Called for Q15120, at 18:15, with CSXT 8756 & GSCX 7360 (dead for 92 day inspection out of Collingwod). with 38 loads 14 empties (short count) 5026 tons, 9247 feet.
On board, at 20:10. At Crandel Rd, at 20:10, we pass the Q21620, pulling into yard D, with CSXT 7532 & 8765, with 113 cars. At 20:20, we see the Q28920, waiting to leave and head north, with CSXT 8147 and 71 autoracks. We depart at 20:24, and stop at Vickers, at 20:44.
We see a NS eastbound, at 20:50, with NS 9986, 9872, & 9145 with 51 cars. Then at 21:04, we see 176, with NS 9297, 3539, 6118, & a 9-40CW, and 156 cars. We depart at 21:10.
At 21:12, we pass the southbound Q15020, with a re crew on board, at Vickers, with TFM 1609 & BNSF 5124, with 47 loads, and 2 empties (short count). At Pickel Rd., we pass the Z24720, with CN 2597 & 5365, with 90 cars. At Seaman St., we pass Q30520, at 21:24, with GCFX 3061 & CSXT 8488, with 75 cars. At 22:12, 23 pass the Q24520, with CSXT 7586 & UP 9498, with 81 autoracks. Then the fun begins.
As we are passing over the DD at MP 122.4, we here the following.
Beeeeep Beeeeep Beeeep Beeeep Beeep Beeep
"CSX Equipment defect detector MP 122.4. First hot box axle 3-0-1 east rail, second hot box axle 3-0-1 west rail, third hot box axle 3-0-2 east rail, forth hot box axle 3-0-2 west rail, fifth hot box axle 3-3-5 west rail, from head of train, more defects, stop and inspect train. Length of tain, 9-7-5-8, speed 3-5, total axles 4-0-8. End of transmission.
So at 23:00, we stop the train at Albain Rd, and the conductor took a long walk, a three hour walk to be exact. (don't forget we are 9500 feet, and he has to cross a bridge too).
Well while I am sitting there all alone I get a little board. So picture time.
At 23:28, we are passed by Q13120, with CSXT 4847 & 5232, with 27 platforms (short count). And at 00:50 we are overtaken by Q28920, heading north.
We are back on the move, at 2:20. And at South Carleton, we are meet by Q32121, with HLCX 8140, CEFX 3107, CSXT 6939 & 2316, with 133 cars. At Carleton, as we come to a stop, we are passed by the E44720, with BNSF 5474 & BN 9714, with 106 cars, at 2:52. We get our blocks, and head up the Lincoln Sec, and stop at the hold out at 04:00, and that is where we die. (I cant even begin to tell or rember all of the trains that were up at the north end of Oakwood, that we had to wait for, but some included, CN 145, NS 255?, a couple of locals, and others, all told I rember at least 7 different train symbols).
1-21-06
Called for Q24521, at 19:15, with CSXT 7884 & 7594. We depart Rouge, at 20:00, and head for New Boston. On the hill, we pass the K38519, waiting to come into the yard, with HLCX 7173 & CSXT 8206, with 136 cars. At 20:40, we pass the X09221, with CSXT 7797, FURX 3018, & CSXT 8629, from Flint, waiting to get in. At Gleenwood, near Wayne, we pass the Q28721, who just finished setting off, with CSXT 8235, RLCX 8551, HLCX 7020, CSXT 2672, & 2794, at 21:34.
At Eureka Rd., we pass a X10020, with CSXT 8804, 8475 & HLCX 93??, with 43 loads, and 1 empty (short count). We arrive at New Boston, to make our pick up, of 81 loaded autoracks, for 5190 tons, and 7614 feet.
We depart, at 10:45, and head south. At Erie, we pass the G25921, with CSXT 8625 and 65 cars. At 00:02, we pass the Q30421, with CSXT 8426 & 8392, and 80 cars, at GTW. Next was the Z24721, with CN 5638 & 5563, with 70 cars. And finally the last train, was the Q32421, at Oregon Rd, at 00:36, with CSXT 8484 & CP 8612.
We arrived at White and Ford Rd.'s, and wait for two hours for the outbound crew, and a ride to the bullpen. As we were sitting there I took some more photos, of our fellow railroaders humor.
