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Q32619 @ IL-IN state line 10:00 CT/11:00 ET
No clue on the power as of yet.

Updates for April 2020: COVID-19 UPDATE : The KCC&E is continuing to work with its customers and employees during this pandemic to ensure that the workplace environment is clean and that employees have as little contact with the goods shipped and delivered as possible. All employees are washing thei...

Did some social distancing trackside today after hearing that one of only 50 or so active NS SD70ACUs was leading 19K today. However, NS 142 came first with an AC44C6M leader. 19K eventually showed up with the said leader, and a friendly engineer who gave me a shave and a haircut P5 horn show. Hope ...

Update for March 19, 2020: COVID-19 OPERATING PLAN: The KCC&E has implemented a special pandemic operating plan in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 around the network. The KCC&E is paying very close attention to all of the warnings from local, state, and federal authorities, especially the Cente...

Update for February 29, 2020 STORAGE UPDATE: The entirety of the SD50d, SD60, and C40-8 (non-rebuilds) fleet remain in storage due to low traffic levels, alongside 30 SD70M-2s and two SD60Is. These will remain in storage until traffic levels rise back up, which, considering the recent events around ...

Update for January 31, 2020: KCC&E FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS: This will be the first time I share quarterly results on this thread. Operating revenues are down 7% to $2.3 billion due to a decrease in traffic and volume. The trade war against China and tariffs imposed against many countries worldwide ha...

Update for January 20, 2020: DERAILMENT IN ELYRIA : KCC&E train QCIPH derailed in Elyria, Ohio, on January 17. No locomotives derailed, and, most importantly, nobody was hurt or killed. However, 7 cars derailed, including 3 cars carrying sulfuric acid. Cleanup was completed earlier this morning. OCE...

Update for January 13, 2020: STORED POWER : 5 more SD70M-2s have been placed in storage, though all have bad orders and are to get repairs done. 5000, 5003, 5031, 5054, and 5077 are the units that have been stored with a bad order. CN FRAC SAND TRAINS AND DPUs : CN's run-through frac sand trains fro...

Update for January 1, 2020 COMPUTER SYSTEM: The KCC&E's computer system did not suffer from a "Y2.02K" glitch like a group of employees from Detroit thought would happen when the clock struck midnight last night. The clocks made a smooth transition to 2020 with no issues. STORAGE UPDATE: The KCC&E h...

STORAGE UPDATE: Due to declining traffic levels, Conrail has placed many engines in storage. These engines include 40 C40-8Ws, 10 SD40-2s, 35 SD50-2s, 20 SD60s, and 15 SD70M-2s. The majority of these engines are being stored in Altoona, but some have been stored in Detroit for some reason. AC4400CWM...

Long time no update. STORED POWER: Due to continuously declining traffic levels, the KCC&E has stored even more power. These engines include: - Entire SD60 fleet. - Entire C40-8 fleet, apart from 58 C40-8us - Entire SD50d fleet However, the majority of the SD40 types are in service, with many having...

Horsepower Per Ton Requirements on the KCC&E: Z Trains (High-Priority Intermodal): 2.5 HPT I Trains (Normal-Priority Intermodal): 2.0 HPT Q Trains (High-Priority Manifest) and V Trains (Vehicles): 1.5 HPT M Trains (Normal-Priority Manifest): 1.0 HPT All locals, yard jobs, transfers, and road switche...

- STEL to depart Sterling at 19:50 tonight with CR AC4400CW 5719 leading solo. Only 34 cars, 3/4 of them are empties. - UDM-3C (Coal for Monroe from BNSF) arrived at the Monroe plant at 13:30 with BNSF SD70ACe 9238 and CREX ES44AC 1322 and 105 loads. Will go back as an XDM-3C tomorrow morning, unkno...

Very neat. The C39-8s were very unique

Q326 EB @ Porter Jct., IN 5:42 CT/6:42 ET
CSXT 438 leading

N800 EB @ Porter Jct., IN 17:03 ET
CSXT 974 leading

CSX N800 EB @ Porter Junction 11:41 CT/12:41 ET
BNSF 9119 leading

I haven't done an update in a long time. It's about time I did. Update for October 6, 2019 SD50u RETIREMENTS: Many more SD50u units have been retired, but these are going to remain on the property to be used as parts sources to keep the other SD50us running. The 12 SD50us being retired for use as pa...

CSX Q326-25 EB @ Porter Jct, IN 9:06 CT/10:06 ET. Getting on Grand Rapids Sub.

SD90MAC Trace Three units are off property, working on other railroads. KCCE 5700 NASHVILLE TN 8/28 00:02 U Arrive In-Transit KCCE KCCE 5701 FORT WAYNE IN 8/27 17:29 U Arrive In-Transit KCCE KCCE 5702 NORTH PLATTE E 8/27 19:17 U Arrive In-Transit UP KCCE 5703 CROXTON NJ 8/28 00:10 U Departure KCCE K...