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Tom49801 wrote:N801-04 Bangor mp CG60.7 approach @ 18:49:35 with BNSF engines #6299 + #8999 & 129 loaded coal cars. CSX DP engines #336 + #3417 to be added at the east end of Wells siding mp CG41.4
Q327 reported from mp 32 @ with CSX engines #5405 + #5447. He had 59 cars when he had gone into Holland to drop some off. Not sure if Q327 can get around N801-04 at Wells siding. Nope, Q327 is waiting - makes me wonder at times the decisions disptach makes. They could have held N801-04 for just a few minutes longer in Gross siding that could have gotten Q327 past him, or, just to get into Grand Junction siding letting N801-04 pass.

Gross is not a good place for meets, too many crossings. It also may still be OOS.

SD80MAC wrote:

Tom49801 wrote:N801-04 Bangor mp CG60.7 approach @ 18:49:35 with BNSF engines #6299 + #8999 & 129 loaded coal cars. CSX DP engines #336 + #3417 to be added at the east end of Wells siding mp CG41.4
Q327 reported from mp 32 @ with CSX engines #5405 + #5447. He had 59 cars when he had gone into Holland to drop some off. Not sure if Q327 can get around N801-04 at Wells siding. Nope, Q327 is waiting - makes me wonder at times the decisions disptach makes. They could have held N801-04 for just a few minutes longer in Gross siding that could have gotten Q327 past him, or, just to get into Grand Junction siding letting N801-04 pass.

Gross is not a good place for meets, too many crossings. It also may still be OOS.

Gross is where they did put N801-04, was surprised because we haven't seen Gross being used in a while. Usually, the east bounds would go into Kirk siding to let a west bound go by in that general area.

Q326 at Bangor mp CG60.7 @ 08:53:10 with CSX engines #3202 + #3369 & 85 cars.

q32606 grand junction MI. q32806 brighton MI. q32906 annulled. q32706 set for 5pm grand rapids.
d70705 arrived lansing 3:30am. d70806 set for 2pm.
n80006 annulled. n80106, n80107, e80007, e80106, e80107 in system.
q15006 set for noon north baltimore. q15106 set for 10:30am detroit. q13205 on duty salem IL. q50806 cincinnati. q50906 tontogany OH. q38606 walbridge. q38706 tiffin OH.

Why no 329 today?

LansingRailFan wrote:Why no 329 today?

Almost certainly a crew availability issue.

D801-05 westward at Bangor, Center Street mp CG60.35 @ 10:27:15 with CSX engines #336 + #3417 & 13 cars going to Hartford mp CG 68.8. 2 empty Hi-Tops & 11 C.H. After dropping off these cars, he will return as lite power to Grand Junction siding mp CG55.6

LansingRailFan wrote:Why no 329 today?

Because there was no Q328 yesterday. Mondays Q328 went east by Howell at 08:45 with CSX 5461+560 and 117 cars.

D801-05 eastward at Bangor mp CG60.7 @ 11:25:09am CSX engines #3417 + #336 lite & headed to Grand Junction siding mp CG55.6 He had delivered 13 cars to Hartford after passing Bangor westward @ 10:27:15am.
E801-06 westward with BNSF engines #6342 + #9158 & 130 empty coal cars entered the Grand Rapids sub mp CG25.3 @ 17:14
Q327 westward reported from mp CG9 @ 17:44 with CSX engine #3369 which was paired up with CSX engine #3202 on today's Q326.
Q327 reported by the DD at mp CG19.1 @ 18:02 with 364 axles & 5,250 feet long. CSX engines #3369 + #3202 & 88 cars. Going into Holland to drop off some cars.
​E801-06 Bangor mp CG60.7 approach @ 18:17:40 with BNSF engines #6342 + #9158 & 130 empty coal cars.
Q327 Bangor approach @ 20:28:50 with CSX engines #3369 + #3202 & 79 cars. He had dropped off 9 cars in Holland tonite.
Q327 cleared the St Joseph Bridge @ 21:33
Amtrak P370 at Bangor @ 21:51:30 with engine #4613 & 3 SuperLiner cars.

Per Bangor chat, N80106 is at Cottage Grove IL enroute to West Olive. N80107 got repurposed, took a coal load through Ohio, north at Deshler, and going to Wixom to hand off to LSRC.
E80107 supposedly leaving West Olive shortly after midnight.

Y121 picked up a few cars in Zeeland today: 2 centerbeams from Z Lumber, and one covered hopper from Vanden Bosch Feed, their first car delivered in 2020, a former UP car with DSRC reporting marks.

I counted 13 cars delivered to Vanden Bosch in 2019, a few down from 2018. I may also have missed a few!

N80106 EB 532 axles, 6982 feet at 91.9 DD. Clear Hilltop CG 90 @ 01:09. BNSF 6434 leading.

329? through East Lansing at 03:22.

edit:

Based on radio chatter, this was D707, who went overnight and picked up cars from GLC.

q32607 gross MI. q32707 set for 5pm grand rapids. q32807 arrived detroit 7:30am. q32907 williamston MI.
d70706 arrived lansing 8am. d70806 annulled. d70807 set for noon lansing. d80206 arrived grand junction MI 4am.
n80007, n80108, e80007, e80108 in system. n80106 arrived west olive 5am. n80107 arrived wixon MI 3am. e80107 arrived chicago 8am.
q15007 set for noon north baltimore. q15107 set for 10:30am detroit. q13106 avon IN. q13206 not on duty salem IL. q13205 arrived rougemere 9am. q50807 colerain Ave OH. q50907 stanley OH. q38607 dry creek toledo. q38707 f tower fostoria OH.

E801-07 west at Bangor mp CG60.7 @ 02:03:01 with BNSF engines #8999 + #6299 & 127 empty coal cars. He went into Gross siding mp CG61.3 to let N801-06 pass.
N801-06 eastward at Bangor mp CG60.7 @ 02:18:31 with BNSF engines #6434 + #9079 & 130 empty loaded cars.
Amtrak P371 westward at Bangor @ 07:28:30 with engine #4613 & 3 SuperLiner cars.
Q326 eastward at Bangor @ 08:41:30 with CSX engines #3180 + #3187 & 114 cars. Just over half this train were C.H. cars.
Q326 reported by the DD at mp CG44.2 @ 09:42 with his added pusher engines from Grand Junction mp CG53.9

Q32907 by Howell at 08:15 with CSX 31+374+6553 and 71 cars. Has at least 63 cars to pick up from last nights D707 trip to Howell due to D708 being annulled one more time. Q32807 went east at 06:07 with CSX 890+3154 and 47 cars.

Y106, Dash 3 Geep with 2 gons, 3 boxcars and 2 covered hoppers east at Breton 10:55. Fox turn today.

BL2-1843 wrote:Q32907 by Howell at 08:15 with CSX 31+374+6553 and 71 cars. Has at least 63 cars to pick up from last nights D707 trip to Howell due to D708 being annulled one more time. Q32807 went east at 06:07 with CSX 890+3154 and 47 cars.

Q329 was reported by the DD at mp CH104.3 @ 11:15am with 597 axles (count error). Assuming 598 axles = 3 engines & 145 cars if all are 4 axle cars.
Q329 was reported by the DD at mp CH126.3 @ 11:59am with 595 axles (another axle count error). Don't know what's up with these DD's today!

CSX D711 inbound to Port Huron. Passing Davison at 13:15

N800-07 at Bangor mp CG60.7 @ 19:37:32 with BNSF engines #5899 + 1 & 130 loaded coal cars. Getting pusher engines added at Grand Junction siding mp CG53.9
Q327 - at this time nothing at all has been heard for Q327, not even the usual radio chatter when they're prepping for departure.
E800-07 with BNSF engine #9079 leading, siding to main, at Holland mp CG25.3 @ 20:20 He will be going into Wells siding mp CG41.4 to let N800-07 by.