#3
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:46 am
10-29-05
On the road again. Just cant wait to be on the road again. I love beating up boxcars with my friends. Oh I just cant wait to be on the road again.
Thanks Willie.
Called for R27227, at 02:30, with CSXT 2524 & HLCX 9015, for 24 loads, and 16 empties, 12(long count) of witch are internodal cars for the CP, with a tonnage of 2610, and 4127 feet. After getting all our paperwork and stuff, we get on board the train at Crandel Rd. on #2 main, and pull up to fuel, and change batteries in the EOT. While we were sitting I note the following at 03:30. On #1 main is the N95427, with BNSF 5793 (Oh my god its way to early in the morning to be swooshed, OH the humanity of it all) & 7661 with 119 cars (it wasn't until aproxmitly 8:30, that this train actually had a crew, and moved), along with the CSXT 2328 & 6421, on Y15127, waiting for crew to take it to Rossford yard.
Well we are finally refueled and heading north for a departure time of 04:26, and promptly pull up to Vickers to stop at 4:36. The first train we see, is a westbound mixed freight, with a 8-44CW, and a GP59, with 15 auto racks. Next at 04:40, we have the 20T, with 97?2, and a (oh my goodness) 8-44CW, with 64 loads, and 3 empties(long count). Then much to our suprise NOT, another NS train, this time a eastbound(I know this train just cant rember the symbol, it starts out of Detroit, with steel, salt cars and auto parts, along with some other junk), it has a 9-44CW, SD50/60, and a 9-44CW, with 128 cars.
Next up at 4:58, is 21Z with a 9-44CW, and 66 platforms (long count). Then what we have finally been waiting for, Amtk 29 the Capitol Limited, with 2 P42's, 1 baggage, 8 Superliners, then a suprise, 4 Stainless Steel Fluted side passenger cars with the one on the bottom being a rounded end observation, with dome, and then 4 express track reefers. We depart Vickers and head north at 5:25, and at Huffman Rd, we pass the Y30127, with CSXT 6025 pulling the AA interchange of 11 mixed, and 7 auto racks.
On to New Boston, where we arive at 07:20 and setoff 17 loads, 16 empties, for 2079 tons, and 3103 feet, and leave with 7 loads, for 531 tons, and 906 feet. Now comes the "new" experimental part, where we have to pick up a RIP in Plymouth and take it to Detroit, because there is no longer a D735/736, from Saginaw. We arive at East yard Plymouth at 8:50, to pick up 1 empty auto rack on the rear of the train(bad ordered because the draw has/ or had been riped out) for 35 tons, and 89 feet. But before we could do that the dispatcher had to run some trains. At 09:25, the K38527, passes eastbound, with CSXT 7522 & 8408, with 92 cars. Next up is the Q32128, with CSXT 8789 & UP 4678, with 64 cars, at 09:50,. And finally the X50127, with CP 9513, 42 brand new (all numbers were there, but not in order) WMAX gons( these were small cars, looked to be about 45' with fairly low side, but seemed to ride hi) then 16 loads and 1 empty(long count) platforms, 20 mixed, and then 20 more platforms. We depart Plymouth at 10:30, and arive at Rouge, at 11:08.
10-30-05
Called for Q23129, at 01:00, with BNSF 4789 & 4799, with 59 auto racks, for 4321 tons, and 5693 feet. The train had been built, and pulled out on the hill, so they had room in the yard for inbound trains, so we got on the power and headed out of the yard, at 01:45. We stooped at the Michigan Ave. Connection, at 01:00
WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
Yes I did say 01:00. Hope you rembered to set your clocks back!!!!!!
At 01:12 the X50229, came off the connection, with SOO 6009 & 6040, with 6 mixed, and 68 (long count) loaded platforms, with 173 containers. We follow him out to P Company Jct, at 01:22, and tie on to the train to do our brake test. We depart at 01:52, and arive Walbridge at .............
Just kidding (almost tough). At 03:10 we pass the Q22529, with CSXT 7766 & 7529, working in the TDSI yard in New Boston, making there pickup. At Erie, MI, we meet the northbound S39230, with NS 9269 & BNSF 5757, and 112 cars. We stop at Sterns Rd. and wait. Then at 04:20, we see the Q27229, with FURX 3036 & HLCX 6301, with 33 auto racks. We are called down at 04:25, and pull to a stop at Vickers at 05:10, to watch some more NS trains, (WOW watching trains while working on them who knew). At 5:18, we see a westbound mixed freight, with 3 units, and then at 05:26, suprise suprise, Amtk 49 , the Lake Shore Limited, with 2 more P42's 1 baggage car and 10 passenger cars. We get the light to head south at 05:35, and pass K38528, at Dry Creek, with HLCX 7176 & 6334. We pull to a stop at White & Ford Rd's. just past Bates, and head for home.
On the road again. Just cant wait to be on the road again. I love beating up boxcars with my friends. Oh I just cant wait to be on the road again.
Thanks Willie.
Called for R27227, at 02:30, with CSXT 2524 & HLCX 9015, for 24 loads, and 16 empties, 12(long count) of witch are internodal cars for the CP, with a tonnage of 2610, and 4127 feet. After getting all our paperwork and stuff, we get on board the train at Crandel Rd. on #2 main, and pull up to fuel, and change batteries in the EOT. While we were sitting I note the following at 03:30. On #1 main is the N95427, with BNSF 5793 (Oh my god its way to early in the morning to be swooshed, OH the humanity of it all) & 7661 with 119 cars (it wasn't until aproxmitly 8:30, that this train actually had a crew, and moved), along with the CSXT 2328 & 6421, on Y15127, waiting for crew to take it to Rossford yard.
Well we are finally refueled and heading north for a departure time of 04:26, and promptly pull up to Vickers to stop at 4:36. The first train we see, is a westbound mixed freight, with a 8-44CW, and a GP59, with 15 auto racks. Next at 04:40, we have the 20T, with 97?2, and a (oh my goodness) 8-44CW, with 64 loads, and 3 empties(long count). Then much to our suprise NOT, another NS train, this time a eastbound(I know this train just cant rember the symbol, it starts out of Detroit, with steel, salt cars and auto parts, along with some other junk), it has a 9-44CW, SD50/60, and a 9-44CW, with 128 cars.
Next up at 4:58, is 21Z with a 9-44CW, and 66 platforms (long count). Then what we have finally been waiting for, Amtk 29 the Capitol Limited, with 2 P42's, 1 baggage, 8 Superliners, then a suprise, 4 Stainless Steel Fluted side passenger cars with the one on the bottom being a rounded end observation, with dome, and then 4 express track reefers. We depart Vickers and head north at 5:25, and at Huffman Rd, we pass the Y30127, with CSXT 6025 pulling the AA interchange of 11 mixed, and 7 auto racks.
On to New Boston, where we arive at 07:20 and setoff 17 loads, 16 empties, for 2079 tons, and 3103 feet, and leave with 7 loads, for 531 tons, and 906 feet. Now comes the "new" experimental part, where we have to pick up a RIP in Plymouth and take it to Detroit, because there is no longer a D735/736, from Saginaw. We arive at East yard Plymouth at 8:50, to pick up 1 empty auto rack on the rear of the train(bad ordered because the draw has/ or had been riped out) for 35 tons, and 89 feet. But before we could do that the dispatcher had to run some trains. At 09:25, the K38527, passes eastbound, with CSXT 7522 & 8408, with 92 cars. Next up is the Q32128, with CSXT 8789 & UP 4678, with 64 cars, at 09:50,. And finally the X50127, with CP 9513, 42 brand new (all numbers were there, but not in order) WMAX gons( these were small cars, looked to be about 45' with fairly low side, but seemed to ride hi) then 16 loads and 1 empty(long count) platforms, 20 mixed, and then 20 more platforms. We depart Plymouth at 10:30, and arive at Rouge, at 11:08.
10-30-05
Called for Q23129, at 01:00, with BNSF 4789 & 4799, with 59 auto racks, for 4321 tons, and 5693 feet. The train had been built, and pulled out on the hill, so they had room in the yard for inbound trains, so we got on the power and headed out of the yard, at 01:45. We stooped at the Michigan Ave. Connection, at 01:00
WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
Yes I did say 01:00. Hope you rembered to set your clocks back!!!!!!
At 01:12 the X50229, came off the connection, with SOO 6009 & 6040, with 6 mixed, and 68 (long count) loaded platforms, with 173 containers. We follow him out to P Company Jct, at 01:22, and tie on to the train to do our brake test. We depart at 01:52, and arive Walbridge at .............
Just kidding (almost tough). At 03:10 we pass the Q22529, with CSXT 7766 & 7529, working in the TDSI yard in New Boston, making there pickup. At Erie, MI, we meet the northbound S39230, with NS 9269 & BNSF 5757, and 112 cars. We stop at Sterns Rd. and wait. Then at 04:20, we see the Q27229, with FURX 3036 & HLCX 6301, with 33 auto racks. We are called down at 04:25, and pull to a stop at Vickers at 05:10, to watch some more NS trains, (WOW watching trains while working on them who knew). At 5:18, we see a westbound mixed freight, with 3 units, and then at 05:26, suprise suprise, Amtk 49 , the Lake Shore Limited, with 2 more P42's 1 baggage car and 10 passenger cars. We get the light to head south at 05:35, and pass K38528, at Dry Creek, with HLCX 7176 & 6334. We pull to a stop at White & Ford Rd's. just past Bates, and head for home.