CSX GRE MQT Train Location Update 10-6-08

Raildudes dad · Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:51 am

Looks like it might be quiet on the GRE. Small inbound delivery from CSX but no crew on duty. The usual Amtrak.

SteveHiuzenga · Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:39 am

There was a work train that headed through Zeeland at 7:30 headed towards Waverly. One engine, 5 gondolas with a crane in the 4th one.
Any one know where it was headed?

Tlout · Unread post by **Tlout** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:53 am

SteveHiuzenga wrote:There was a work train that headed through Zeeland at 7:30 headed towards Waverly. One engine, 5 gondolas with a crane in the 4th one.
Any one know where it was headed?

Just a guess, but CSX is working on the crossing at Lakewood near 120th...

rob · Unread post by **rob** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:04 am

first its going to holland to pickup tie cars. then to start to layout ties from grandville to the michigan state line.

Rob

csxt4617 · Unread post by **csxt4617** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:21 am

We getting more trackwork? I've been noticing alot of gons full of ties on Q326 lately. There was a W059 that went down toward St Joe and back yesterday evening.

Unread post by **~Z~** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:58 am

Heard ties are getting replaced starting around MP 23.7 in Holland. Dispatcher noted just Y121 and a set of empties going out in the next few hours.

Q32606 -GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 10-06-2008 08:00
Q32705 - CLARKE JCT IN DCC 0 10-06-2008 09:31
Q32706 - set to leave detroit at 2pm
Q33406 - TOLEDO STANLEY OH QT 5 10-06-2008 09:30
Q33506 - ENSEL MI CH 89 10-06-2008 09:04
Amtrak p37106 - BENTON HARBOR MI CG 86 10-06-2008 09:41
W05902 - WILLIAMSTON MI CH 73 10-06-2008 09:42(heading east to Toledo)
N90405 - CH CABIN OH CJ 92 10-06-2008 09:46(heading south with empties)
W04503 - HOLLAND MI CG 25 10-06-2008 08:24
N90306 - hasn't left chicago yet
E94903 - BELT RR CONN TCS IL DC 25 10-06-2008 09:08
E94904, E94905 - not moving yet
D70005 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 10-06-2008 01:05

rob · Unread post by **rob** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:03 am

w059 was ballest for crossing work. they are going to change out about 57,000 ties over six weeks. when it will start i am not sure, but with them setting out ties it should be soon .

Rob

SteveHiuzenga · Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:12 am

So we can consider it a good thing that they are still investing money in track around here?

Tlout · Unread post by **Tlout** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:58 am

E94904 south at Riley St. with western empties - 11:50 AM: BNSF 5976, 8827.

sd70accsxt700 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:42 pm

Late heads up Todays Q327, should have one ex-Metra, BNSF, BN cab car on the rear. It came from Toledo. Crew got a hot box, at NB, and stopped along side us. I got off and helped the conductor. Someone tied a hand brake on it at Stanley and never took it off. I had to show the conductor where they are in a passenger car. Ex-Metra, BNSF 796.

GP30M4216 · Unread post by **GP30M4216** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:04 pm

W059 with CSXT 2305 and ballast cars southbound at Wayne around 12:40pm.

Tlout · Unread post by **Tlout** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:53 pm

Y121 heading north to Windquest and the elevator at North Harlem - 1:52 PM.

PlymouthStationGuy · Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:28 pm

Q32706 had CSX 5353 and 8132 with 52 cars ( 26 cars for MSU power)
did not see Metra cab car on tail end.

PlymouthStationGuy · Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:39 pm

GP30M4216 wrote:W059 with CSXT 2305 and ballast cars southbound at Wayne around 12:40pm.

saw that passed by me at 11: 50 looked like they have not used that GP35 road slug and mother unit in a very long time.The GP40-2 had graffiti on it like a MQT box car

sd70accsxt700 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:07 pm

Well then I would say look for it tommrow.

Doc that been going on around here a while now, they just getting to you guys. It all started around here back when the "FRA" crackdown came around last April-May. Caught one guy twice in two weeks not tying down had brakes, ouch. That wat's up with all the no more then three, no less then one rules. Just got it put in in Rouge, and its a "bowl" yard. Took the past 5 months to have someone from Jville say that yea ok nothing will roll away, in a bowl yard with three hadbrakes on it.

Unread post by **~Z~** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:52 pm

Q32606 - DETROIT MI CH 1 10-06-2008 17:10
Q32706 - ENSEL MI CH 89 10-06-2008 17:33
Q33406 - TOLEDO STANLEY OH QT 5 10-06-2008 09:30
Q33506 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 10-06-2008 11:45
W05902 MILLARD AVE OH CTT 37 10-06-2008 16:33
E94904 - 39TH STREET NO 2 IL DC 113 10-06-2008 16:52
E94905 - not moving yet
D70806 - EAST END ODESSA MI CH 117 10-06-2008 16:46
D70906 - FOWLERVILLE MI CH 62 10-06-2008 17:50

J T · Unread post by **J T** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:41 pm

Doktor No wrote: Latest? NO CELL PHONES. No more calling the 'help desk' or mechanical department or the dispatcher or the yardmaster by phone. No cell, blackberry's, i pods, etc while in the cab. I wonder about those work reporting stations now? Hummmmmm????

What happens if your radio stops working?

i995impalass · Unread post by **i995impalass** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:19 pm

J T wrote:
Doktor No wrote: Latest? NO CELL PHONES. No more calling the 'help desk' or mechanical department or the dispatcher or the yardmaster by phone. No cell, blackberry's, i pods, etc while in the cab. I wonder about those work reporting stations now? Hummmmmm????
What happens if your radio stops working?

Sometime when you have lots of crews that tie up the radio doing important things like making joints and they are too far away to use hand signals they sometimes can be at it for some time and if your ready to go and need to talk to yardmaster for paperwork, get a car number, sloworders, anything it helps to call on the Bell. There have been time where im in West Yard at the bottom of the yard and need to talk to the dock forman, and hes on the dock with a hand-held he cant hear me with out the engineer relaying everthing I say back and forth. So I have called on my phone. Same thing in West yard Eagle Mills cant hear me on my hand-held. But as Doc says FRA is having a panic attack, so now when we have some down time on a break in the cab we cant have our phones Ipods any distraction.

I see a LOT of new wheels on cars and hear a lot of flat spots going by. The wheel shops oughta be getting busier by the day. Oh and you have to carry your 'brake stick' to release or apply the brakes too. Always fun in the yard when you have a radio, pencil and paper checking off cars, lantern etc, etc.

Doc dont you love have thoses lighting rods when there's a thunderstorm?

leo28150 · Unread post by **leo28150** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:23 pm

Well JT, I'm thinkin' that the crews could get out and tap some Morse Code on the railhead.....That or send some smoke signals from fusees' or start carrying a small mirror to send some flash signals......

I saw yesterday something about the 'new' rules for us Amtrakers' which pretty much said 'No cell phones on the engine'. The conductor still can use them in the performance of their duties which mainly would be to O.S. the train out of un-manned stations and to report delays of 15' or more to CNOC so they can call the host rr to find out what's up and update the computer for the train's estimated arrival at stations' downline.

BL2-1843 · Unread post by **BL2-1843** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:37 pm

Eventually, there should be two westbounds coming out of Toledo. N914-30 west olive eastern load with CSX 620-4760 and K902-04 with CSX 5479-7660. (unless they swap power) Todays Q326-06 had no cars, at least east of Ensel.

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