CSX Train Location Updates: June 2018

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CSX Train Location Updates: June 2018

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Q32801 by Brighton at 06:57.
By West end SL at 07:09

Q32701 by East end of SL at 08:29
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Q32801 by Howell at 06:41 with 111 cars, CSX 5224+5377 on the head end, Q32701 by Howell at 09:00 with single unit CSX 5217 and 44 cars. Earlier, empty windmill train went west right after midnight with single unit CSX 5414 and 72 cars. Not sure of the train number on this one. W245 maybe?

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Michigan Shore MMRR 2019, HESR 2025 with 18 hoppers, 22 tank cars south at Riley St. Holland 9:56 AM.

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BNSF 9349, 5902 light power south at Riley St. Holland 10:39 AM.

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BL2-1843 wrote:Q32801 by Howell at 06:41 with 111 cars, CSX 5224+5377 on the head end, Q32701 by Howell at 09:00 with single unit CSX 5217 and 44 cars. Earlier, empty windmill train went west right after midnight with single unit CSX 5414 and 72 cars. Not sure of the train number on this one. W245 maybe?
W247-30, came down from Flint and turned west at Plymouth. Heading over towards the BN outside Chicago at Cicero.

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Tier4GEVO wrote:
BL2-1843 wrote:Q32801 by Howell at 06:41 with 111 cars, CSX 5224+5377 on the head end, Q32701 by Howell at 09:00 with single unit CSX 5217 and 44 cars. Earlier, empty windmill train went west right after midnight with single unit CSX 5414 and 72 cars. Not sure of the train number on this one. W245 maybe?
W247-30, came down from Flint and turned west at Plymouth. Heading over towards the BN outside Chicago at Cicero.
Any chance of another loaded run to Flint?
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J3rsdm5 wrote:
Tier4GEVO wrote:
BL2-1843 wrote:Q32801 by Howell at 06:41 with 111 cars, CSX 5224+5377 on the head end, Q32701 by Howell at 09:00 with single unit CSX 5217 and 44 cars. Earlier, empty windmill train went west right after midnight with single unit CSX 5414 and 72 cars. Not sure of the train number on this one. W245 maybe?
W247-30, came down from Flint and turned west at Plymouth. Heading over towards the BN outside Chicago at Cicero.
Any chance of another loaded run to Flint?
There's a chance but last time they didn't run the loaded down the Plymouth
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18:50 EDT Q32701 WB GRANDVILLE. CSXT 5217 LEADING. 115 CARS APPROX.
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trnwatcher wrote:18:50 EDT Q32701 WB GRANDVILLE. CSXT 5217 LEADING. 1115 CARS APPROX.
WOAH that's a real landbarge!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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trnwatcher wrote:18:50 EDT Q32701 WB GRANDVILLE. CSXT 5217 LEADING. 1115 CARS APPROX.
WOAH that's a real landbarge!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
I can't begin to imagine how many units are on that
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Heard P370-01 at Hilltop in St. Joseph at 9:09 pm.
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FYI, saw some covered hoppers spotted at Elston Richards in Grand Rapids tonight. Hasn't been an active shipper for a bit.. I don't think it was just cars for Cascade engineering as the cars were far down the spur, spotted next to the building.
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A westbound (I assume 327) is lined at East End Brighton.
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MiRailProductions wrote:A westbound (I assume 327) is lined at East End Brighton.
Stick around, I hear them approaching South Lyon. :D
Q32702 by South Lyon at 09:17
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~Z~ wrote:FYI, saw some covered hoppers spotted at Elston Richards in Grand Rapids tonight. Hasn't been an active shipper for a bit.. I don't think it was just cars for Cascade engineering as the cars were far down the spur, spotted next to the building.
Most likely extra cars for Cascade but you never know.
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Q327 at East End Brighton at 09:32 with CREX 1214 and a BNSF GEVO Leading.
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MiRailProductions wrote:Q327 at East End Brighton at 09:32 with CREX 1214 and a BNSF GEVO Leading.
7651 was the BNSF unit. 327 had its usual 40 some cars (45 today) Earlier, Q32802 went east at 05:50 with CSX 3236+591 and 82 cars

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BNSF 8482, 8532 north at Riley St. Holland 1:24 PM. BNSF 5902, 9349 pushing.

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Q327 arrived at Wyoming about an hour ago with the aforementioned CREX-BNSF lash up.
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West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 5:30 PM.

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