CSX GRE MQT Train Location Update 11-13-08

[Raildudes dad]

No update this morning, got to go see the cardio guy first thing to make sure to old arteries are not plugging up.

[SteveHiuzenga]

Amtrak had only #36 pulling this morning. And there was something switching in Waverly...I assume D700?

[J T]

No update this morning, got to go see the cardio guy first thing to make sure to old arteries are not plugging up.

Good luck, Tom. I hope everything checks out great for you!

[Tlout]

Q326-13 heading in to Holland - 9:22 AM. Sounds like there was a problem with one of the units - engine hot light came on, so it had to be shut down...

[~Z~]

Sounds like D700 would be correct Steve, as I heard them coming into Wyoming yard around 8:30am.

Q32613 - WAVERLY EAST MI CG 23 11-13-2008 09:31
Q32712 - W MICHIGAN CITY CP MI CG 127 11-13-2008 08:19
Q33413 - MILLARD AVE OH CTT 37 11-13-2008 09:02
Q33513 - LOWER MAUMEE RIV OH CO 27 11-13-2008 09:35
CP X50012 -GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 11-13-2008 06:00
D70012 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 11-13-2008 08:48
Amtrak P37113 - SAWYER OS MI CG 105 11-13-2008 09:33
N90313 - hasn't left Chicago yet
W06507 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 11-09-2008 20:45(hmm...still not moving?)
N90408 - WEST OLIVE MI CGC 33 11-13-2008 00:41(arrived this morning)

[donnieland]

1st , i echo jt's thoughts tom.

from 11-12-08
359pm - d006 - east waverly - app - ballast train 8784 ld, 5902 trail, 2306'
52cars - ballast train - dumping mainline from east of grand junction to
at least west end grand junction
402pm - d006 - west end wy - app
405/20pm - - west wye switch - all stop for mr edsall track permit
425pm - d006 - holland
425pm - e949 - enter roost block
438pm - e949 - north wye switch
440pm - d006 - clear east end east saugatuck
440pm - e949 - west wye switch - bnsf 9664
444pm - e949 - holland
rn to d006 and e949 - will run e949 thru grand junction siding as d006
spreads ballast on the mainline between the power switchs.
459pm - e949 - clear east saugatuck
509pm - d006 - 44.2
523pm - e949 - 44.2

1143pm - n904 - clear vriesland - 335 ld
1149pm - n904 - 19.1 - 5884' - 424 axles - 103 cars
1153pm - d700 - hand throw switches even to #1 track lamar
1158pm - n904 - east wy
1206am - n904 - north wye switch , enter roost
1206am - q326 - main to siding holland
1213am - d700 - app port sheldon
1216am - q326 - east waverly - siding to main
1223am - n904 - enter power block
1231am - q326 - 19.1 - 7612ld & 1 trail - 6492' - 428 axles - 104 cars
d700 into hudsonville siding for 326
1251am - d700 - clear vriesland
1256am - d700 - 19.1 - 2509ld & 1 trail - 2494' - 188 axles - 45 cars
104am - d700 - east waverly main to siding
after n904 released blocks z627 given blocks
117am - z627 - enter roost block
133am - z627 - west wye switch
134am - d700 - siding to main holland - going to east saugatuck next
136am - darkness begins
brief stiring as p371 went west, 371 saw an eb at waverly siding, but
darkness reigned again intill 855am
931am - q326 - eb by east waverly - 7694 ld & 8861 trail with 55 mixed
freight consist , but at the end was 12 more metra stainless steel
bilevel coaches
also for zack - please check if n904 came back to wyoming with empties
for the east? look for a e445 out of gr, also should be an empty ballest train from the d006 of the 12th

1159pm -

[BL2-1843]

Q326-12 engines light, no cars, by Howell at 10am. As Don reported late yesteday, 7612 leading, one trailing. What I want to know is what was trailing as I fell asleep after he went through Fowlerville and awoke as the trailing unit was passing by, and missed it by a fraction of a second.

[MDH]

There's a G028 empty grain train heading North towards Michigan clearing Vickers around 1230 or so. I think the leader was CSXT 8058 (it was a SD40-2) and the trailing unit was a Conrail painted Dash 8 standard cab. All CSX grain hoppers (mostly tan CSX paint) but included one RF&P and one L&N patched cars plus some Chessie, SBD, & Conrail. Heads up North...

Really nasty gray down here so no decent pictures (and had it been sunny it would have been coming right out of the sun, so wouldn't matter much for me anyway).

Regards,
Michael

[BL2-1843]

Q335-13 8046,7490,2675,2497 at Fowlerville at 1341, meeting D709-13.
Unit number two and four in this consist is in Conrail paint. 2675 is a very recent repaint from Waycross. Leader in an older CSX scheme and needs to be painted. Sounds like another CR painted unit is behind in a G028 grain empty per Michael.

[Racer]

Y107 is heading out of North Yard as this moment heading west to Ford Heater. CSX 1177 running again ( MP15 ).

[~Z~]

Glenn chimed in...said MQT Z15113(12?) is heading north out of Grand Rapids as of 2:40pm.
Said to have GMTX 2648 and GMTX 2635, and if heard correctly, which is always a big if, 51 cars. Heads up Baldwin!

[PlymouthStationGuy]

@ 14:55 Q32713 CSX 8206/ 7674 with 27 cars

[J T]

Glenn chimed in...said MQT Z15113(12?)...

13.

[Stitch]

G028 CSXT8058 CSXT7489 Headed Westbound through Plymouth 15:37

[PlymouthStationGuy]

D71713 had CSX 6474 GP40-2 mother unit CSX 2266 GP30 road slug still painted in all ghost gray(as I call it) with 34 cars
Q322 went in emergency in south Novi something happen to the 2nd unit
lead unit was 8841 but did not get the numbers off the other 2

[ns8401]

The 8841 Caught Fire.

[SW]

Q322 is jinxed! That's the 3rd (or more) failure in the last couple of weeks!

[tsinoms]

Amtrak 370 outta St. Joe 2024. Temp 52F markers lit. 3 Amfleets still.
CSX 881 on coal meets amtrak at Benton Harbor. 8784 in the yard.

[Raildudes dad]

Busy day today, no chance to check out the GRE. Cardio guy was happy today, me too . Next checkup is 3 more years, no more nuclear stress tests, echo cardiograms from here on out For those of you that don't know, I was very close to having a massive, most likely fatal, heart attack in April of 2002. The short story is I had meet Ray Kammer the previous fall and I was managing a local all volunteer tourist RR in addition to my real full time job at the Road Commission. I blamed by shortness of breath on the stress of managing the tourist line and being over weight and out of shape. I told ray I was resigning from the RR and he said I think you have a heart problem. Long story short, he scared me into calling the doctor (I would have been macho man and ignored it). I took a stress test that night, was at the cardio guy 2 days later and in te Spectrum Butterworth OR for a heart cath 7 days later. The possible options were a false alarm. a stent or 2, or open heart surgery. I was fortunate, only 1 stent needed. Needless to say, Ray most likely saved my life because I wouldn't have gone to the doctor.

To keep this RR related, I was in a meeting today for the Muskatowa / White Pine Trail connector project. Going to connect 2 former RR grades with the non-motorized path.

See you tomorrow morning.

[TrainWatcher]

Y107 is heading out of North Yard as this moment heading west to Ford Heater. CSX 1177 running again ( MP15 ).

That the Poorest Lookin MP15 I have ever seen!!!! Have you seen the Conductors side???? That sucker is so tagged that the "CSX" on the side is completely tagged over!!!!