CSX Train Location Updates: April 2017

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J3rsdm5 wrote: So a live radio steam does exist for the Plymouth Sub? May I have a link? (And is it in range of the 39.1 DD?)
Live stream found here: viewtopic.php?t=33614
Antenna is located in West Michigan, and typically is hearing from around Grand Ledge to down west of St Joseph. Often hear trains on the Garrett Sub in Indiana as well.
Three separate feeds to listen to, one for CSX road channel 160.230, one for dispatch on the west end 160.635, and the third is called Grand Rapids Area Shortlines which also includes the dispatcher between Grand Rapids and Lansing.
There is also a feed out an area near Lansing: http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/18777
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Not aware of any stream that far east on the Plymouth Sub, but amtrak1007's "Super Scanner" reliably covers the Grand Rapids sub from roughly St. Joseph to Grand Rapids and the Plymouth sub from Grand Rapids to roughly Grand Ledge. http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/22783
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13:22 EDT Z73920 DEPARTING OFF THE EVEN LEAD FOR HOME RAILS. WAMX7030,3531 AND APPROX. 40 CARS.
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Sounds like Y121 is going to double up D700's pickup at Waverly. D700 at Saugatuck at 16:45 ET. CSXT 7665 leading.

Y106 westbound at Thornapple at 16:44 ET.

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18:00 D70020 EB AT NINER.
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SB coal empties clearing Middle River. Sounded like E540-14 on the scanner. CSX 3305 + 4225 + 98 empty coal gons.
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Q322 clearing 7 Mile Rd. Unable to decipher lead engine on scanner.
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Pair of spongebob square cabs CSXT 4063 and CSXT 4031 leading the pacer stacktrain at a brisk pace westbound at P Company Junction in Dearborn at 11:25am. Heads up Plymouth and then turning south for Romulus,Carleton,Monroe,and Toledo!

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Yesterdays D70520, was re-crewed by D707 at Rickett Road in Brighton at 22:30 last night, and took the train all the way to Grand Rapids, (or was the plan). They took the three units away that has been on the train for a week, and replaced it with FOUR units, By Howell at 23:40 with CSX 163+520+8089+7896 with 214 cars, 880 axels, 12,699 ft.

Later, and for whatever reason, they ran a D908 out of Ensel who went east by Howell around 2am engine light (8145) and came back again engine light with the same power going back to Lansing at 5am. If nothing else, they turned the power at Plymouth as it was facing east, going east, and now facing west coming back.

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d70621 at grand ledge as of 1pm. d70721 should run tonight. d70821 hasn't moved. a d90520 was supposed to run but didn't.
q32720 arrived Chicago 6am. e80119 arrived Chicago 2am. d70021 at Saugatuck. no west olive coal loads or empties seen.
q32121 arrived Toledo 11am. q32221 arrived flint 8am.
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CantBeShook.WeHot wrote:d70621 at grand ledge as of 1pm.
D706 starting at GRP now instead of Lansing? Made it by Howell "around" 2pm, with, 'around" 115 cars. CSX 7869+8089 leading the way. Was out cutting grass when it went by. Must be the D90520 crew that was supposed to get D70520, but instead was recrewed by D707, was the crew that ran to Plymouth and back as D90820.

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D908 last night delivered a tank car to the customer at Green Oak and a hot MOW car to East Yard in Plymouth, engine light back. Today's D706 recrewed last nights D707 at Airport Road in Lansing.
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Who gets tanks at Green Oak? And the MofW was perhaps for the tie gang at Oak Yard?
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Doktor No wrote:Who gets tanks at Green Oak? And the MofW was perhaps for the tie gang at Oak Yard?
Recently new customer, can't remember the name. In the old lumber yard next to Peaker.
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Amtrak P370-21 got into St. Joseph early yesterday, went through Vine at 20:59.

Amtrak P371-22 with AMTK 90229 leading west has 20 axles, 361 feet at 91.9 DD at 08:22.

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0836hrs: CSX Q326 clear 66.2 east, length 8622ft, 662 axles, lead locomotive CSXT 871.

For the record, my thoughts on the combining of the CSX Updates thread into monthly: Unlike, Dislike, No-likey.

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GP30M4216 wrote:For the record, my thoughts on the combining of the CSX Updates thread into monthly: Unlike, Dislike, No-likey.
Agreed.
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SW wrote:
GP30M4216 wrote:For the record, my thoughts on the combining of the CSX Updates thread into monthly: Unlike, Dislike, No-likey.
Agreed.
Tally another here.

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Tier4GEVO wrote:
SW wrote:
GP30M4216 wrote:For the record, my thoughts on the combining of the CSX Updates thread into monthly: Unlike, Dislike, No-likey.
Agreed.
Tally another here.
Me vote no also. I guess just go to the last one and page upwards...
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SD80MAC wrote:
Doktor No wrote:Who gets tanks at Green Oak?
Recently new customer, can't remember the name. In the old lumber yard next to Peaker.
Customer at Green Oak is Portech, or something very similar to that. Sure thought D908 went engine light in BOTH directions that night.

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