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GRE fooled me yesterday. CSX picked up lat night, didn't deleiuver any. GER did not pickup or deliver. The usual Amtrak 1 + 4 or 5.

Amtrak P371 just called a clear signal at mp 27 westbound. X500 should be heading for Zeeland 8:25 AM.

Q32621 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 04-21-2009 08:44
Q32720 - RIVERDALE IL DC 11 04-21-2009 09:09
Q33421 - TOLEDO STANLEY OH QT 5 04-21-2009 08:20
Q33521 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 04-21-2009 08:44
CP X50020 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 04-21-2009 08:44
D70020 - WAVERLY MI CG 24 04-21-2009 09:05(switching in Holland)
Amtrak P37121 - KIRK MI CG 71 04-21-2009 09:17
K35620 - ESLYON 04-21-2009 08:37
N90320 - WEST OLIVE MI CGC 33 04-21-2009 00:03
N91020 - hasn't left Chicago yet
E95018 - not moving yet

DOK WAS BUSY MONDAY AFTERNOON

east waverly in the early morning tuesday
d700 - 1154pm - 19.1 - 2 motors - 3433' - 272 axles - 66 cars -
d700 - 1159pm - east waverly - leave 41 on pass for z627 ( also a setoff for 627 in the yard from day before )
for y121 - 19 cars - 6 to go south ( 2 cars for coloma - rest livingston )
s327 - 1233am - clear hudsonville
s327 - 1246am - 19.1 - 7561 ld & 1 tr - 6714' - 516 axles - 126 cars - app zeeland
d700 - 1253am - holland - slow clear siding to main
s327 - 1257am - east waverly - app
k356 - 126am - going to kirk for d700 and s327
s327 - 126am - clear east saugatuck
q327 - 238am - app east waverly - 4721 ld & 1 trail - from memory 3465' - 272 axles - 65 cars
k356 - 245am - restricting on a pair middle waverly in the siding
k356 - 254am - east waverly - siding to main
k356 - 306am - 19.1 - 2 motors - 4929' - 368 axles - 89 cars
q327 - 306am - east saugatuck - clear on a pair

tim has p371 and 500 covered
d700 - 923am - east waverly - 2567 ld & 2517 trail - 26 cars

donnieland wrote: tim has p371 and 500 covered
d700 - 923am - east waverly - 2567 ld & 2517 trail - 26 cars

Any idea what the power on 500 is?

J T wrote:Any idea what the power on 500 is?

I think I heard CP 8814 as the leader.

BNSF 9198, 8935 pulled western empties south at Riley St. 9:35 AM - E95018.

GER NB Watson 11:45 with 1 tankcar, presumably for GRE.
GER SB Watson 12:32, 1 tankcar. I hope it isn't the same one.

D716 Light Engine Clear CP Hix at 12:20p

D739 Light engine Clear into North yard 1:05p

X500? IDK....

Fresh at 1:51p. Flint Empty Coal Drag with CSXT 7753 and CSXT #201 Clear Plymouth Diamond with 100 empties.

Mostly CSCX one had the # of 4225 and an FSTX 9131.

Y121 up north at New Harlem - headed up there about 10 minutes ago...

EDIT: Y121 south at Riley St. with 1 boxcar, 1 covered hopper 3:25 PM.

On the way home from class I was able to catch some Plymouth action:

7:30pm: NB/ EB Via Toledo Wye D716-21 with CSX 2654 and 9 cars (8 gondolas and 1 autoparts boxcar)

7:40pm: WB/ NB Via Saginaw Wye D717-21 with CSX 6117 with a whopping 41 cars (1 autorack + 3 autoparts boxcars + 12 boxcars + 5 loaded centerbeams + 3 covered hoppers + 15 gondolas + 2 autoframe flatcars). This is the biggest D717 I have personally seen in a long time.

Z151 was tied up in Grant at 11:30 this morning but gone at 3:45. Didn't see them in Newaygo, White Cloud or Brohman.
MOW stuff still in Bailey.

caught two trains today first was L132 heading north through carleton


I also caught a southbound coal empty going through romulus

Chrisracer8903 wrote:On the way home from class I was able to catch some Plymouth action:

7:30pm: NB/ EB Via Toledo Wye D716-21 with CSX 2654 and 9 cars (8 gondolas and 1 autoparts boxcar)

7:40pm: WB/ NB Via Saginaw Wye D717-21 with CSX 6117 with a whopping 41 cars (1 autorack + 3 autoparts boxcars + 12 boxcars + 5 loaded centerbeams + 3 covered hoppers + 15 gondolas + 2 autoframe flatcars). This is the biggest D717 I have personally seen in a long time.

Didn't see you, Chris. I came by the station just before 8 pm. 717 was in North Yard and fouling the main after dropping off 18 cars. Not sure if they died on hours or what, but they seemed to be stuck there. 2654 was coming back light from East Yard and got pressed into service just after it had reached North Yard just after 20:00. It headed back east, switched to #1 track, came back west and hooked on to the end of 717. Pulled 23 cars back to east yard. All or most of the gons had "dirty dirt", whatever that is (contaminated or something?).

2654 had a single red flag on one side of the long end of the hood.

Figured 717 had to be moved for something coming NB or SB but everything was red when I left around 20:45.

Q321-22 clearing South Clyde at 21:40

Q321-22 cleared 7 Mile Rd. at 22:20. CSX 468 + 515 + 1170 (MP15AC) + 74 cars. Sounds like it's stopping in Plymouth for something - going to track 10.

P370 only had one motor tonight. #30 will be leading P371 tomorrow. Also heard a new yard symbol Y252 today. A few days ago on a Saturday, i thought I heard a Y450 but i'm not to sure maybe the Dok can enlighten me at least on what the goings on in the yard these days.

amtrak1007 wrote:i thought I heard a Y450 but i'm not to sure maybe the Dok can enlighten me at least on what the goings on in the yard these days.

Well, at least if I'm going insane, I'm not alone. I've been hearing "Y450" off and on now for a few months and have been wondering what it was.

My presumption is that that Coal was another E951. Can anyone confim?