Y106 with CSX 4016 and 9 cars, east by CH 146 at 09:50.
Is Y106 a Grand Rapids to Lansing local? I thought that was D707 but I hardly ever hear D707 mentioned here.
I usually hear D707 on the Plymouth Broadcastify scanner around 1:00am in the Ensel/Grand Ledge area when I'm searching thru the scanner archives.
As a side note, I can't find any radio chatter for D706 today, not even Rouge radio calls with D706. I had seen posted he was supposed to be on duty at 03:00am this morning.
D70824 arrived in Howell at 14:10 with 49 cars, all for GLC which they put in the passsing siding. Earlier today, between 8:20 and 08:40 a fleet of M of V vehicles went west toward Fowlerville which I assume was the curb patch gang, Had to be at least a dozen or more pieces of equipment. I can confirm at 05:50 this morning that the RN told the crew leader of this gang that D706 had been called but at that time had not began to double up their train to head east. Apparently, while no one has said, 705 & 706 has gone back to being an every other day train again.
N800-21 & D801-23 @ 14:27 eastward both calling "siding to main" at Wells mp CG42. It sounds as though D801-23 is operating as manned pusher engines for N800-21. A bit confusing since I had missed D801-23 passing by the Holland cam with BNSF engines #8787 + #5702 & couldn't confirm that he indeed had empty coal cars, too. D801 had stopped on the Main at Wells while N800-21 was inside Wells so no DD44.2 report to know what his consist was. Maybe, D801 had cut away his BNSF engines to help N800-21 over Saugatuck Hill & will then return to the empty coal cars he "may" have had that were left on the Main Track at Wells?
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N800-21 & D801-23 @ 14:27 eastward both calling "siding to main" at Wells mp CG42. It sounds as though D801-23 is operating as manned helper engines for N800-21. A bit confusing since I had missed D801-23 passing by the Holland cam with BNSF engines #8787 + #5702 & couldn't confirm that he indeed had empty coal cars, too. D801 had stopped on the Main at Wells while N800-21 was inside Wells so no DD44.2 report to know what his consist was. Maybe, D801 had cut away his BNSF engines to help N800-21 over Saugatuck Hill & will then return to the empty coal cars he "may" have had that were left on the Main Track at Wells?
N800-23 @ 16:57:00 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with BNSF engines #5970 + #9239 & 130 loaded coal cars. He will go into Grand Jct siding mp CG55.6 to tie down.
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D706-24 @ 21:37 eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 380 axles. CSXT engines #3130 + #8619(?) & 92 cars. He has work at Lansing.
Amtrak P370-24 @ 21:38 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 308 ft. IDTX engine #4608 & 3 SuperLiners. HBD malfunction message was transmitted – they stopped their train to inspect it.
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D706-24 @ 22:01 eastward at mp CH114.5 copied an EC1 for east end Grand Ledge mp CH97.8 to Ensel mp CH90.0
D706-24 between 22:03/22:33 eastward was reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 380 axles & 5,735 ft. CSXT engines #3130 + #8619(?) & 92 cars (estimating the DD report was around 22:15 or so).
Amtrak P370-24 @ 22:35 eastward Bangor's Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 with IDTX engine #4608 & 3 SuperLiners (3 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5)
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Amtrak P371-25 @ 07:33:48 westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with IDTX engine #4608 & 3 SuperLiners (5 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5)
D706-24 finally made by Howell at 01:35 this morning. Couldn't have had more than 50 cars which isn't to good considering there has been no D706 since Sunday and this is Wednesday already.
