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11:28 EDT Z151-25 JUST GOT PERMISSION TO COME ON DOWN FROM THE RN. THEY MUST HAVE BEEN SITTING AT TURNER ST.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Mon May 24, 2021 1:55 pm

Q326-24 @ 13:52 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 416 axles & 5,585 ft. CSXT engines #436 + #3245 & 101 cars (he had set off 4 cars in Holland).

14:20 EDT Q326-24 BLOWING THROUGH GRANDVILLE. CALLING ROUGE FOR LANDING INSTRUCTIONS.

JStryker722 wrote: ↑

Sun May 23, 2021 11:47 am

Q326-23 O/S New Richmond Bridge @ 11:42am. Thanks for the help everyone!

NO WORK AT WAVERLY. WAS GOING TO CATCH THEM AROUND HOLLAND JUST CAUGHT THEM AT GRANDVILLE.

07:05 P371 WB NEW RICHMOND

05:59 EDT Q327 WB HUDSONVILLE CSXT 3245, 436 AND 13 CARS WILL BE WORKING HOLLAND

05:09 EDT DD 126.7? 208 AXLES, 67 DEGREES. NO TRAIN CALLING SIGNALS THAT I CAN HEAR ON THE SUPERSCANNER.

11:52 EDT Z151-20 WITH 51 CALLING ROUGE TOWER LOOKING FOR LANDING INSTRUCTIONS.

16:52 EDT D702 WB CLEAR GRANDVILLE. NOT SURE WHEN OR WHY THEY CAME BACK TO GRANDVILLE. BUT JUST HEARD HORNS IN GRANDVILLE AND SUPERSCANNER CAUGHT THEM CALLING GRANDVILLE.

D802-19 @ 15:42 westward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with CSXT engines #7010 + #530 & BNSF engines #8997 + #6226 & likely the usual 130 empty coal cars. He will be going into Grand Jct siding mp CG54. PER THEIR CONVERSATION WITH THE RN, MT'S GOING TO GJ, DPU POWER TO THE WEST END OF THE LOADS AT KIRK A...

12:03 EDT Z-ONE FIDDY ONE ARRIVING WYOMING WITH 79 CARS. EVEN TO 4 TRACK. SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAVE 2 DIFFERENT TRACKS OF OUTBOUNDS.

10:50 EDT Y106-18 EB SEYMOUR CSXT 4006 LEADING.

13:35 EDT D70217 SITTING ACROSS IVANREST. LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE PUTTING THEIR TRAIN BACK TOGETHER. 58 CARS IF I COUNTED CORRECTLY. NO LIGHT AT GRANDVILLE YET DO NOT SURE WHERE THEY WILL MEET Q326.

D jobs are technically road switchers and are a different kind of service according to CSX, so they pay differently. The actual work performed is irrelevant to payroll. Q326/Q327 are mileage rate through-trains, paying 175 miles for the conductor and 181 for the engineer (different contracts). Not ...

11:56 EDT Y106 CSXT 4006? WB ALTO.

11:42 EDT Q32610 CLEAR SAUGATUCK. CSXT 5230 LEADING.

So it turns out that the info on rehabbing the Even Yard was incorrect. They worked the Odd Yard and have left. Word is the Even Yard starts getting ripped out this week. The "word" over the winter was the odd yard was being ripped out. The last few weeks proved that wrong. Let's wait and see what ...

Q326-07 @ 10:37:23 eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with CSXT engines #7206 + #30 & 70 cars. He has work for Holland. As Q326 was approaching Wyoming Yard, they notified Rouge Tower that their second unit (CW44AC #30) has a failing trip optimizer and non functioning dynamic brakes ...

05:08 EDT Q32708 GETTING PERMISSION FROM ROUGE TOWER TO MOVE WEST OFF THE SERVICE TRACK BACK INTO THE EVEN ONTO THEIR FIRST CUT OF CARS. NO LOCO NUMBER.

SD80MAC wrote: ↑

Fri May 07, 2021 4:01 pm

D706 eastbound by CH 146 16:01. CW44AH/ET44AH/SD40-3.

17:10 EDT D706-07 EB SUNFIELD CSXT 5478 LEADING.

trnwatcher wrote: ↑

Fri May 07, 2021 2:40 pm

14:38 EDT Q32707 IS STILL PUTTING THEIR TRAIN TOGETHER AT WYOMING. SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR DEPT HAD A TRACK LOCKED UP THAT THEY NEEDED TO TAKE WITH THEM.

15:05 EDT Q327-07 FINALLY ON THE MOVE HEADED TO GRANDVILLE.