CSX Location Updates - Sept 2021

[Talk]

D706-30 by Howell at 12:28 with 104 cars. 394+5246+5103+552 on the head end. Unknown if the two Peaker units were picked up at Lansing or came from GRP.

They were at Lansing

[Tom49801]

D801-30 @ 13:01 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 536 axles & 7,179 ft. BNSF engines #9204 + #6243 & 128 loaded coal cars & rear CSX engines #3167 + #3440 This was N800-27 that was tied down in Grand Jct siding mp CG54 on 9/29. Update: for some reason, they had decided to take the rear BNSF #9204 & make him the leading engine & had placed the CSX power as rear dpu's. Thank you MQT1223 for viewing the train & reporting

Q327-30 @ 13:10 westward reported by DD mp CG91.9 with 562 axles & 7,453 ft. CSX engines #836 + #825 & 136 cars & rear dpu CSX #3182.

[SteveHiuzenga]

hey Donnie....you wrote "326 and 327 will not work waverly anymore"...what's that all about? will they just run straight through now? will their cars be brought to GR to be hooked up or dropped off?

[MQT1223]

hey Donnie....you wrote "326 and 327 will not work waverly anymore"...what's that all about? will they just run straight through now? will their cars be brought to GR to be hooked up or dropped off?

D700 will take that duty back

[SD80MAC]

hey Donnie....you wrote "326 and 327 will not work waverly anymore"...what's that all about? will they just run straight through now? will their cars be brought to GR to be hooked up or dropped off?

To elaborate on what Max said, D700’s on duty location was changed back to Grand Rapids instead of Holland. They will now shuttle all of the local traffic between Holland and Grand Rapids. As a result, Q326 and Q327 will no longer have to stop.

[MQT1223]

D801-30 @ 13:01 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 536 axles & 7,179 ft. BNSF engine #6243 + CSX engines #3167 + #3440 & 128 loaded coal cars & rear BNSF #9204. This was N800-27 that was tied down in Grand Jct siding mp CG54 on 9/29.

Q327-30 @ 13:10 westward reported by DD mp CG91.9 with 562 axles & 7,453 ft. CSX engines #836 + #825 & 136 cars & rear dpu CSX #3182.

Is this a different coal train then? Because I just chased one to West Olive with 9204 leading.

[Tom49801]

D801-30 @ 13:01 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 536 axles & 7,179 ft. BNSF engine #6243 + CSX engines #3167 + #3440 & 128 loaded coal cars & rear BNSF #9204. This was N800-27 that was tied down in Grand Jct siding mp CG54 on 9/29.

Q327-30 @ 13:10 westward reported by DD mp CG91.9 with 562 axles & 7,453 ft. CSX engines #836 + #825 & 136 cars & rear dpu CSX #3182.

Is this a different coal train then? Because I just chased one to West Olive with 9204 leading.

They for some reason must have changed the order around, how were the engines configured when they went by there? I had to run out & wasn't able to view the Holland cam.

[MQT1223]

D801-30 @ 13:01 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 536 axles & 7,179 ft. BNSF engine #6243 + CSX engines #3167 + #3440 & 128 loaded coal cars & rear BNSF #9204. This was N800-27 that was tied down in Grand Jct siding mp CG54 on 9/29.

Q327-30 @ 13:10 westward reported by DD mp CG91.9 with 562 axles & 7,453 ft. CSX engines #836 + #825 & 136 cars & rear dpu CSX #3182.

Is this a different coal train then? Because I just chased one to West Olive with 9204 leading.

They for some reason must have changed the order around, how were the engines configured when they went by there? I had to run out & wasn't able to view the Holland cam.

9204 followed by 6243 elephant style and the CSX power on the rear, NO BNSF DPU.

On a side note, there’s a Holland Cam?

[Tom49801]

D700-30 @ 14:28 westward reported by DD mp CG44.2 with 122 axles & 1,750 ft. CSX engines #4016 + #2800 & 28 cars.

[Tom49801]

Is this a different coal train then? Because I just chased one to West Olive with 9204 leading.

They for some reason must have changed the order around, how were the engines configured when they went by there? I had to run out & wasn't able to view the Holland cam.

9204 followed by 6243 elephant style and the CSX power on the rear, NO BNSF DPU.

On a side note, there’s a Holland Cam?

The city of Holland has a live cam but connects for only 10 minutes & you have to refresh the site, etc. Once there scroll down the page a bit for the cam that shows the Holland Station. https://www.cityofholland.com/645/MIHollandCAM

[TSS]

Q326 headed East past Glenlord Rd, Stevensville right now. Loaded set of double stack cars behind the locomotives. A rare sight around here.

[MQT1223]

Q326 headed East past Glenlord Rd, Stevensville right now. Loaded set of double stack cars behind the locomotives. A rare sight around here.

Well that must be on the wrong train.

What’s the power like on this train?

[Tom49801]

Q326 headed East past Glenlord Rd, Stevensville right now. Loaded set of double stack cars behind the locomotives. A rare sight around here.

Well that must be on the wrong train.

What’s the power like on this train?

Q326-30 @ 14:46 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 460 axles & 6,855 ft. CSX engines #7009 + 1 & 112 cars.

[Tom49801]

D700-30 @ 14:48 westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with CSX engine #4016 + #2800 & 28 cars (7 Tanks + 21 CH). He had slowed while going by Bangor & may be going into Gross Siding mp CG61.3 to clear up for Q326. I'm also hearing a meet at Kirk with him & Q326. Also heard Q326 may have a High/Wide car to set off at Kirk or Gross.

[Tom49801]

Q326-30 @ 16:22:44 eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with CSX engines #7009 + #72 (elephant style) & 114 cars. Rewound & manually counted the cars for any shared trucks (there were) - wow, 5 double stack container cars!

[NickLittle]

Very interesting to see the five double stack international 40ft containers on Q326/30. I assume they're going to Grand Rapids. Not sure how/when they'll get unloaded or where they'll end up. Anyone have any information or sees anything, please post here. I, for one, would love to see Grand Rapids become an intermodal terminal - that one train has potentially taken twenty trucks off I-94 and I-196 (assuming they are loaded and will return empty or being staged for future loads). Maybe someone could start a new thread so we don't clutter up this thread?

[Tom49801]

Q326-30 @ 16:53 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 460 axles & 7,032 ft. CSX engines #7009 + #72 & 114 cars (has 5 double stack cars some with shared trucks).

D700-30 @ 17:06:34 eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with CSX engines #2800 + #4016 & 16 cars (7 Tanks + 8 CH + 1 tarp covered Hi-side Hopper).

[LansingRailFan]

Very interesting to see the five double stack international 40ft containers on Q326/30. I assume they're going to Grand Rapids. Not sure how/when they'll get unloaded or where they'll end up. Anyone have any information or sees anything, please post here. I, for one, would love to see Grand Rapids become an intermodal terminal - that one train has potentially taken twenty trucks off I-94 and I-196 (assuming they are loaded and will return empty or being staged for future loads). Maybe someone could start a new thread so we don't clutter up this thread?

Easy bro. The routing information is incorrect and they were simply sent on the wrong train. They either will continue to Detroit on D706 or will go back to Chicago on Q327.

[mjotrainbrain]

Q326 CG30 17:23

[Tom49801]

D700-30 @ 17:30 eastward reported by DD mp CG44.2 with 74 axles & 1,085 ft. CSX engines #3800 + #4016 & 16 cars.