CSX GRE MQT Train Location Update 5-29-08

[Raildudes dad]

Looks like 3 Amways and a wire car for Lowell for the GRE crew coming on duty (or at least it looks like they are - crystal ball has been foggy lately ). 132 on Amtrak and more trackwork again today in the yard.

[~Z~]

Q32629 - GRAND JCT MI CG 54 05-29-2008 07:44
Q32729 - set to leave Detroit at 2pm
Q33429 - set to leave GR at 9:30pm..hmm....
Q33529 - FOWLERVILLE MI CH 62 05-29-2008 07:33
CP X50026 - didn't leave Chicago
CP X50028 - hasn't left Chicago yet
K91027 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 05-29-2008 03:20 (chicago to GR stone)
D70028 - RIVERSIDE OS MI CG 80 05-29-2008 07:27
N90328 - NORTH END WYE MI CGC 24 05-29-2008 07:36
Amtrak P37129 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 05-29-2008 07:40
E95025 - SAWYER OS MI CG 105 05-29-2008 07:46
E94928, E95028 - not moving yet
D80129 - NORTH END WYE MI CGC 24 05-29-2008 07:45
Marquette Rail Z151 - entering CSX trackage on the north side of GR heading to Wyoming Yard - 7:50am.

[Tlout]

N90328 north at Riley St. 7:50 AM. Head end - BNSF 6094, 9528. Pushing - CSX 498, 254.

[mikekmac]

Q335 is 5201 feet heading into Ensel. Passed CH 79.9 at 8:03 am. CSXT 172 in the lead.

[donnieland]

after p370 went east approx 945pm last night, the next move was d700 at east waverly
d700 all red east waverly 1212am to 1218am at east waverly due to
maintainers working on the lakewood and 120th crossings due to false
activation.
d700 had 6134 ld left 13 on siding for z627 and 5 in the yard, next siding
at livingston for approx 2hrs work, then sawyer leave train on main and
run around thru siding , switch steel then head home
1252am d700 siding to main at holland

k910 4557 ld and 1 trail with 1953' 168 axles 39 cars
1226am east saugatuck
1238am holland
1242am east waverly
1248am 19.1
1251 app med vriesland
1257am main to siding west end hudsonville for 327
220am siding to main east end hudsonville

327 5476ld and 1 trail 3502' 232axles 54 cars
221am 19.1
228am east waverly
232am holland

z627 arrived holland approx 110am
215am depart siding to east leg of wye
229am enter power block

had n910 go north approx 1100pm via west wye, the pushers were to
go to plant on n910 and then take empties back south to go west,
the empties went west after z627 went north and cleared the cp swith
at west olive

[donnieland]

326 eb by east waverly at approx 900am
d700 eb by east waverly at 950am - 15 cars

[Tlout]

D80129 south at Riley St. 10:50 AM. Light power - CSX 254, 498.

[AveryRdhouse]

Get your camera's out boys and girl's. The Mighty Marquette is putting on "The Sparta Local" TODAY! Crew should be on duty around 2:30p and will be taking care of the overflow of business on the south end. Will be running between Turner st. and Grant. The power is the 2648 and the caboose. Should be interesting. The crew...Knute and Averyrdhouse.
Sorry. We won't have time to sell hotdogs or peanuts.

[donnieland]

d801 made the waverly pickup - 40 cars - the power came from west olive
by east waverly approx 205pm -
note about the csx power - tuesday night late loads out of porter north to west olive had csx power ( believe todays d801 power ) but the crew
called n905 as the train, not the std n903 or 910, could have been reroute
due to track work ?

x500 - per rn to mr edsal - i know they are on duty, but haven't heard a thing if they are enroute or have even moved yet.

[SteveHiuzenga]

Nice to see the long detailed posts again Don. I always enjoy those!

[sd70accsxt700]

Doc I cant think of anywhere down here to unload it. As you know this place if full of quarry's and if anyone close needs stone, they truck it. Yes you are correct it is at the end of the old ACY, on the WE. The only place I can think of it is at Lansing. Dont know how much it would cost to make a unload place, is this is steady. Changing out rail down here like up there. Q290, is now running at 20:30. Until done.

[AARR]

The stone train coming into GRR will unload their product and then TRUCK IT TO CARY, OHIO!

WTF They'll haul it by truck farther than by rail. If there was an idiot Emoticon I'd insert it here

[SD80MAC]

Heard GRE rolling through Ada at about 11:30, presumably westbound.

[Raildudes dad]

GRE then went west to Marne to get the 118. The 118 was on the interchange track by 5:00 (wasn't there at 4)

[J T]

GRE then went west to Marne to get the 118. The 118 was on the interchange track by 5:00 (wasn't there at 4)

They were also doing some extensive trimming along the line. I saw them creeping eastward between 4 mile rd. and Fruitridge, but didn't wait for them as I decided to go check out Avery & Co.

[donnieland]

844pm x500 by east waverly 1 6 axle 44 cars

[cnw8835]

MQT Sparta Local did work today at Ambassador Steel (2 out, 2 in), Van's (4 out, 4 in), and MR&S. Lotsa cars for MR&S. Spotted 2 more, pulled 5, 5 inbounds sitting on the lead from the main and at least 10 more inbounds still sitting in Sparta. Sparta Local crew will be pulling Z151-28 out of Wyoming Yard yet tonight. 3003 & 3002 were left in 22 track tied onto the headend of the northbound train. Second part of the train is next to it in 20 track.

[~Z~]

Q32629 - P COMPANY MI CH 26 05-29-2008 21:23
Q32729 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 05-29-2008 20:30
Q33429 - set to leave GR at 9:30pm
Q33529 GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 05-29-2008 12:15
CP X50028 - LAMAR MI CG 4 05-29-2008 21:16
D70028 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 05-29-2008 10:22
E94928, E95028 - not moving yet
D80129 - LAMAR MI CG 4 05-29-2008 14:20
Amtrak P37029 - HELPER MI CG 37 05-29-2008 21:26
N90526 - WEST OLIVE MI CGC 33 05-28-2008 03:58 (that'd be eastern coal that came up Donnie...wish they'd use only a couple of symbols, but since they come from various eastern mines, they use all sorts)

Q29029 - set to leave Detroit at 9:30 to go to Cleveland.

[donnieland]

thanks zack hi steve

d802 by east waverly at 1011pm 2 six alxes - 5886' 103 empties
eb for wyoming
1020pm - 19.1
these would be the n905 loads heading back to eastern mines
also 334 recieved all 5 blocks from rn at 1018pm

[greeningep]

GRE then went west to Marne to get the 118. The 118 was on the interchange track by 5:00 (wasn't there at 4)

What is the 118?