CSX Train Location Updates - December 2020

[Tom49801]

Q327-11 @ 09:34am westward reported on the move at Holland mp CG25.3 with CSX engine #3338 + #959 (as a mid or rear DPU). He had gone into Holland with 55 cars to pick up additionals.

[SD80MAC]

Unless something has changed recently, there is no way CSX 5211 was the DPU. The ES40DCs don't have DPU.

[Tom49801]

Unless something has changed recently, there is no way CSX 5211 was the DPU. The ES40DCs don't have DPU.

That had surprised me, too. The #5211 isn't on the list of DPU engines I had seen you post in the Bangor chat not long ago (I had copied that list & saved it).

[Tom49801]

D702-11 @ 10:10am eastward reported by DD mp CG19.1 w/ 108 axles & 1,517 feet long. CSX engines #2652 + #2747 & 25 cars.
Q327-11 @ 10:25am westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 372 axles & 5,203 feet long. CSX engine #3338 leading & 90 cars & rear CSX engine #959. He had picked up 35 cars from Holland.
Q327-11 @ 10:42:10am westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35
Q326-11 @ 10:54am eastward reported by DD mp CG91.9 w/ 264 axles & 3,843 feet long. CSX engines #7203 + #500(?) & 63 cars.
Q326-11 @ 11:10am eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.

[Tom49801]

Q327-11 @ 11:53am westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 372 axles & 5,256 feet long. CSX engine #3338 & 90 cars & rear CSX engine #959.
Q326-11 @ 12:13:48pm eastward Bangor's W. Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 with CSX engines #7203 + #500 & 63 cars.

[Tlout]

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 12:30 PM.

[BL2-1843]

Regarding Micah's post of D705 at South Lyon last night, the train had 153 cars, and the DPU unit, 3211 was after the 120th car. DPU unit of course could not be 5211. GLC Z62410 was over on CSX at 03:30 this morning setting off another 77 cars for CSX in the Howell passing siding. Same exact amount as their last set off a few days ago.

[trnwatcher]

12:52 EST Q326-11 EB CG 39 D702-11 WB CG 9.9 Y106-11 EB WE FOX

[Talk]

Q32611 clear Waverly

[bluewonderrails]

D708 through East Lansing at 1:33. 4054 leading and 4025 second

[Tom49801]

Q326-11 @ 1:51pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 264 axles & 3,816 feet long. CSX engines #7203 + #500 & 63 cars (no work for Waverly/Holland).

[trnwatcher]

13:50 EST D702-11 MET Q326-11 AT HUDSONVILLE. D702 JUST CALLED A CLEAR SIGNAL SIDING TO MAIN AT WE HUDSONVILLE.

[Tom49801]

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 12:30 PM.

E800-10 @ 2:38pm westward Bangor's W. Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 w/ BNSF engines #8408 + #9725 & 129 empty coal cars.

[GP30M4216]

13:50 EST D702-11 MET Q326-11 AT HUDSONVILLE. D702 JUST CALLED A CLEAR SIGNAL SIDING TO MAIN AT WE HUDSONVILLE.

They had 12 cars on their westbound run. D702 stopped to set off one BNSF covered hopper at Vanden Bosch Feed in Zeeland, leaving them with 11 for Waverly Yard: 1 NS coil car, 1 gon, 7 covered hoppers, and 2 lumber loads. D702 setoff one lumber load at Zeeland Lumber on their eastbound trek earlier in the morning.

[Tom49801]

E800-10 @ 3:40pm westward cleared the St Joseph Bridge with BNSF engines #8408 + #9725 & 129 empty coal cars.
E800-10 @ 3:48pm westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 528 axles & 6,963 feet long.

[BL2-1843]

Unless they are hoarding Ann Pere cars at Ensel, GLC business has died off this week, mostly from the drastic drop in daily ash cars and not nearly as many scrap tie loads. Must be the end of the fly ash cleanup at Muskegon is nearing an end. After leaving 48 GLC cars in the Howell pass on Monday, turning at Fowlerville on Tuesday, the last three days they have not brought enough cars to even come close to filling the transfer. All three days, they have run around their train at Ogihara and backed their Ann Pere set off cars into the transfer. Leaving to head back west at 5:04 pm power light, they left the 77 cars GLC sat off this morning behind for another day and another week. 708 stopped at Fowlerville to pick up the 8 cars they left behind there, will go to Trowbridge and pick up the 54 cars they left there yesterday and call it a week. Departed Fowlerville west at 17:40.

[Tom49801]

D706-11 @ 6:16pm eastward reported from Seymour mp CH148.1 with CSX engine #3211 leading & CSX #738(?) as a DPU. Heard them talking while working in Grand Rapids about the DPU, but, I don't know if it's a mid or rear unit.

[SD80MAC]

D706 east at Fox, 3211 leading with 738 mid train DPU. Ash cars on the head end.

[Tom49801]

D706 east at Fox, 3211 leading with 738 mid train DPU. Ash cars on the head end.

D706-11 @ 7:24pm eastward reported by the DD at mp CH126.3 with 872 axles. The above power with 215 cars.
D706-11 @ 8:11pm eastward reported by the DD at mp CH104.3 with 872 axles & 13,094 feet long.

Dispatch had asked if all of D706's work was in & out of Turner(?). D706 had replied " I have 20 going in & 25 coming out". Is Turner a business inside of Ensel Yard?

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-11 @ 9:16pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 306 feet long. IDTX engine #4624 & 3 SuperLiner cars.
Amtrak P370-11 @ 9:24pm eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.
Amtrak P370-11 @ 9:55:30pm eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 (0 passengers on/off at the station mp CG60.5)