MMRR Z627 Log

[ikeabc123]

Most nights last week (Coast Guard Week) the South bounds came throught GH around 1:00 AM. Some of the town visitors were seen riding on two of the box cars one night and on the steps of the trailing engine another night.

Did they get caught?

[csx801]

Saw this posted on flickr. All that's left of 180.


Michigan Shore 180 Scrap Pile by PPWIII, on Flickr

Was she sent out by rail? or is muskegon her final resting ground?

[csx801]

one thing to note, last nights Z627 had a Blue CSX auto parts boxcar in the mix. a nice change from all 60' high cubes from bay

[csx801]

Z627 left muskegon at 11:00 on the dot today with 3839 and 3885 both running long hood forward. they had with them 3 for bay, 23 from nugent and 7 tanks. (the numbers may be a bit off on the sand / tanks but i got 33 for a car count)

[ikeabc123]

Z627 left muskegon at 11:00 on the dot today with 3839 and 3885 both running long hood forward. they had with them 3 for bay, 23 from nugent and 7 tanks. (the numbers may be a bit off on the sand / tanks but i got 33 for a car count)

have a vid of it on youtube?

[AARR]

have a vid of it on youtube?

Yes, but you have to have the secret password to see it. Only ~Z~ can give it to you so your chances are very remote of seeing it.

[csx801]

Z627 left muskegon at 11:00 on the dot today with 3839 and 3885 both running long hood forward. they had with them 3 for bay, 23 from nugent and 7 tanks. (the numbers may be a bit off on the sand / tanks but i got 33 for a car count)

have a vid of it on youtube?

Ask and you shall receive. the lighting is not the most favorable but i didnt feel like fighting unity traffic to get them along shoreline and i was not about to roam about in the heights looking for a well lit intersection so Sternburg was my best option until Grand Haven.

[Hugh]

Great vid!

[csx801]

Z627 finished their work at Bay Logistics by 11:15. they went south with 3 boxes and 7 sand cars. 3885 was leading. 3885 and 3839 are back to back tonight. they must have wyed one of the locomotives while working waverly last night.

[Saturnalia]

Z627 finished their work at Bay Logistics by 11:15. they went south with 3 boxes and 7 sand cars. 3885 was leading. 3885 and 3839 are back to back tonight. they must have wyed one of the locomotives while working waverly last night.

...or Berry Jct

That's wierd, Donnieland reported Q326 picked up 29 from Muskegon....

[SD80MAC]

Z627 finished their work at Bay Logistics by 11:15. they went south with 3 boxes and 7 sand cars. 3885 was leading. 3885 and 3839 are back to back tonight. they must have wyed one of the locomotives while working waverly last night.

...or Berry Jct

That's wierd, Donnieland reported Q326 picked up 29 from Muskegon....

They pretty much always wye the power in Waverly.

[Mr. Tops]

Because Berry Jct is too convenient to wye power being 5 miles north of North Yard. They could have done it either place...

[SD80MAC]

Because Berry Jct is too convenient to wye power being 5 miles north of North Yard. They could have done it either place...

I was just pointing out that when the train arrives in Waverly they usually go in and out in such a way that they use both legs of the wye, causing the same engine to be leading north as was south. That's what they used to always seem to do, anyway.

[Mr. Tops]

Yes, but if they have 2 engines long hood forward, they probably went through the east leg, backed in and then backed out and went through the east leg again going north, swap ends and have a forward facing leader going north. Next day they probably took one up to Berry to spin it. I don't think they are going to waste CSX's time wying power at Wavery when there's a wye at Berry.

[SD80MAC]

Right. I was just saying that with the way the normally run in and out of Waverly, the power is pretty much always wyed, not that they don't use the Berry Junction wye. Sorry if I caused any confusion.

[Mr. Tops]

Right. I was just saying that with the way the normally run in and out of Waverly, the power is pretty much always wyed, not that they don't use the Berry Junction wye. Sorry if I caused any confusion.

OK. Yes, typically the unit that leads south will lead north. When they swap power around in Muskegon and end up with two units facing the same way, they will wye one of them at Berry. I'm surprised they didn't run it up there and wye before they left town that night.

[Mr. Tops]

In town on vacation. Have two sightings to report.

Z627-13 Southbound

GR 3839
CF&E 3885

23 Nugent CH (CSXT-PMRX-HPJX-UMPX-VTGX)
6 Brinks tanks
(29 total)

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Z627-14 Southbound

CF&E 3885
GR 3839

4 Bay (Shape) boxes
21 Nugent CH (CSXT-CMPX)
4 Webb tanks
1 Nugent CH
(30 total)

Here's video of Tuesday (14th) night's train:

[csx801]

Z627-15 went south from doing their set out at bay with 3885, 3839 and 28 cars, all sand cars and a few tanks. No outbound Boxes from Bay / Shape tonight but they did do a set out there. they left shortly before 11:30

[Mr. Tops]

Z627-15 went south from doing their set out at bay with 3885, 3839 and 28 cars, all sand cars and a few tanks. No outbound Boxes from Bay / Shape tonight but they did do a set out there. they left shortly before 11:30

So, are you predicting this is what will be on the train tonight? Or is this actually the Z627-14 that I shot video of last night? It sure looks like it...

[csx801]

Z627-15 went south from doing their set out at bay with 3885, 3839 and 28 cars, all sand cars and a few tanks. No outbound Boxes from Bay / Shape tonight but they did do a set out there. they left shortly before 11:30

So, are you predicting this is what will be on the train tonight? Or is this actually the Z627-14 that I shot video of last night? It sure looks like...

Oops, got the date wrong...
I thought your train looked really familiar...