CSX Train Location Updates - July 2019

[KC8RBK]

Q32913 by Howell at 09:08 with CSX 3174+5462 and 103 cars. 50 stone loads on the head end. Q32813 went east at 05:46 with CSX 5101+587 and 89 cars.

329 currently stopped at the 107 inspecting their train. Dd failed to report, 79.9 is oos. Track inspector filling them will assist. D708 just headed west at Logan on their way to gl. 1312

[trnwatcher]

13:42 EDT Q326 EB HOLLAND

[trnwatcher]

13:42 EDT Q326 EB HOLLAND

14:11 EDT D700 MET Q326 AT HUDSONVILLE. D700 HAS CARS FOR SAWYER AND HARTFORD.

[Tlout]

BNSF 9277, 8957 with West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 4:00 PM.

[BL2-1843]

Grain load from Webberville east by Howell at 19:00 with CSX 919+3046+5464 with 90 cars. Train will be tied down at Sheldon Road to await an outbound crew. Unknown what the train designation was, or what it will be leaving Plymouth. Could be a G010 or G013 train to Plymouth, or G65513 all the way.

[trnwatcher]

19:18 EDT Q327 WB AT BANGOR WITH CSX 3174, 5462 AND 33 IN TOW.

[Jochs]

P370-13 is currently going through Benton Harbor. Sounds like IDTX 4614 leading.

[Pie39]

I caught 329 at South Lyon around 7:30 with 860 solo. Was told 328 left GR an hour ago or so...any idea how long that’d be to Howell? I’m hanging out at the signal bridge in town.

[georgehmanning]

@07:38:47 EDT P371 passed thru Pullman, Michigan MP 48 with SC44 #4614 and 4 cars on the CSX Grand Rapids Subdivision Line
@07:51:56 EDT P371 arrived Center Street RR Crossing Bangor, Michigan MP 60.35. same and same

[KC8RBK]

I caught 329 at South Lyon around 7:30 with 860 solo. Was told 328 left GR an hour ago or so...any idea how long that’d be to Howell? I’m hanging out at the signal bridge in town.

Sounds like 328 just gave up the blocks and 329 got them at 1045

[KC8RBK]

I caught 329 at South Lyon around 7:30 with 860 solo. Was told 328 left GR an hour ago or so...any idea how long that’d be to Howell? I’m hanging out at the signal bridge in town.

Sounds like 328 just gave up the blocks and 329 got them at 1045

329 just crossed the 104.3dd. 351 axles and 4700' roughly. Anyone know how they get an odd # of axles like that? Clear 108 at 1152

[Jochs]

Q326-14 is currently going through Benton Harbor. Sounds like CSXT 5420 leading.

[trnwatcher]

12:25 EDT Q32914 JUST HIT DD126.

[SD80MAC]

I caught 329 at South Lyon around 7:30 with 860 solo. Was told 328 left GR an hour ago or so...any idea how long that’d be to Howell? I’m hanging out at the signal bridge in town.

Sounds like 328 just gave up the blocks and 329 got them at 1045

329 just crossed the 104.3dd. 351 axles and 4700' roughly. Anyone know how they get an odd # of axles like that? Clear 108 at 1152

DD was probably off + or - 1.

[BL2-1843]

Q32814 went east by Howell at 11:48 with CSX 832+5237 and 107 cars. Evidently Pie39 wasn't here to see it, or at least didn't report it. The already reported many times Q32914 went by Howell at 08:06 with its single unit 860 and moving right along well at track speed with its 83 cars. Every time the DD gets an odd count like was reported, I just say it counted the EOT as one axel. Perhaps it messed it up today because it had both an EOT and a flag on the rear end.

Evidently, nobody saw the Webberville grain load at Sheldon Road Plymouth that I reported on the board yesterday at 21:19 when it went by Howell at 21:00. That message was cut off as a lead post within two minutes by another post.

[Pie39]

Q32814 went east by Howell at 11:48 with CSX 832+5237 and 107 cars. Evidently Pie39 wasn't here to see it, or at least didn't report it. The already reported many times Q32914 went by Howell at 08:06 with its single unit 860 and moving right along well at track speed with its 83 cars. Every time the DD gets an odd count like was reported, I just say it counted the EOT as one axel. Perhaps it messed it up today because it had both an EOT and a flag on the rear end.

Evidently, nobody saw the Webberville grain load at Sheldon Road Plymouth that I reported on the board yesterday at 21:19 when it went by Howell at 21:00. That message was cut off as a lead post within two minutes by another post.

Phone died before 328 got to me, fortunately my camera was working fine. Thanks for your daily reports, they helped me get out and shoot some searchlights!

[C&OGP75745]

Grain load from Webberville east by Howell at 19:00 with CSX 919+3046+5464 with 90 cars. Train will be tied down at Sheldon Road to await an outbound crew. Unknown what the train designation was, or what it will be leaving Plymouth. Could be a G010 or G013 train to Plymouth, or G65513 all the way.

Departed Plymouth just after 14:00 as G62411

[trnwatcher]

Q326-14 is currently going through Benton Harbor. Sounds like CSXT 5420 leading.

14:55 Q326 JUST HORNED THEIR WAY THROUGH GRANDVILLE.

[Tom49801]

Q32814 went east by Howell at 11:48 with CSX 832+5237 and 107 cars. Evidently Pie39 wasn't here to see it, or at least didn't report it. The already reported many times Q32914 went by Howell at 08:06 with its single unit 860 and moving right along well at track speed with its 83 cars. Every time the DD gets an odd count like was reported, I just say it counted the EOT as one axel. Perhaps it messed it up today because it had both an EOT and a flag on the rear end.

Evidently, nobody saw the Webberville grain load at Sheldon Road Plymouth that I reported on the board yesterday at 21:19 when it went by Howell at 21:00. That message was cut off as a lead post within two minutes by another post.

The axle count is done by the wheel flanges passing over the 2 rail mounted (inside the gage) magnetic transducers located near one of the two HBD scanners (doesn't matter which rail is used). No actual contact is made with the transducers, it's just the wheel flanges entering the magnetic fields. The 1st transducer that is rolled over starts the infra-red sample collections from the wheel bearing & the 2nd transducer ends the sample collection for that bearing. EOT's are not only too high to be detected they are also in the center of the car & the same for flags (usually wooden poles on them too). An extra axle can be added if the transducers are getting old & become "noisey" & the pounding of a wheel flat spot can cause a "noise shot" to occur. If the train slows down to near 5mph a lower axle count will happen. Sometimes there are 2 extra transducers used for advance start, with 1 located about 60 to 75 feet away from the HBD scanners in each direction. The DD at mp CG91.9 for a while would add 1 or 2 extra axles but not on every train. It was eventually taken care of.

[rob]

Q32814 went east by Howell at 11:48 with CSX 832+5237 and 107 cars. Evidently Pie39 wasn't here to see it, or at least didn't report it. The already reported many times Q32914 went by Howell at 08:06 with its single unit 860 and moving right along well at track speed with its 83 cars. Every time the DD gets an odd count like was reported, I just say it counted the EOT as one axel. Perhaps it messed it up today because it had both an EOT and a flag on the rear end.

Evidently, nobody saw the Webberville grain load at Sheldon Road Plymouth that I reported on the board yesterday at 21:19 when it went by Howell at 21:00. That message was cut off as a lead post within two minutes by another post.

The axle count is done by the wheel flanges passing over the 2 rail mounted (inside the gage) magnetic transducers located near one of the two HBD scanners (doesn't matter which rail is used). No actual contact is made with the transducers, it's just the wheel flanges entering the magnetic fields. The 1st transducer that is rolled over starts the infra-red sample collections from the wheel bearing & the 2nd transducer ends the sample collection for that bearing. EOT's are not only too high to be detected they are also in the center of the car & the same for flags (usually wooden poles on them too). An extra axle can be added if the transducers are getting old & become "noisey" & the pounding of a wheel flat spot can cause a "noise shot" to occur. If the train slows down to near 5mph a lower axle count will happen. Sometimes there are 2 extra transducers used for advance start, with 1 located about 60 to 75 feet away from the HBD scanners in each direction. The DD at mp CG91.9 for a while would add 1 or 2 extra axles but not on every train. It was eventually taken care of.

I alway wonder how they work but why would they always add an axle with the mother and slug?

Rob