3-24-06
Stopped at Vickers, for a little while, before showing up and the only thing I seen, was Q32224, with CSXT 8700, NS 2590, CSXT 1523, & 2672.
Called for K38523 at 11:00, with CSXT 8710 & 7673, with 107 loads, for 11,587 tons, and 5675 feet. We got on board, at Union St., at 11:45, where the inbound crew, pulled up the locos, to ge fuel. After refueling was done, we backed down #2 main, to the train at Crandel Rd.
At 12:10, sitting in yard D, at Crandel Rd, was the Q28924, with CSXT 8084 & HLCX 6412, with 86 auto racks. At 12:34, we see Q15024, pull in on the other side of the yard, with FURX 3005 & CSXT 8545, 108 platforms (long count), 150 containers. Y11624 at 12:38, comes into yard D, with 6120 & 5249. We depart at 12:45, and at 12:53, we see the Y11424, turning the CSXT 7742.
At Ironville, we see the Z24124, with UP 4682, and 50 cars, at 13:16. We pass the E44523, at Lower River Bridge, at 13:32, he had the CSXT 282 & 257, with 99 cars. Then we get stopped at Ottawa River, for a short bit, while the Y12124, shoved back into the Boullvard yard, at 13:46, with cab CSXT 900055, 35 cars, and CSXT 2682. At Sibley Rd, we pass the CSXT 7884 & GCFX 3076, with 20 auto racks, and 40 mixed, on Q21624, at 15:08.
At Wayne, we pass the K59923, doubling up his 56 cars, with CSXT 8516 & CEFX 3124, at 15:40. Then at Hinze Park, we pass the D73824, with CSXT 2647, and one gon, at 16:02. We see the K35723, at Beach Daily, at 16:20, with GCFX 3070, HLCX 6229, & CSXT 1502, with 59 cars. I still havent got used to bringing in a loaded coke train, just to pass a loaded coke train going the other way. We arrive at 17:00, and have to wait on the hill, for a little while. As we wait one of the Rouge Steel switchers comes, by.
3-25-06
Called for Q15025 at 07:30, with HLCX 6202 & 8159, with 18 loads, 1 empty (short count), for 4143 tons, and 4712 feet. As we put together our train, we see the 31M, come past at Watermann, at 9:45, with NS 2710 & CEFX 10??, with 60 auto racks. As we pull down to Delray Tower, we pass the LV04, with CSXT 4401 & NS 3445, with 2 auto parts. We Depart Livernois, at 10:00. We arrive at Delray, at 10:15.
At 10:29, we are passed by the CN 384? (opposite of 383) with CN 5671, 2624, & 2429, with 159 cars. At 10:53, CP 528, comes past with CEFX 1056 & CP 9596, on a rescue mission, to pull a stalled train out of the tunnel.
At 11:24, the Y12125, comes past, with CSXT 7627 & 7588, with 61 cars of coke, for a K357.
And as we get the signal to depart, we see a northbound, on the NS, with UP 2207, we depart at 11:38. Here we are approaching the NS River Rouge bridge.
As we pass by NS's Oakwood yard, waiting for us to clear, and for the stalled train to clear, was a CP train, with CP 9590 & 9575, at 11:56. At Carelton, we pass the K90524, at 12:40 with HLCX 6513 & CSXT 7629, with 39 cars. Then at 12:50, we pass the Q28725, at Stumpmire Rd, with CSXT 8766 & 8716, with 75 auto racks. We stop at Lavoy Rd., at 13:20, and at 13:32, we are passed by the K38524, with HLCX 8144 & CSXT 7815, with 79 cars. We depart at 13:40
At the Docks, we pass the Y10225, with CSXT 2728 & 4443, switching at 14:00. At 14:12, we pass the Q30425, at Vickers, with CSXT 8623 & HLCX 6325, with 65 cars. Then at Union St., we pass the Y11225, with UP 9299 & 9347, turning them at 14:22. We arrive at 14:25. We pass the Z24125, returning back to Union St., to head to Stanley, with UP 4682, at the Eastbound West End, at 14:30.
