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326 BY EAST WAVERLY 451AM

Q335 at Seymour at 0555. CSX 7771 leading.

The double cut of outbounds at the GRE for CSX is gone , 2 still waiting for GDLK, 30 on the rear of 371

donnieland wrote:326 BY EAST WAVERLY 451AM

Are the signals all cut over yet? Or did the still need an EC-1?

MQT3001 wrote:

donnieland wrote:326 BY EAST WAVERLY 451AM

Are the signals all cut over yet? Or did the still need an EC-1?

Still getting EC1's.
P371 is coming out at Ann St at 0728. They are picking up new bulletins at the yard office. Multiple crossing activation failures just west of Grandville due to a broken rail in a crossing.

Amtrak by the broken rail 9am

BNSF 6413, 6174 lite power south at Riley St. Holland 10:20 AM.

cnw8835 wrote:

MQT3001 wrote:

donnieland wrote:326 BY EAST WAVERLY 451AM

Are the signals all cut over yet? Or did the still need an EC-1?

Still getting EC1's.
P371 is coming out at Ann St at 0728. They are picking up new bulletins at the yard office. Multiple crossing activation failures just west of Grandville due to a broken rail in a crossing.

I was under the impression that it was all predictors through there. Are you sure they are not activations instead of activation failures? Broken rail with a predictor or motion detector will just kick on all the crossings with circuits overlapping the break.

Ac/Dc or dc will also kick on until a train comes onto that circuit typically and then set up a stick relay. If there is a stick release timer, the crossing will kick back on after the timer runs up.

I just cannot see how they would get multiple activation failures (crossing not coming on at all), and think you meant to say they were activations (crossing on with no train around).

Heard news of a Z627 headed north through Muskegon, in grand haven around 8 with a large number of sand cars.

interesting note, not 100% train related, semi trailer took out a power pole at Grand Sales and Surplus about 20 minutes ago, wires down over the tracks etc...

admin edit: this is at Ivanrest Ave in Grandville

Hearing dispatcher talking about Z627 again, so not sure if he's referring to the morning move, or if there's another one down around Holland again. D80211 at Holland going west lite power, hearing D80111 is on engines at Wells and has a dead battery, can't start engines at the moment.
D70011 heading east at Grandville stopped blocking Wilson Ave. 11:15am
Y10611 east at Madison in Grand Rapids - 11:10am.
D70011 skipping working Standale lumber in Grandville due to the broken rail at Broadway Ave.

BNSF 5918, 6248 with western empties south at Riley St. Holland 11:55 PM.

bnsf 5918 leading e949 just got permission to run north end wye to Holland, so should be turning west in Holland shortly.

Crews starting to cut in at West end of Hudsonville as of 12:10, crews getting on the rail to start the prep work.

Z151 SB Brigde St. GRR at 1312

Q234 by Milwaukee Jct at 11:10am. CSX 96. They were supposed to meet Q233 around Mound Yard somewhere.

There is an approach signal at east Trowbridge for a westbound. Anyone know what this would be? A grain train? I see there was already a E945 today so I doubt it's another one

bnsfben wrote:There is an approach signal at east Trowbridge for a westbound. Anyone know what this would be? A grain train? I see there was already a E945 today so I doubt it's another one

D708 would be my guess.

Hearing dispatcher talking about D708 just now returning to Ensel, that that was your westbound. No E945's reported today that I read, just the E949 I mentioned from West Olive to Chicago.
I think D70711 got annulled again today, nothing out of them.

Oh ya, sorry Zack it was E949 I saw posted earlier... I was reading too fast.

Q15011 with CSX 713 and 11 double stacks cleared Haggerty Rd @ 15:57