CSX Train Location Updates 3-1-13

[Saturnalia]

Welcome to March!

Your Grand Rapids Eastern Fuller Yard Update:
1 tank in the yard, + 1 CH all the way west on the north interchange track + 4 CHs on the bridge on the north track. Amtrak gone, no crew as of 7:42 EST.

[cnw8835]

Sounds like there is another N956 coming. Currently at Wells or Grand Junction waiting for helpers. The power coming down from West Olive will be swapped out with the current head end power and those units will then be used by the helper crew.

[KenB]

Northbound DECo coal train OS Wixom,MI @ 0825. CSXT 229 418 leaders.

[Jetlink]

D707 passed through Woodbury at 09:10. Sounds they are working Lake Odessa now. Counting through the trees from Grandma's house so it was tough but I think I saw 56 cars.

[cnw8835]

Q326 just arrived at Wyoming. CSX 875, 949, 6354 & 2680.
It appears that the N889 Dok mentioned yesterday is at Wyoming also. Westbound coal loads tied down in 2 Track with no power.
Power at the tower is BNSF 6259 & 1111 and CSX 502 & 975 if I saw it right.
Y106 is using CSX 2488 for power today.

[brysonda]

D708-01 just got their EC-1 @ eas ensel to head down to fowlerville. Speed restriction 30 @ ch63.2-63.3.

[BL2-1843]

Thanks to the heads up by C&OGP75745, Eastern West Olive coal load N88225 had CSX 507 & 975 for power with 100 cars if they made it into GRP last night. If not, maybe this turned into being an MSU coal load.

Q33501 this morning had BNSF 6259 & 1111 for power with 91 cars.

[SteveHiuzenga]

N956 going through Zeeland....saw two orange BNSF on the head end....

and two orange BNSF pushing....

[Jetlink]

MOW just released Lake - O to Elmdale. D707 should be getting a light to continue west from Lake O. Sounds like they did quite a bit of work around Lake - O today based on the radio traffic.

[cnw8835]

The inbound N956 will be tying down at Lamar and cutting the crossing at Ivanrest. D801 will be leaving the helper units on the train. The D801 crew will then be going to the tower to get on the BNSF power there and take the eastern coal loads to West Olive.

[cnw8835]

D707 currently sitting on Track 2 just west of Seymour waiting for both maintainers and Y106 I believe. They now have CSX 4049 for power, 3 loads and 20 empties. The empties are LPG tanks bound for the GLC.
D801 left Wyoming westward shortly before 1330 with the coal loads from last night's N889. They took all four units that were at the tower with them. BNSF 6259 & 1111 along with CSX 507 & 975.

[Jetlink]

Saw D707 in Woodbury stopped to switch the Ethanol plant at 15:44. The engineer and conductor are not exactly happy with each other. Not a G rated scanner show today. Would have liked to stay and watch but needed to get home.

[cnw8835]

D700 east at Hudsonville at 1639.

[cnw8835]

Q334 okay on their EC1 from Lako to Ensel 2024. Climbing out of GR between Pleasant St and Seymour at that time. CSX 875 leading. 949 should be trailing.

Edit: At Seymour at 2034

[SW]

Heard Q287 at Northline Rd. on the scanner as I was leaving the airport at about 19:45.

[LSRC]

GLLX 3001 getting an EC-1 to head north. Conductor McKay copying

Edit: NB Turner 23:00

[nictd1000]

Q326 headed east towards the NS connection in Gary with what sounds like the CSX 8520

[AARR]

D707 passed through Woodbury at 09:10. Sounds they are working Lake Odessa now. Counting through the trees from Grandma's house so it was tough but I think I saw 56 cars.

Does D707 typically have this many cars since they handle the local freight for Lansing to Howell?

[Jetlink]

I would say a more average number is around 20 something. The most I personally have ever seen prior to this is 43. I think I have heard others (SD80 CNW8835) report car counts in the 50's and 60's a handfull of times. Friday mornings trend toward a higher count IMHO.