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NB Q132 just turned east at Plymouth. UP 6027+2520+CSX 5106+32 cars of mixed freight, 82 double stacks, and 22 singles.

SB D716 just cleared Main St in Plymouth. CSX 6903 + 6 boxcars, 6 steel coil cars, and 6 covered hoppers.

Amtrak P370-03 @ 21:04 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 308 ft. IDTX engine #4630 & 3 SuperLiners.

Amtrak P370-03 @ 21:49:21 eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 (3 passengers Off & 1 On at the station mp CG60.5)

D700-03 @ 00:00:32 westward Bangor's Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 with CSXT engines #4016 + #6244 & 13 cars (6 CH + 2 Hi-Top Hoppers + 5 Coils).

D700-03 @ 05:03:18 eastward Bangor's Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 with CSXT engines #6244 + #4016 & 16 cars (5 Coils + 5 CH + 4 Hi-Top Hoppers + 2 Box cars).

Q327-04 @ 05:19 Grand Rapids markup with the RN Dispatcher: CSXT engines #329 + #7809 & 142 cars (72 loaded + 70 empties). He has 11 cars to pick up from Waverly/ Holland.

D700-03 @ 05:28 eastward reported by DD mp CG44.2 with 74 axles & 1,040 feet long.

D706-04 @ 05:56 eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 280 axles. CSXT engines #594 + #8619 + #6005 & 66 cars. He has 15 cars to set off in Lansing. Didn’t hear what the plans are for the CSXT #6005.

D700-03 @ 06:00 eastward Holland Depot, Main Track to Pass Track, mp CG25.3 with CSXT engines #6244 + #4016 & 16 cars.

Amtrak P371-04 @ 06:35 westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 16 axles & 309 ft. IDTX engine #4630 & 3 SuperLiners.

D706-04 @ 06:40 eastward was reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 280 axles & 4,120 feet long.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 04, 2021 6:04 am

D706-04 @ 06:40 eastward was reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 280 axles & 4,120 feet long.

Arrived to Ensel Yd at 7:10. Just missed out by a mere few seconds on being stopped by it at WE of yard.

Q327-04 @ 07:22 westward reported by DD mp CG19.1 with 580 axles & 8,125 feet. CSXT engines #329 + #7809 & 142 cars (72 loaded + 70 empties). He has 11 cars to pick up from Waverly/Holland.

Amtrak P371-04 @ 07:30:00 eastward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with IDTX engine #4630 & 3 SuperLiners (10 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5)

Q327-04 @ 08:05 backing his train eastward on the Main Track at the Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with his 11 car pick up: 1 Tank & 10 Gons loaded with scrap metal & CSXT engines #7809 + #329.

Amtrak P371-04 @ 08:14 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 310 ft. IDTX engine #4630 & 3 SuperLiners.

Q327-04 @ 08:33 westward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with CSXT engines #329 + #7809 & 153 cars.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 04, 2021 6:04 am

D706-04 @ 06:40 eastward was reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 280 axles & 4,120 feet long.

D706-04 east thru the WE of Brighton at 09:08. 594, 8619, and 6005. [correction, said west instead of east]

amessmann wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:11 am

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 04, 2021 6:04 am

D706-04 @ 06:40 eastward was reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 280 axles & 4,120 feet long.

D706 west thru the WE of Brighton at 09:08. 594, 8619, and 6005.

Were the side panel access doors on the long hood of the 6005 still mostly all open?

Jetlink wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:20 am

amessmann wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:11 am

D706 east thru the WE of Brighton at 09:08. 594, 8619, and 6005.

Were the side panel access doors on the long hood of the 6005 still mostly all open?

Nope, all closed on the engineer's side of 6005. D706-04 had 51 cars, the 21st car in the train looked to be mulch which was steaming in the sun.

Q327-04 @ 09:37 westward reported by DD mp CG44.2 with 624 axles & 8,667 feet long. CSXT engines #329 + #7809 & 153 cars.

Q327-04 @ 10:01:18 westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35

10:30 D702 east at Centennial Street Zeeland with CSXT ex-Chessie cat 6244, 4016 and 34 cars, comprised of 2 lumber loads for Grandville, 6 Waverly trans load tanks, a single NYC gondola, a cut of ash gons, and the 16 D700 WMI, Sawyer and Coloma pickups from last night. They are going to work Plastcore on the way at mp. 19.7, which presently has 2 covered hoppers on their spur.

Q326-04 @ 10:53 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 188 axles & 2,605 ft. CSXT engines #72 + #368 & 44 cars. He has 13 cars to set off in Waverly/Holland.

Q327-04 @ 11:36 westward reported by DD mp CG91.9 with 624 axles & 8,772 feet. CSXT engines #329 + #7809 & 153 cars.

Q326-04 @ 11:53:22 eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with CSXT engines #72 + #368 & 44 cars.

D705-04 had only one unit this morning, 286 with 47 cars. Should be in Lansing by now.

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 12:02 PM.

Tlout wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 04, 2021 12:04 pm

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 12:02 PM.

That's E800-02 @ 11:29 had copied his EC1 to depart the West Olive power plant mp CGP 1.0 with CSXT engines #7010 + #16 & BNSF engines #6302 + #6242 & 130 empty coal cars. He will set off the CSXT engines into the west end of Wells Siding mp CG43.3

Is 800-2 going first to Wells or does he wait for 326 to come up to Holland ?

avery616 wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 04, 2021 12:14 pm

Is 800-2 going first to Wells or does he wait for 326 to come up to Holland ?

E800-02 westward at Holland Depot mp CG25.3 looks like they're holding Q326 in Saugatuck Siding mp CG32 to let E800-02 pass.