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Amtrak will have the usual... and marquette will not be down here till 3:30 am with four engines! 3001-3003 and 2652! so those daring enough head on out to catch the mighty marquette.

Z151-23
85 Cars
GR YD LMT 0332
Broke the Plaster Creek barrier at 0405
GMTX 2652
GLLX 3001
GLLX 3003
GLLX 3002

Pulled into 12, doubled to 14.

pickup was 1 in 28, then 20 to 18. 60+ with 7 black tanks on the rear: Woot, did you build that?

After some tweaking with their pickup, crew should highball shorty after 0530. (crosses fingers). Dropping 4 at Vans, deadhead to Baldwin (or wherever HOS strikes!!)

Crew noticed a "unit train" at GRE. Inbound or out, not sure. Keep an eye on that one...

Yard is still full of trains. X741? in 6 track with SOO power, Q327 apparently still sitting in the high line. Coal train on 2 track. 334? on 4.

Lots of trains, any crews? I'll start Monday. Gives me 3 days of rules learning! Doc, sign me up!

Z151 crossed Ann Street at 6:30AM. The 24 is out of the house and will be highballing shortly for a straight shot to King. Very little switching at King and they expect to be past Ada WB by 11. Hopefully, US Trackworks will be there shortly afterwards to strip the rail & ties off the bridge. Not sure when the bridge will be removed at this time.

Q32624 - LAMAR MI CG 4 07-24-2008 07:43
Q32723 - LAMAR MI CG 4 07-24-2008 07:50 (finally leaving)
Q33424 - EAST END ODESSA MI CH 117 07-24-2008 07:13 (late leavin)
Q33524 - SOUTH LYON MI CH 36 07-24-2008 07:55
CP X50023 - SAWYER OS MI CG 105 07-24-2008 07:57
D70023 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 07-24-2008 02:56
Amtrak P37124 - GRANDVILLE MI CG 6 07-24-2008 07:54
CP X74122 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 07-23-2008 18:35
CP X74123 - hasn't left Detroit yet
G01023 - GRAND LEDGE SDG A MI CH 97 07-24-2008 01:53
N90323 -RIVERSIDE OS MI CG 80 07-24-2008 07:50
N90324 - hasn't left Chicago yet
E94923 - W MICHIGAN CITY CP MI CG 127 07-24-2008 05:01
E94924, E95024 - not moving yet
K91022 - CALUMET PARK OS IL DCC 7 07-24-2008 07:51 (Chicago to GR Stone)

D801 light power south at Riley St. 9:09 AM. BNSF 5777, 9630.

Q32624 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 07-24-2008 08:00
Q32723 - GRAND JCT MI CG 54 07-24-2008 10:28
Q32724 - set to leave detroit at 2pm
Q33424 - SOUTH LYON MI CH 36 07-24-2008 10:02
Q33524 - NORTH LANSING MI CH 88 07-24-2008 10:29
CP X50023 HOLLAND MI CG 25 07-24-2008 10:36
Amtrak P37124 - W MICHIGAN CITY CP MI CG 127 07-24-2008 10:35
CP X74122 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 07-23-2008 18:35
CP X74123 - hasn't left Detroit yet
N90323 - GRAND JCT MI CG 54 07-24-2008 08:39
N90324 - hasn't left Chicago yet
E94924, E95024 - not moving yet
K91022 - E MICHIGAN CITY CP MI CG 126 07-24-2008 10:37

11:30 am at Wyoming Yard:
X500 just pulled to a stop at the east end CP 8617
Q326 waiting for the signal at Plaster Creek to head east CSX 8110 and CEFX 3148
Two engines pulled out of the engine house and headed east (grain train?)...should be in front of Q326
X741 still at the west end

Q326 clear Trowbridge 1:05pm 7/24/08 2 gp38-2s and 12 cars mixed freight

pudgy wrote:Crew noticed a "unit train" at GRE. Inbound or out, not sure. Keep an eye on that one...

Y321 was a long one before the drop at fuller... lots of grain cars out front and one random tanker of sulfuric acid? Anyway, they had about 30 cars goin north to fuller.

The train at Trowbridge at 105pm with two GP38-2 units and 12 cars was D709. X741-24 by Howell at 1248pm with 8731,8885. Trailing unit one of the newest CP units.

Q32624 - EAST END ODESSA MI CH 117 07-24-2008 13:42
Q32724 DETROIT MIDDLEBELT MI CH 19 07-24-2008 14:45
Q33424 - WALBRIDGE TOWER OH CTT 67 07-24-2008 13:27
Q33524 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 07-24-2008 13:21
CP x50023 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 07-24-2008 11:25
CP X74122 - HOLLAND MI CG 25 07-24-2008 14:40
CP X74123 - TROWBRIDGE MI CH 84 07-24-2008 14:25
N90323 - WEST OLIVE MI CGC 33 07-24-2008 14:13
N90324 - hasn't left Chicago yet
E94924, E95024 - not moving yet
K91022 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 07-24-2008 14:48
D70924 - WILLIAMSTON MI CH 73 07-24-2008 14:13
D70824 - not moving yet

D80224 north at Riley St. 1:45 PM. BNSF 5655, 9471 head end; BNSF 9630, 5777 pushing.

Q32624 - NORTH LANSING MI CH 88 07-24-2008 17:08
Q32724 - ENSEL MI CH 89 07-24-2008 16:57
CP X50023 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 07-24-2008 11:25
CP X74122 - GREY MI CG 83 07-24-2008 17:12
CP X74123 - ENSEL MI CH 89 07-24-2008 15:09 (should have been to lake o a while ago)
D70824 - ENSEL MI CH 89 07-24-2008 15:16
D70924 - FOWLERVILLE MI CH 62 07-24-2008 16:47
N90324 - hasn't left Chicago yet
E94924, E95024 - not moving yet
D80124 - NORTH END WYE MI CGC 24 07-24-2008 13:39
D80224 - POWER DTC MI CGC 34 07-24-2008 14:27

where do the CSX locals D70824 and D70924 start and end?

D708 and D709 start and end at Ensel, Monday through Friday IIRC.

Q327 has a fairly rare CSX #4696 SD70M leading. Normally these units are assigned to Florida.

Conrail Jon wrote:Q327 has a fairly rare CSX #4696 SD70M leading. Normally these units are assigned to Florida.

the 2nd unit was a C 40-8 either that one or the SD70m was smoking like an old Alco when it went by me

Conrail Jon wrote:Q327 has a fairly rare CSX #4696 SD70M leading. Normally these units are assigned to Florida.

lemme guess...you got that quote from gregg...left me the same message minutes before you posted this.

He told me the number. I used my OWN knowledge for the rest of it

odd, but i could've sworn that after i arrived in deshler this morning i heard an X74223 talking to stanley yard for clearence... nobody around to confirm it. could've easily been something else, but i dont know. JQ should know tho