Called for S28704 at 20:00, with CSXT 7629 & 8545, with 21 loads, and 51 empties, for 4.298 tons, and 6,104 feet. We get on board, at 21:00, ant at 21:30, as we wait to leave, we see the Q21603, pulling up on the receiving hump, with CSXT 7925 & 7540, with 37 auto racks, and 20 mixed. Also at Crandel Rd., we see the Y21603, with CSXT 8566 & HLCX 9017, at 22:24, at 23:22, we see the Y20103, with CSXT 2640, at Crandel Rd., coming down to do some switching, we get the ok to pull down to Union St, and wait our turn.
At Union St, we see the H71003, head for Woodville, at 23:48, with CSXT 6117, and 66 cars. We depart at 23:56, and at Vickers at 00:10, we pass the Q24503, with CSXT 5317 & 5317, with 61 auto racks. At Pickel Rd, we pass the W92703, with CSXT 7563, 8826, & 2803, with (counted)89, (told) 99, & (computer said) 94, take your pick, at 00:14. At MI Cabin, we pas the Q13103, with NS 8813 & 8826, with 29x2 (short count), and 32 containers, at 00:30.
At Lower River Bridge, we pass the Q32104, at 00:35, with CSXT 7680, IC 6129, & 8870. Then at MP 127, at 1:00, we see the Q22403, with HLCX 6303 & 6512, and 25 auto racks. At Stoney Creek, we pass the N84130, at 1:36, with BNSF 9427 & 9529, with 119 cars. We stop at Carelton, at 1:50, and at 2:00, we are passed by the Q23103, with CSXT 7311 & 7757, with 11x2 (long count) platforms, with 20 containers, and ? auto racks. We depart shortly after that, and arrive at Wayne, at 2:40, to do our work. We set off 33 empties, for 1740 tons, 3102 feet. As we are setting off, we are passed by the Q33404, at Gleenwood, at 3:40, with CSXT 8530 & NS 9558, with 47 cars. Also at 4:06, we see the Q32903, with UP 4871 & 9709, with 97 cars. We depart at 4:08, with 21 loads, 18 empties, 2558 tons, and 3007 feet. At Middlebelt, we pass the D71503, at 4:56, with cab 904???, with 12 cars, and CSXT 2623. We stop at Plymouth Rd, at 5:10. We have been following a K351, out of GR, and they wanted him to put his train away in the 3rd rail at Greenfield Rd., witch requires him to open a electric lock, and wait 10 min., and after pulling in, close the switch back. Now listening to the radio, it sounded like the conductor was new and had no clue what he was doing. But after 20 minuets or so, we are told by the dispatcher, that they have a problem with getting the electric lock closed, and she cant run us the rest of the way on #2. Plymouth Rd, is a crossover from 1 to 2 eastbound, so we cant crossover there, but being only 3000 feet, I ask if we can drop the conductor off, pull by and shove aback, instead of backing up a mile, to the Oak crossovers, and then pull by. She says yes, but after Q290 passes. So at 5:10, we see the Q29004, with CSXT 7503, and 2 auto pars. We proceeded to cross over, and and depart at 5:50, and arrive at Rouge at 6:20.
4-4-06
Called for Q13104, at 18:15, with UP 5473 & NS 6649, with 23 loads, for 2842 tons, and 4495 feet. I head out and check out the power, and get our paper work.
As we get ready to head out the door, we are told that we cant go out freight main 5 to West Detroit, to wye the power, as the dispatcher says that Q304, and another train are blocking the way, and they cant move until 304 dose its work and leaves. So the trainmaster, says to take the NS unit, and build the train, and wye the power at Delry Tower. So at 20:25, we come out and head to our train. As we do that , we see the Q30404, with CSXT 5331 & HLCX 8163, doing there work. We also see 15E, come in and get ready to do his work, at 20:25.
We make our way over to the south yard, and sit and wait for the yard job to build our train.
Finally we get the ok to tie onto our train, and pull it down to Delray to get a air test, and wye the power. As we get ready to pull, we see 20V, pull in with NS 2784, at 21:30. On the way down to Delray, we see a CN train with CN 2584 & 5772, at 22:28. We get to Delray, to arm the device, and air test, and off to turn, but every time I try to arm the marker, all I get is nothing. The trainmaster comes out, and after talking to the Mechanical desk, determines that the little box that is supposed to "talk" to the EOT is missing on the UP 5473, and the NS unit cant lead, as it is OSS due to needing the toilet emptied. So we are told that we will take the train 30 MPH, all the way. So we turn the locos, and depart Delray at 23:15.
At Brownstown yard, we pass the Y32104, at 001:01, with CSXT 4418 & NS 1459. At S. Carleton, we pass the Q27203, with CSXT 8095 & HLCX 8157, 5 platforms, 40 auto racks, and 24 mixed, at 00:40. At MP 127, at 1:25, we see the Q39204, with CSXT 8121, HLCX 640?, GCFX 3068, & CSXT 7600, with ? cars. At Ironville, we pass the Y32104, with CSXT 2615, at 1:50 shoving out of the docks. We stop at Vickers at 2:08, and at 2:22 we see a NS eastbound internodal. We depart at 2:24, and pull down to East Broadway, to have another unit added, the RLCX 8545. This is the trip monitor, as of 2:20, at Vickers, we were onduity another 2 hours plus, as we helped mu the units, waited for the outbound crew, and helped them arm there EOT.
