CSX (MI) Train Location Updates 4/08/11

[C&OGP75745]

Q39908 663 by Plymouth @ 04:55
Q392 8777 1302 by Plymouth @ 05:05 with 71 cars
Q21608 7396 7796 by Plymouth @ 05:59 with 20 cars

[BL2-1843]

G87905 with some hot power, 79 cars for Grand Ledge, should be in the G.L. area by 06:00. Power will stay there. CSX 65 leading, 7819 4599 654 trailing. You don't see many SD80mac's in this area. Even a CW60AC in the consist.

Earlier, G87902 went west, CSX 777 5344 either for Webberville or GRP.

[SteveHiuzenga]

Q334-07 through Zeeland 6:35

[Raildudes dad]

GRE worked yesterday, brought back lots of Kings and most if not all the gons. I expect it to be quiet today. 167 pushing 371.

[~Z~]

Amtrak P37108 west through East Saugatuck and D70007 east at Hudsonville with 11 cars at 8:39am.

[SD80MAC]

If what I'm hearing is correct, Q334 has CSX 2781, a GP38-2, leading today.

[TrainWatcher]

If anyone can shoot updates of CSXT 4599 that would be appreciated.

[SD80MAC]

Correction, CSX 8062 and 8811 leading Q334. Just stalled coming out of the Thornapple Valley, head end is stopped just west of 136.7 at McCords. Sounds like either Y106 will come out and push or they'll double.

[Tlout]

Y121 headed north at Riley St. Holland 10:03 AM - CSX 6354, 1 centerbeam car, 2 hoppers, ex-Chessie caboose 904034.

Returned south at 10:32 AM without the hoppers.

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q33407 Thornapple
q33508 eureka road cc96
d70808 fowlerville
q24108 eureka road cc96
q21608 erie since 10am
q32108 14:00 flint departure
q32208 12:00 toledo departure
n90307 kirk
n90308 hasn't left chicago
e94908 hasn't left west olive
n88230 termed at russell, unknown new eastern coal symbol
csxt 4599 is still listed as being in Grand Ledge, will try to verify during lunch if I can get there.

[SD80MAC]

G780 heading out of GR, 5344 and 777 for power. Leaving their train at Fox, going to shove 334 to Elmdale.

[AveryRdhouse]

Doc. Cant give em hell anymore. That was the old days. Now it's safety, fuel conservation and 100% rule compliance. How anything get's done down there is beyond me. Glad the Marquette still operates with the customer in mined. Notch 8 with sand!

[odave]

Q32108 clear Holly diamond 13:45, CSXT 7636 & 4419

[conrailmike]

Q32108 clear Holly diamond 13:45, CSXT 7636 & 4419

Cleared South Clyde @ 14:13

[AARR]

Doc. Cant give em hell anymore. That was the old days. Now it's safety, fuel conservation and 100% rule compliance.

Maybe if someone explains to management you do not save fuel by stalling and recharging or doubling up hills they will understand the plight and add power / reduce train size .

I can see some youngster fresh out of college in the logistics department who has never set foot on a train telling said manager, "According to my statistics you only need 2 SD40-2's so it must be the fault of the engineer".

[GTW6401]

Q234 just finished up at Mound Yard and is heading up to Sterling. CSXT 4798 is leading.

Q132 is yarding their train at Livernois.

[trnwatcher]

Doc. Cant give em hell anymore. That was the old days. Now it's safety, fuel conservation and 100% rule compliance.

Maybe if someone explains to management you do not save fuel by stalling and recharging or doubling up hills they will understand the plight and add power / reduce train size .

I can see some youngster fresh out of college in the logistics department who has never set foot on a train telling said manager, "According to my statistics you only need 2 SD40-2's so it must be the fault of the engineer".

Even rail conditions (wet, iced over, etc) can effect the tractive effort of a locomotive. A train that a given power consist pulled one day might not move it very well the next. With management so concerning about share value and pleasing Wall St, you would think that getting the correct power on a train would be paramount to reducing their operating ratio. Having a few spare locomotives sitting in key yards could save untold dollars in delays, recrews, taxi van costs, etc. It almost appears that even with tonnage levels coming back to pre 2008 levels that management is doing what ever they can to keep as many locomotives in storage and off the operating roles as possbile.

[TrainWatcher]

Any word on CSXT 4599?

[SD80MAC]

The rain and resulting wet rail didn't help Q334 this morning at all either.

[ns8401]

Sooooo, we have about 16 thousand tons for Toledo in the morning. CSX sends us a GP38/SD50 combo. "It's How America Moves." Yeah righto!
Many more old junkers moving out of town in the next few days to either Russell, Danville and Green Cove Springs, Fla. Cleaning out all the tracks. HEY! Maybe they sold us out after all?!

Just reprogram the computer right quick so notch 8 is notch one you'll have that train movin'... seriously I would think they'd send something a little heftier especially with that 4 unit grainer that came in for grand ledge.... but hey this is CSX... How Last Thursday Moves...