MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
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Saw some MOW equipment in Grandville near Buck Creek at around 11am today.
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Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
The MOW crew is staging from Grandville for now. Numerous crossing are also being replaced between Grandville and Hudsonville. Not sure if Hudsonville siding gets a make-over. They were also working on the switches at MP 6 in Grandville again.
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Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
All of the machinery arrived last week and is in Wyoming Yard, so I would imagine any day now.
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Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
There are ties north of the passing siding and south of the main in Hudsenville. And both had ties with green marking for replacement
Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
Talked to the guys in charge and they told me Hudsonville siding will be getting rehabbed. The crossings in Grandville have been completed and even the runaround track got tie replacement and resurfaced. Looks like they are done in Grandville and are working around Hudsonville Friday.
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Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
Looks like the tie gang itself isn’t working today. Crew at 12th Ave working on the crossing and a contractor is picking up the old ties in Jenison. But all of the other machines are tied up at Hudsonville with nobody around.
Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
Went over the repaired crossing on Cottonwood in Jenison. Could've sworn my car said thank you!
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Is Hudsonville Siding CWR or still jointed rail?
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Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
Hudsonville and Waverly are the only sidings on the GR Sub that are good for 30, FWIW.
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Isn't New Buffalo also good for 30? Or just 20? It's also CWR.
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Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
New Buffalo is 10, the last 2000' or so on the east end is still jointed rail.Saturnalia wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 12:55 pmIsn't New Buffalo also good for 30? Or just 20? It's also CWR.
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Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
Heard the local section crew talking on the radio while doing some tamping in the Stevensville area today. They were skipping several areas “because we might as well do them when they do the crossings.” Sounded like several crossings will be replaced.
Maiden Lane was the only one they mentioned by name, which is a good thing. Earlier this week, Lincoln Charter Township put the CSX complaint link and the crossing ID numbers for Maiden Lane, Glenlord Road, and Marquette Woods Road on Facebook so the citizenry could complain directly.
Maiden Lane was the only one they mentioned by name, which is a good thing. Earlier this week, Lincoln Charter Township put the CSX complaint link and the crossing ID numbers for Maiden Lane, Glenlord Road, and Marquette Woods Road on Facebook so the citizenry could complain directly.
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Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
Lol is there a CN one because we’ve got a couple of awful crossings on major roads in LansingTSS wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:02 pmHeard the local section crew talking on the radio while doing some tamping in the Stevensville area today. They were skipping several areas “because we might as well do them when they do the crossings.” Sounded like several crossings will be replaced.
Maiden Lane was the only one they mentioned by name, which is a good thing. Earlier this week, Lincoln Charter Township put the CSX complaint link and the crossing ID numbers for Maiden Lane, Glenlord Road, and Marquette Woods Road on Facebook so the citizenry could complain directly.
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Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
MOfW crew was working in Zeeland this evening around 6:30 with various equipment on the Main. Zeeland Lumber has two centerbeams for pickup. Elm Street crossing closed for rebuild, hopefully they do both the main and the MJ lead, too.
Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
New bufflo has some joint that they need to welded, and gross has had haft of the rail replaced with old main line rail. Both projects are on going. When they will be completed nobody knows.Saturnalia wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 12:55 pmIsn't New Buffalo also good for 30? Or just 20? It's also CWR.
Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
The empty train of flats for the MOW that was working in the Holland area is not at Wyoming Yard. Looking for a progress report from someone to see if they are still in the Holland area.
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Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
hi dave
702 brought the tie gang equipment flats to waverly last night.
700 could have taken them to east saugatuck later on last night
for loading?
702 brought the tie gang equipment flats to waverly last night.
700 could have taken them to east saugatuck later on last night
for loading?
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Re: MOW on CSX Grand Rapids area
How far west (south?) did they drop ties?
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As far as East Saugatuck