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q32604 Benton harbor MI. q32703 arrived Chicago 1am. q32804 arrived Detroit 7am. q32904 beck road Plymouth MI.
d70703 arrived lansing 7am, ran to grand rapids. d70804 set for 2pm lansing.
n80002 grey MI. n80003 on duty 10am Chicago. n80004, e80004 in system. e80003 on duty west olive.
q15004 set for 11am north Baltimore. q15104 set for 10:30am Detroit. q13203 galatea OH. q50804 on duty Cincinnati. q50904 turnpike OH.

Amtrak P371 with engine #4626 at Bangor Station mp CG60.5 @ 07:42:35
N800-02 loaded coal train at Bangor @ 08:53:39 with BNSF engine #9257 & a FerroMex engine #4030 & 128 cars.

Q326 is big one today, 13,000 tons and only 6500 feet. Short and fat!

SD80MAC wrote:Q326 is big one today, 13,000 tons and only 6500 feet. Short and fat!

Q326 at Bangor mp CG60.5 @ 09:39:32 with CSX engines #997 + #211 & 114 cars. Getting pushers added at Wells after they return from pushing N800-02.

Q32904 by Howell at 08:47 with CSX 5231+776+8465 and what looked like CN 8858. If it was, its been floating around since D708 picked it up at Peaker awhile ago. 112 cars. Had not see 8465 since 10-8-08. More stone on 329 for the 4th day in a row even though I did not mention he had some yesterday too. Earlier, Q32804 went east at 05:47 with CSX 3066+5268 and 94 cars, 40 stone empties on the rear.

BL2-1843 wrote:Q32904 by Howell at 08:47 with CSX 5231+776+8465 and what looked like CN 8858. If it was, its been floating around since D708 picked it up at Peaker awhile ago. Had not see 8465 since 10-8-08. More stone on 329 for the 4th day in a row even though I did not mention he had some yesterday too. Earlier, Q32804 went east at 05:47 with CSX 3066+5268 and 94 cars, 40 stone empties on the rear.

Q329 reported by the DD at mp CH104.3 @ 11:35am

Q329 clear east end Fox westbound at 12:51 with CSX 5231-776-8465, CN 8858 must have been dropped off somewhere along the line

N800-03 reported by the DD at mp CG91.9 @ 16:21 with BNSF engines #9189 + #9075 & 130 loaded coal cars.
N800-03 at Bangor mp CG60.7 @ 17:29:27 & going into Grand Junction siding mp CG55.6 for pusher engines & a cab for the crew.
Q327 reported by the DD at mp CG19.1 @ 17:56 with CSX engines #5231 + #776 & 49 cars & is diverging into Waverly/Holland at mp CG23.
N800-03 on the move @ was reported by the DD at mp CG44.2 @ 19:14 with its pusher engines. At this time, Q327 is still inside Holland.
Q327 at Bangor mp CG60.7 @ 19:54:16 with CSX engines #5231 + #776 & 35 cars. He had dropped off 14 cars in Holland tonite.

Anyone know how long it takes a train to depart from West olive after arriving? A few days I would presume?

kd_1014 wrote:Anyone know how long it takes a train to depart from West olive after arriving? A few days I would presume?

I've seen a loaded coal train go by Bangor in the early morning hours & returned that same evening.

kd_1014 wrote:Anyone know how long it takes a train to depart from West olive after arriving? A few days I would presume?

They can dump 2 trains in 24 hours if they’re hustling.

E800-03 the empty coal at Bangor mp CG60.7 @ 04:41:51 with BNSF engines #9138 + 1 & 130 cars.
D802-2 delivered N800-03 & its 130 coal cars with BNSF engines #9189 + #9075 from Wells siding around 04:45.
Amtrak at Bangor @ 07:28 with the #4626
Q326 at Bangor @ 08:40:54 with CSX engines #5286 + #96 + #5231 & 136 cars.

SD80MAC wrote:

kd_1014 wrote:Anyone know how long it takes a train to depart from West olive after arriving? A few days I would presume?

They can dump 2 trains in 24 hours if they’re hustling.

How many coal cars can be tipped & dumped at the same time? Also, do they have just one unloading machine? I've seen videos showing 3 cars at the same time (wasn't a video of West Olive).

Q32905 will have CSX 907+59 into GRP today. By Howell at 07:57 with 55 cars. 31 or more to pick up at Lansing from yesterdays D708. Earlier, Q32805 went east at 06:54 with 90 cars including 23 stone empties on the rear. CSX 997+211+2015-8881 on the head end.

BL2-1843 wrote:Q32905 will have CSX 907+59 into GRP today. By Howell at 07:57 with 55 cars. 31 or more to pick up at Lansing from yesterdays D708. Earlier, Q32805 went east at 06:54 with 90 cars including 23 stone empties on the rear. CSX 997+211+2015-8881 on the head end.

Q329 reported by the DD at mp CH126.3 @ 10:52am with 460 axles. 112 cars for the typical DD axle math assuming all 4 axle type cars.

q32605 zeeland MI. q32705 set for 5pm grand rapids. q32805 arrived Detroit 8am. q32905 fox grand rapids.
d70805 on duty lansing. d70704 arrived lansing 3am.
n80004 Benton harbor MI> n80005, e80004 in system.
q15005 on duty north Baltimore. q15105 Plymouth MI. q13104 ringo IN. q13204 avon IN. q50805 overpeck junction OH. q50905 Ottawa OH.

N800-04 loaded coal train at Bangor mp CG60.7 @ 12:40:17 with BNSF engines #5920 + 8476 & 127 cars.

CN ATCS shows an eastbound crossing the diamonds on the Plymouth Sub at Trowbridge at 1:27pm.

There was a MOW crew working west of Fox doing some tie replacement and resurfacing.

Q327 with CSX engines #5231 + #96 + CN engine & 62 cars reported by the DD at mp CG19.1 @ 19:20. He's going into Holland to drop off some cars.
Q327 is on the move from Holland & reported from mp CG28 @ 20:30
Q327 at Bangor mp CG60.7 @ 21:28:23 with CSX engines #5231 + #96 + CN engine & 55 cars. Going to Kirk siding mp CG70.2 to clear up for Amtrak.