CSX Location Updates - Oct 2021

[sparrow24]

Something came through South Lyon at 21:30… guessing D706, had the radio volume too low.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-13 @ 21:50:26 eastward Bangor's Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 with IDTX engine #4610 & 3 SuperLiners (2 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5)

E800-12 @ 22:00 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 1,064 axles & 13,793 feet long. BNSF engines #6286 + #6388 + mid BNSF engines #9166 + #6137 & 260 empty coal cars. Many thanks to K1NGxBONDx007 for being track side & reporting the engine numbers out in the dark

[Tom49801]

N800-13 @ 04:25:28 eastward Bangor’s Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 with BNSF engines #8756 + #5895 & 130 loaded coal cars. He waited at Grand Jct for D802-13 to bring his DPU's.

[Tom49801]

D802-13 @ 06:11 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 12 axles & 133 ft long. CSX engines #3440 + #3167 lite power to DP the N800-13 at Grand Jct mp CG55.6 He had left an empty coal train tied down inside Wells Siding mp CG43.3

Amtrak P371-14 @ 06:36 westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 16 axles & 309 feet long. IDTX engine #4610 & 3 SuperLiners.

[Tom49801]

D706-14 @ 07:19 markup with the RN, D706's side of the conversation was all static but he most likely has CSX engines #5340 + #47 today.

Amtrak P371-14 @ 07:29:34 westward Bangor Station mp CG60.5 with IDTX engine #4610 & 3 SuperLiners (2 passengers On)

N800-13 @ 07:51 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with BNSF engines #8756 + #5895 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear CSX dpu's #3167 + #3440. The data was stepped on by another radio call.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-14 @ 08:17 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 306 feet long. IDTX engine #4610 & 3 SuperLiners.

D706-14 @ 08:19 eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 356 axles. CSX engines #5340 + #47 & 86 cars. He has No work for Lansing.

N800-13 @ 08:37 eastward cleared the Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with BNSF engines #8756 + #5895 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear CSX dpu's #3167 + #3440.

D706-14 @ 09:01 sounded like the DD at mp CH104.3 was reporting him but the message was broken up. At 09:11 D706 was asking for permission thru work limits starting at mp CH97.

[J T]

D706 is in Emergency at Grand Ledge. A child has been struck on the Grand River Overpass. Child appears to be ok, but it looks to be a suicide attempt. Kid got up and walked off limping… source in the field was attempting a drone shot of the Grand River Bridge. Police responding.

Interesting how WNLS left out the most pertinent piece of info related to this story.

Do reporters even do research anymore?

https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/train- ... flDhmuX1Mk

[Doktor No]

They did say that "It was unconfirmed as to what caused the stoppage." They can't say what the don't know for sure. Doing otherwise is foolish but sometimes they do it and get called out for it. (as they probably should) Now a 'daze' people get upset if you show a picture of the car in a crash...."My brother has a car like that, how can you do that!!!"
So it goes. And now we know the rest of the story from MQT.

[J T]

They did say that "It was unconfirmed as to what caused the stoppage." They can't say what the don't know for sure. Doing otherwise is foolish but sometimes they do it and get called out for it. (as they probably should) Now a 'daze' people get upset if you show a picture of the car in a crash...."My brother has a car like that, how can you do that!!!"
So it goes. And now we know the rest of the story from MQT.

All they had to do was ask the police who were on the scene.

[Doktor No]

EVEN the officers on scene cannot speculate. The Chief or man in charge could but that doesn't mean they would. No one sticks their collective necks out anymore and for good reason. Notice on MLive and other news/tv sites they don't put up pics of the crash or the cause of the fire anymore...(it's still under investigation. TV 8 has a crew on scene, stay tuned for updates)...that never come.

[sparrow24]

D706 is in Emergency at Grand Ledge. A child has been struck on the Grand River Overpass. Child appears to be ok, but it looks to be a suicide attempt. Kid got up and walked off limping… source in the field was attempting a drone shot of the Grand River Bridge. Police responding.

Interesting how WNLS left out the most pertinent piece of info related to this story.

Do reporters even do research anymore?

https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/train- ... flDhmuX1Mk

They've published a little update
https://www.wlns.com/news/local-news/17 ... y-a-train/

[J T]

EVEN the officers on scene cannot speculate. The Chief or man in charge could but that doesn't mean they would. No one sticks their collective necks out anymore and for good reason. Notice on MLive and other news/tv sites they don't put up pics of the crash or the cause of the fire anymore...(it's still under investigation. TV 8 has a crew on scene, stay tuned for updates)...that never come.

True, no reason to speculate on whether it was a suicide attempt or not, but at the time of the original report, the police were aware of the fact that the train hit a person, and that is why it remained stopped. I suppose they could have been unwilling to share that with the WLNS reporter had they been asked by said reporter.

[MQT1223]

Only reason why I knew is because the friend I gave the update to called me after it happened and he was waiting for cops. He saw the whole thing.

Kid was sitting criss cross on one of the rails, had his head down and his ears covered with his hands. Crew blew their horn the entire length of the bridge and the kid took the hit. He was wearing a large backpack at the time which is probably what saved him because it was packed full of stuff.

After the train passed his position at the bridge he confronted the kid as to which he said “I didn’t see them”, which is a load of bull. He then crossed the bridge limping while holding his back in obvious discomfort. Cops found him there.

[Tom49801]

D700-14 @ 13:47:50 eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with CSX engine #2800 & 42 cars. This was his yesterday's train that was tied down in Gross Siding mp CG61.3 after the crew had ran out of time.

[LansingRailFan]

Only reason why I knew is because the friend I gave the update to called me after it happened and he was waiting for cops. He saw the whole thing.

Kid was sitting criss cross on one of the rails, had his head down and his ears covered with his hands. Crew blew their horn the entire length of the bridge and the kid took the hit. He was wearing a large backpack at the time which is probably what saved him because it was packed full of stuff.

After the train passed his position at the bridge he confronted the kid as to which he said “I didn’t see them”, which is a load of bull. He then crossed the bridge limping while holding his back in obvious discomfort. Cops found him there.

That’s a darn shame, for the kid, the crew and all of the witnesses.

[trnwatcher]

13:58 EDT SOMETHING IS HEADED WESTBOUND OUT OF WYOMING AT GRANDVILLE. NOT SURE WHAT TRAIN ID IS BUT THEY ARE LOUD AND IT'S A GEVO ON THE LEAD BY THE SOUND OF IT.

[MQT1223]

CSX Q327 Clear Grandville WB. No visual on Power but definitely a GE

[Tom49801]

CSX Q327 Clear Grandville WB. No visual on Power but definitely a GE

He has CSX engines #3205 + #5255 that had ran on Q326-12.

[Tom49801]

D700-14 @ 14:16 eastward reported by DD mp CG44.2 with 172 axles & 2,410 ft. CSX engine #2800 & 42 cars.

Q327-14 @ 14:34 westward reported by DD mp CG19.1 with 620 axles & 8,672 feet. CSX engines #3205 + #5255 + #6085 & 151 cars.

[MQT1223]

D700-14 @ 14:16 eastward reported by DD mp CG44.2 with 172 axles & 2,410 ft. CSX engine #2800 & 42 cars.

Q327-14 @ 14:34 westward reported by DD mp CG19.1 with 620 axles & 8,672 feet. CSX engines #3205 + #5255 & 152 cars.

Guessing they will meet in Holland? Any pickups for 700?