X100 EB to GR - 12-29-06

donnieland · Unread post by **donnieland** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:07 am

X100 EB CSXT 7709 LD AND 1 TRAIL UNIT - 7128' 292 AXLES
EQUAL TO 70 CARS ALL EMPTY SINGLE AND SOME DOUBLE STACK
CARS BY EAST WAVERLY AT 646AM

Unread post by **~Z~** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:25 am

Thanks for the headsup Donnie. I heard them pulling east out of Grand Rapids at 8:20am this morning. They had a track inspector out ahead of them, and were told that they would meet CSX Q335 on their way...if this is so, sounds like 335 will be making an earlier arrival than what I usually hear them doing....does this X100 head to Toledo?

This morning, also heard Amtrak out ahead of me, pulling out of Holland at 8:35am, with their Pepsi Can #504 leading..very cool watching them last night down at the depot and following them back to Ann St.

Also this morning, D708 was doing their airtest as X100 was leaving.

J T · Unread post by **J T** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:40 am

Pepsi can and a sunny morning would make JT very happy! Not today, though.

tsinoms · Unread post by **tsinoms** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:35 pm

X100?
Zack do you have pics?

Unread post by **~Z~** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:43 pm

tsinoms wrote:X100?
Zack do you have pics?

Nope, no pics, was on my way to work near Hudsonville when they left the yard to head east.

patrick · Unread post by **patrick** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:52 pm

X100 are storage cars.

tsinoms · Unread post by **tsinoms** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:54 pm

Zack do you have pics?

Of 371.

SD80MAC · Unread post by **SD80MAC** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:50 pm

X100 went east around 9.

CAT345C · Unread post by **CAT345C** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:46 am

I do I do I do, had CSX 7709 leading, CSX 7579 trailing elephant style 7000 feet, had to meet Q335 at Brighton cause South Lyon couldn't hold them since Q335 was 9000+ feet yesterday!!!!!!! I caugth them in brighton, some how beat them back to south lyon on back roads, then went north to Holly to catch them there, but it was to dark for shots when they came by so I only have 6 shots

rob · Unread post by **rob** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:44 pm

the reason that the engine where elephant style is that the csxt 7579 was in the lead and the speedo didn't work when we left Bedford park. so when we got to Barr, we turn the 7709 on the turntable. There was 31 emptys. Rob

GP30M4216 · Unread post by **GP30M4216** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:04 pm

So let me get this straight. X100 was from Chicagoland to GR, GR to Plymouth and then north to Flint? Are they storing these cars in McGrew Yard? I never was able to find a final destination. Thanks!

rob · Unread post by **rob** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:11 pm

the paperwork that we had said flint Rob

CAT345C · Unread post by **CAT345C** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:49 am

So was that you on the train that met Q335 in Brighton, with the railfan in the white truck, and then again in South Lyon? Yep when the train passed, Q335 asked where they were going, and X100 said Flint for Storage.

rob · Unread post by **rob** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:55 pm

no i was on the crew that brought to GR.
we now have crew that take trains all the way to flint.

Rob

csxt4617 · Unread post by **csxt4617** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:01 pm

Maybe we'll get Q336/Q337 Chi-Flint trains again? One can always dream

SD80MAC · Unread post by **SD80MAC** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:12 pm

csxt4617 wrote:Maybe we'll get Q336/Q337 Chi-Flint trains again? One can always dream

That we can.

CAT345C · Unread post by **CAT345C** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:33 pm

doubt it, crews are for the Western Coal that comes via the sidedoor in GR then north at Plymouth to Flint. Now that it is the same crews, I plan to shoot a E945 in Wixom, go to Dennys, get some pancakes, then go to South Lyon and catch them there again going west. Great Lighting options all around.

Unread post by **~Z~** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:40 pm

Mike Tabone wrote:doubt it, crews are for the Western Coal that comes via the sidedoor in GR then north at Plymouth to Flint. Now that it is the same crews, I plan to shoot a E945 in Wixom, go to Dennys, get some pancakes, then go to South Lyon and catch them there again going west. Great Lighting options all around.

Just looking at the map, I see that would be pretty easy to get ahead of them between the two. Nice that it's almost U shaped from south lyon, down to Plymouth, and back up to Wixom. You can get some decent light no matter what way the train is going for most of the day.

GP30M4216 · Unread post by **GP30M4216** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:49 pm

But, They could reinstitute a Q336/Q337 as a GR-Flint train via PLymouth to eliminate the delay of running cars from GR to Stanley, Stanley to Walbridge, then Walbridge to Flint and back again. Ought to shorten Q334/Q335 a little bit and free up some space and time in the Toledo Yards. They probably won't do it, but it would be nice if they did!

CAT345C · Unread post by **CAT345C** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:05 pm

if I was feeling frisky enough, I could ride to Wixom on the old GT Jackson Branch, catch the train, then ride back to South Lyon and wait at the east end where it comes out at for the train, thats a spot I haven't tried yet, directly at the east end crossing, on the sidewalk, I"ll have to try that.

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