CSX (MI) Train Location Updates: 11/18/10

[Jochs]

E949-?14? is currently headed west through Stevensville.

At DD91.9 at 12:45am: no defects, 7366 ft. 532 axles

[Jochs]

CSXT 541 is currently leading L326-17 east through Stevensville.

CSXT 2691 is currently leading D700-17 west onto #2 track at Riverside. They will meet L326 at the west end of double track in St. Joseph. (Signal is called Benton Harbor at west end of double track, but is actually within the St. Joseph city limits.)

[C&OGP75745]

Q39218 9035 7635 by Plymouth @ 05:12 with 59 cars
Q28917 9025 845 by Plymouth @ 06:32 with 18 cars
Q21618 7636 9000 @ Plymouth 06:35

[Raildudes dad]

GDLK picked up the empties yesterday at the GRE during the day. Not sure if they left 2 or not. CSX brought a cut of Kings last night. 371 is still south, not sure why, they could have got closer last night. Guessing a trip to Lowell today.

[conrailmike]

N????? clearing South Clyde @ 08:52 CSXT 384, 459

[~Z~]

On the route in, heard the following:
Amtrak P37118 west at Saugatuck 8:34am
Q33418 east at Fox in GR 8:34am
D80118 at Wells, main to siding to hook onto rear of loaded coal at 8:38am
D70017 east at Vriesland 8:44am

Mike, is your N train north or southbound?

[conrailmike]

Mike, is your N train north or southbound?

Northbound load, the scanner doesn't pick up hardly anything anymore and it's time for a new one. It could've been a "U" train also.

[Tlout]

N903 BNSF 6336, 5742 north at Riley St. Holland 9:53 AM. BNSF 6243, 6100 pushing.

[PlymouthStationGuy]

Q24118 cleared Plymouth @ 11:07 7635/9035 and 3 cars
Q32718 cleared Plymouth @ 11:40 5426/1302

[C&OGP75745]

Q32718 5426 1302 by South Lyon @ 12:11 with 29 cars
Q33418 8017 8701 438 by South Lyon @ 12:16 with 77 cars

[Raildudes dad]

CSX didn't drop the Kings Milling cars. Havn't had any in awhile.

You positive? The reason I thought they were from CSX was the GDLK empties were gone on the way home from work about 5:30. I went to a meeting last night and on the way home what appeared to be loads were in the track against the engine hosue. I've never seen GDLK set off on the those yard tracks.

[sd70accsxt700]

CSX didn't drop the Kings Milling cars. Havn't had any in awhile.
And the reason Q196 sits in Wyoming is because...you guessed it, The TV yard can't handle it early.
Q195 was so late out of Detroit yesterday is because the TV yard crew took the units off 195 to switch with. Crew on duty for 5 plus hours while they watched them switch the yard. When I watched Ward on Cramer the other night and then see this stuff I just wanna....well nevermind.

Welcome to the CR.

[AARR]

Unless they fell outta da sky when I wasn't lookin, no they didn't come from CSX. I do a yard inventory every day and look the yard over mornings and afternoons at home and work...and no Wheaties are coming in from CSX. Evidently NS/GLK has a lower price from the west so they get the business. CSX raises the price, you either pay it or go somewhere else, they went somewhere else. They all go thru Chitown from ND, SD and Minn anyway.

And that's a little surprising cause CSX can get it to GRE one one railroad company and through GRLK takes two from Chicago.

[PlymouthStationGuy]

Q33418 8017 8701 438 by South Lyon @ 12:16 with 77 cars

Cleared Plymouth @ 13:09
edit L326-17 Cleared Plymouth @16:05 with 541/7796

[AARR]

AARR, don't be surprised at all. CSX got rid of their brick traffic in one fell swoop a couple of years ago by pricing out of existance.

I noticed. Used to get a lot of brick in Detroit now very little if any.

CN did same thing to beer about 4-5 years ago. Priced it so truck was cheaper. For beer one rail car = two trucks. CN raised price it so it was cheaper $$$ for truck haul. I'm not aware of a single beer distributer that still has siding connected to main line in Detroit area

[BL2-1843]

[quote=PlymouthStationGuy" edit L326-17 Cleared Plymouth @16:05 with 541/7796[/quote]

That would be 7716 as the trailing unit. Q33518 CSX 4559 220 going through Williamston @ 16:45.

[odave]

Q322 clear N Holly at 16:48, CSXT 299

[C&OGP75745]

Per Brian
Q33518 4559 220 by Plymouth @ 14:52 with 58 cars
Q32218 299 by Plymouth @ 15:12 with 62 cars
D71718 2509 arrived Plymouth @ 15:44
L32617 541 7716 by Plymouth @ 16:02 with 35 cars
Q32118 7608 5212 8052 7335(CR) by Plymouth @ 16:23 with 94 cars
D73818 2741 departed Plymouth @ 16:30 with 3 cars

[Raildudes dad]

Evidently NS/GLK has a lower price from the west so they get the business. CSX raises the price, you either pay it or go somewhere else, they went somewhere else. They all go thru Chitown from ND, SD and Minn anyway.

According to a fairly reliable source, the GDLK routing is more expensie but is more reliable and consistant. However in almost the same breath there was grumbling about GDLK

[J T]

You positive? The reason I thought they were from CSX was the GDLK empties were gone on the way home from work about 5:30. I went to a meeting last night and on the way home what appeared to be loads were in the track against the engine hosue. I've never seen GDLK set off on the those yard tracks.

Here's Grand Elk bringing a load back from the GRE yesterday. Pic taken around 3:30 from the Hall St. bridge: