbles in his mouth, then, because the radio was clear as a bell.

No, that should have been D70912 that you heard Mike. D700 runs between Grand Rapids and the Benton Harbor area. D70912 arrived in Lansing at 7:12am.
Also, an E44513(empty coal train) is getting ready to depart Grand Rapids, headed eastbound towards Plymouth and Toledo. CSXT 455 and 598 leading I believe mr Hall said.

amtrak1007 · Unread post by **amtrak1007** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:32 pm

Decent sized Q335, by Breton Road around 1145 this morning. Plenty of Gons for scrap and decent sized 700 and 151 tonight.

Tlout · Unread post by **Tlout** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:16 pm

E949-12 south at Riley St. with empties from West Olive - 2:12 PM. BNSF 8870, 9446.

Unread post by **cnw8835** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:38 pm

mikekmac wrote:CSX Q33512 WB at milepost 79.9 (Okemos DD) at 9:03am. Lead engine 3835(?).

Leader was CSX 7324.

Unread post by **cnw8835** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:39 pm

amtrak1007 wrote:Decent sized Q335, by Breton Road around 1145 this morning. Plenty of Gons for scrap and decent sized 700 and 151 tonight.

121 cars arriving in GR.

E445 should be nearing Lake Odessa right now.

Tlout · Unread post by **Tlout** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:43 pm

D802 south at Riley St. - 2:41 PM. Light power - BNSF 9594, 9333, 9371.

Unread post by **cnw8835** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:48 pm

Not quite fitting in this topic but close enough, on the MMRR MS Division, MS 180 is out switching Nugent Sand at this time.

mikekmac · Unread post by **mikekmac** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:55 pm

Okay, Jon, thanks. I had a camera malfunction as it was going by me, and I had to try to hear the next radio call over the sound of the train. I got two different 4-digit clusters, 3835 and 7324, both without any context.

It -was- pretty long for Q335.

Unread post by **~Z~** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:58 pm

Q32613 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 05-13-2008 07:45
Q32713 - hasn't left Detroit yet
Q33513 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 05-13-2008 13:13
CP X50012 - LAMAR MI CG 4 05-13-2008 12:31
N90312 - WELLS MI CG 42 05-13-2008 09:40
E94912 - GRAND JCT MI CG 54 05-13-2008 15:25 (certainly took them a while, as usual, to get the move on out of the plant)
E44513 - NORTH LANSING MI CH 88 05-13-2008 15:56
D80213 - WELLS MI CG 42 05-13-2008 15:33 (getting the loads I believe)

mikekmac · Unread post by **mikekmac** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:52 pm

No uncertainty on this one--E44513's lead power is CSX 445. But I thought I was hearing things until I looked at the photos.

Second unit is CSX 598. EB at milepost 81.61 at 16:18. Train reported at 5985' and 424 axles by the defect detector at 79.9.

J T · Unread post by **J T** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:53 pm

cnw8835 wrote:Not quite fitting in this topic but close enough, on the MMRR MS Division, MS 180 is out switching Nugent Sand at this time.

New pictures coming soon...

Unread post by **cnw8835** » Tue May 13, 2008 6:06 pm

mikekmac wrote:No uncertainty on this one--E44513's lead power is CSX 445. But I thought I was hearing things until I looked at the photos.

Sorry to say this, but yes there is some uncertainty there. E445's leader is CSX 455.

Raildudes dad · Tue May 13, 2008 8:51 pm

Saw MQT's 3003? dead prime mover going north on US 131 on an Alger Trucking Company flat about 5-5:30 this afternoon.

mikekmac · Unread post by **mikekmac** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:17 pm

Aw, crud.

A senior moment, Jon. I even had 455 written down in my notepad.

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MQT CSX GRE NS Train Location Update - 05-13-2008

MQT CSX GRE NS Train Location Update - 05-13-2008