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Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 12:01pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4209, and 64ish cars. Sun just popped out, nice fall foliage. Will probably rain again soon, but would have been nice to photo that one. Only took them about 21 hours to turn around and head south from yesterday's northbound run. I am...

D705 still working Lansing guys ?

Do you know where 705 is now ? Dispatcher was calling him around 15:00 asking where he was & D705 replied "detector". I'm assuming that would be the DD at mp CH104.3 which I didn't hear reporting (typical lately for that to happen). I would have clearly heard the DD at mp CH126.3 Thank you Tom ! I’...

D705-01 left 394+5246 behind in Detroit today and brought back 552+5103 with around 60 cars. Perhaps if the DPU was activated and working when this set left Peaker on Tuesday we'll get to see one or the other in the middle or end if they stay on this job as long as 394+5246 did. Do you know where 7...

D705-01 left 394+5246 behind in Detroit today and brought back 552+5103 with around 60 cars. Perhaps if the DPU was activated and working when this set left Peaker on Tuesday we'll get to see one or the other in the middle or end if they stay on this job as long as 394+5246 did. Do you know where 7...

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Mon Sep 27, 2021 1:47 pm

Y106 with CSX 4016 and about a dozen cars west by CH 146 13:46.

Do you know where Y106 is currently?

D705 westbound through South Lyon. Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 682 axles and 10054 feet. Didn’t hear any signals called, so didn’t get out in time to see the power. Dispatcher called them, asked what their length would be after Lansing. That’s the only time I heard the train symbol. Axle math works...

Probably switching at Advance Packaging at Fox CH 143. Would they go to Alto or have they already? I’m in Alto now They do Alto first, all of their work is westbound. They run east to Elmdale, runaround their train then go west. So yes, if you're at Alto you missed them. Thank you. Still learning t...

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Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:07 pm

avery616 wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 03, 2021 2:53 pm

Anyone know Y106 current ?

Probably switching at Advance Packaging at Fox CH 143.

Would they go to Alto or have they already? I’m in Alto now

Anyone know Y106 current ?

D706-02 @ 20:15 eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 484 axles. CSXT engines #5386 + #5371(?) & 118 cars. By Howell at 00:55 with 102 cars. Still no D705 yet. Probably waiting for 706-02 power to connect with 706-31 power and bring the four units back to GRP again with 300 cars this time. An...

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Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:00 pm

N800-01 @ 16:57 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 528 axles & 6,880 feet long. BNSF engines #8787 + #5702(?) & 129 loaded coal cars.

Is he going all the way to West Olive ?

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 2:17 PM. E800-01 @ 14:33 westward Holland Depot with BNSF engines #8538 + #9119 & CSXT engines #3167 + #3440 & 130(?) empty coal cars. He will set off the CSXT engines into the west end of Wells Siding mp CG43.3 Tom do you know if a crew has been called...

D802-31 (Q326-31 re-crewed) @ 17:19 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with ??? axles & ??? ft. CSXT engines #5406 + #969 & ?? cars. All data was stepped on by another radio call. D801-31 @ 17:25 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 544 axles & 7,026 feet long. BNSF engines #9181 + #8558 &...

D802-31 (Q326-31 re-crewed) @ 17:19 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with ??? axles & ??? ft. CSXT engines #5406 + #969 & ?? cars. All data was stepped on by another radio call. D801-31 @ 17:25 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 544 axles & 7,026 feet long. BNSF engines #9181 + #8558 &...

D801-31 @ 16:05 westward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with BNSF engines #9181 + #8558 & CSXT engines #3167 + #3440 & 130(?) empty coal cars. He’s setting off the empty coal train in Grand Jct Siding mp CG55.6 & then is going to Wells mp CG43.3 to DP the N801-29. Tom thanks for updating ! So 801-29 will ...

Gee, yet one more new railfan in the South Lyon area. D705 had 110 cars with 5105+103+5371+5386 on the head again. A good 25 or more stone loads and another long string of those newer four bay covered hoppers. By Howell at 12:25. Thank you. Can you update when you hear he leaves Lansing? Would be a...

Thanks. Sorry I didn’t know that 706 didn’t run yesterday. To be honest it’s still a fair question if you don’t know whether 706 ran. Thanks again. Unless you are looking for someone to say "D706 did not run today" Easiest way to know is to read a full 24 hours of any given day. If you do not hear ...

Is D705 working today ? And one more time. There is no D705 on any day there was no D706 the previous day. Thanks for all the info on 594 this morning guys. And regarding 786+3252 again, I think they have made tree trips out of Detroit already with this set and each time with the power up front. Th...

D706-22 by Howell at 11:15 with 167 cars and nearly 40 stone empties on the rear. 3252+789 up front. Gee, Tom, never thought about that they could have been running this set as DPU since they first came by, Earlier, a D905-21 crew went east at 04:35 with single unit power light 594. Don't know wher...