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Lots of action at the GRE this morning. They were switching the yard at 6:30. At least 15 cars to go east, most for King, until the train was behind the trees. The usual Amtrak too

not sure about the X50015 lashup i told you guys about yesterday... friend from bensenville said he cant get over in time to check it out today. he may tonite

one of your westbound trains may have CSXT 8887 as a lead unit, unless he came back south already.

IORY 4071 for whatever reason is in Rougemere right now. ex SP tunnel moter repainted to red and a very faded grey color. coming back around 9 this morning headed to Flat Rock, then down to Delta

D801-14 south at Riley St. 7:50 AM approx. - light power. BNSF 9508, 5899.

There was a manifest off the Toledo Sub waiting to get in Stanley this morning at 8AM (has since yarded) with CSXT 4848 leading it that I'd like to get the symbol on.

Thanks!
Michael

N903 north at Riley St. 10:08 AM - BNSF 5958, 9927 on head end, BNSF 5899, 9508 pushing.

I can't seem to parse anyone's radio calls today.

At 03:42 there was an eastbound passing CH 79.9 (Dobie Road, Okemos), running 1805' ad 128 axles. When it called Clear Okemos I thought I heard a "204." (CSX 204 came through WB on Q327 last night, FWIW.) When it called Clear Meridian I thought I heard "334-14." (But that's way too early for Q334--right?)

At 10:21 there was an eastbound passing CH 79.9, running 4275' and 280 axles. I heard it call Clear Okemos and Clear Meridian without getting any useful information other than that the voice was male...

Anyone have a guess as to which symbols these were?

Was it 3:42 at night
if you heard that at night the train "334 clear Meridan" was Q334 to Toledo that train passes through anytime at night.

The other eastbound you heard might have bean a local or one of those grain or coal trains that CSX runs through Lansing everyonce in a while.

I have have the CSX Lansing schedule on my website Lansing Trains - http://nsted1582.googlepages.com/home that might help you

MDH wrote:There was a manifest off the Toledo Sub waiting to get in Stanley this morning at 8AM (has since yarded) with CSXT 4848 leading it that I'd like to get the symbol on.

Thanks!
Michael

Q32413, S32413, or Q50614

Q32614 - didn't leave Chicago yet today...
Q32714 - set to leave Detroit at 2pm
Q33414 - TOLEDO STANLEY OH QT 5 07-14-2008 10:15
Q33514 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 07-14-2008 11:13
No X740's again...
N90313 - WEST OLIVE MI CGC 33 07-14-2008 10:50
N90314, N91013, N91014 - haven't left chicago yet
E94913, E94914 - not moving yet
D70013 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 07-14-2008 02:39
D70814 - not moving out of Lansing yet
D70914 - LANSING MI CH 87 07-14-2008 12:15
D80114 - NORTH END WYE MI CGC 24 07-14-2008 09:54

Mikekmac - that 3:42am train... probably Q334. Left GR at 1am, got to plymouth around 5am, so that sounds about right. CSXT 204 was indeed on Q33414 as well.
Dunno about that 10:21am train though..maybe someone that can see length and car counts might be able to help.

Y@, CSXT 8887 arrived in Russell KY on Q32013 at noon today.

MDH - CSXT 4848 was on Q50613, Cinci to Toledo train, finished parking at Stanley at 11:15am.

The X740/X741's are officially done........

No Essexville loads off the BNSF are running as of 1215 to CSX or CN....

nsted1582 wrote:Was it 3:42 at night
if you heard that at night the train "334 clear Meridan" was Q334 to Toledo that train passes through anytime at night.

The other eastbound you heard might have bean a local or one of those grain or coal trains that CSX runs through Lansing everyonce in a while.

Ive have the CSX Lansing schedule on my website Lansing Trains - http://nsted1582.googlepages.com/home that might help you

Yes, AM, military time.

I thought I knew the Lansing schedule fairly well after a year of watching. That's why I questioned whether it could be Q334. Looking back through the recent sighting threads here, I find:

7/13 - Q33413 - hasn't left Grand Rapids yet 07:03
7/11 - Q33411 - PLYMOUTH HI RAIL MI CC 81 07-11-2008 08:57
7/06 - Q33406 - TOLEDO STANLEY OH QT 5 07-06-2008 10:45
7/04 - Q33404 - WILLIAMSTON MI CH 73 07-04-2008 08:39

I guess I've been noticing the days that Q334 is an after-dawn train at Lansing, and missing the days that it's an oh-dark-thirty train.

Is there a usual call time for Q334, the way Q327 is most always 2PM at Rougemere?

I think this was D708-14:

12:38 EB at CH 79.9 (DD at Dobie Road, Okemos), 1730' and 108 axles, CSX 2675 (?).

mikekmac wrote:I think this was D708-14:

12:38 EB at CH 79.9 (DD at Dobie Road, Okemos), 1730' and 108 axles, CSX 2675 (?).

Maybe D709. D708 goes west out of Lansing, not east.

railroadfan wrote:MDH - CSXT 4848 was on Q50613, Cinci to Toledo train, finished parking at Stanley at 11:15am.

Thanks for the actual symbol on that. They've already got that power turned onto Q637 and 4848 was getting set to depart Stanley at 1PM as I was coming back from lunch.

Regards,
Michael

Sounds like the FRA is "milling around" NS Hughart Yard in Grand Rapids today. Tower just told B47 to watch out as they are "milling around the yard and to be careful."

PS: CSXT204 came in last night on Q327 from Detroit. Power was left on west end of the yard. I figured it was going west on outbound Q327 but they must have put it on Q334 as 204 was headed east.

cnw8835 wrote:

mikekmac wrote:I think this was D708-14:

12:38 EB at CH 79.9 (DD at Dobie Road, Okemos), 1730' and 108 axles, CSX 2675 (?).

Maybe D709. D708 goes west out of Lansing, not east.

Odds are westbound and evens are eastbound, except when they aren't?

I get so cornfoozed sometimes...

nsted1582 wrote:
I have have the CSX Lansing schedule on my website Lansing Trains - http://nsted1582.googlepages.com/home that might help you

Are you familiar with this site, Ted?

http://groups.msn.com/chessiechapter/cs ... sions.msnw

I'm not sure how recently it's been updated, but it's got a pretty extensive listing of all the trains that run on both the GR and Plymouth subs.

mikekmac wrote:
I thought I knew the Lansing schedule fairly well after a year of watching. That's why I questioned whether it could be Q334. Looking back through the recent sighting threads here, I find:

7/13 - Q33413 - hasn't left Grand Rapids yet 07:03
7/11 - Q33411 - PLYMOUTH HI RAIL MI CC 81 07-11-2008 08:57
7/06 - Q33406 - TOLEDO STANLEY OH QT 5 07-06-2008 10:45
7/04 - Q33404 - WILLIAMSTON MI CH 73 07-04-2008 08:39

I guess I've been noticing the days that Q334 is an after-dawn train at Lansing, and missing the days that it's an oh-dark-thirty train.

Is there a usual call time for Q334, the way Q327 is most always 2PM at Rougemere?

Mike, I've seen 334 leave around midnight, and I've seen them leave around 9am (got a picture of them on a Saturday morning last month leaving GR). It would be nice if they left GR at dawn every morning.

CSX 8620 leading CSX 5481 and 20 cars on Q327-14 right now coming up to Oak Yard....the engineer likes his picture taken

gridejq wrote:CSX 8620 leading CSX 5481 and 20 cars on Q327-14 right now coming up to Oak Yard....the engineer likes his picture taken

Is it THIS guy?

Well actually thats ONE of them The conductor today is keeping tabs of people taking pictures of his train....so far two...one by myself at Merriman and one in Plymouth by an unknown.....