CSX Train Location Updates: May, 2020

[Wabash1070]

Long WB mixed freight just turned south at Plymouth. Missed the lead engines, but DPU CSX 3286 was in the middle. 55 cars after, at least 29 before, likely closer to 50.

Q50903

[Saturnalia]

Q326-03 @ 2:15:15pm at Bangor's Divison Street crossing mp Cg60.93 with CSX engines #594 + #5437 & 117 cars.
There's a 10mph speed restriction at the Saugatuck Hill & is concerned he may stall out at that speed & there are no other crews around to help out if he stalls.

Surprised they haven’t fixed that spot yet. Worst spot on the railroad to have a slow order, right at the base of the hill. No momentum to help with the climb.

[Tom49801]

Q326-03 @ 2:15:15pm at Bangor's Divison Street crossing mp Cg60.93 with CSX engines #594 + #5437 & 117 cars.
There's a 10mph speed restriction at the Saugatuck Hill & is concerned he may stall out at that speed & there are no other crews around to help out if he stalls.

Surprised they haven’t fixed that spot yet. Worst spot on the railroad to have a slow order, right at the base of the hill. No momentum to help with the climb.

Q326-03 @ 3:45pm reported from Holland MP CG25.3 - he made it over the hill.

[SW]

SB D735 cleared 7 Mile Rd. at 20:00. CSX 5469 + 5244 + 89 cars, about 2/3 were LPG tankers.

[Tom49801]

D700-03 @ 10:45pm reported westward from mp CG28 with CSX engine #6914.
D700-03 @ 11:32:28pm westward Bangor's Center St. crossing mp CG60.35 with CSX engine #6914 & 15 cars (3 Hi-Tops, 2 CH & 10 Tanks).

[Tom49801]

D700-03 @ 12:28:58am Eastward Bangor mp CG60.7 with CSX engine #6914 & Lite.

[georgehmanning]

​@12:28:58am ET eastbound (D700-03 CSX #6914)? light power

[Tom49801]

Q327-04 @ 07:39am reported westward by the DD mp CG19.1 with 152 axles & 1,953 feet long. CSX engines #5437 + #594(?) & 35 cars. Going into Waverly mp CG23.
W001-04 @ 08:48am reported Eastward by the DD mp CG19.1 with 18 axles & 281 feet long. CSX engines #6025 & 3 cars (one of the cars has 6 axles).

[Tlout]

Y121 CSX 6914 with 1 boxcar from Stow south at Riley St. Holland 9:09 AM.

[Tom49801]

​Q327-04 @ 09:54:42am Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with CSX engines #5437 + #594 & 18 cars.

[~Z~]

Y121 CSX 6914 with 1 boxcar from Stow south at Riley St. Holland 9:09 AM.

Just a small note - Y121 got abolished, and Holland is now using a local symbol called D702 to do daytime switching around Holland.

Also, Y106 east at Fox in Grand Rapids 10:19am.
W00104 is also westbound at Grandville 10:14am, heading back towards Chicago, so no run to Detroit today.

[trnwatcher]

11:02 EDT D702-04 EB VREISLAND W001-05 WB WE EAST SAUGATUCK.

[trnwatcher]

11:27 EDT D702-05 AT IVANREST Z151-05 NB FULLER DIAMOND

[Tom49801]

W001-04 @ 12:13:15pm westward at Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with CSX engine #6025 & 3 Geometry cars. He had "looped thru" Saugatuck, Wells & Grand Junction sidings.

[J T]

Surprised they haven’t fixed that spot yet. Worst spot on the railroad to have a slow order, right at the base of the hill. No momentum to help with the climb.

What and where is the problem exactly? I hadn't heard about it yet.

[Saturnalia]

Surprised they haven’t fixed that spot yet. Worst spot on the railroad to have a slow order, right at the base of the hill. No momentum to help with the climb.

What and where is the problem exactly? I hadn't heard about it yet.

There’s a washout just east of the bridge in the curve there...apparently fixed earlier but it’s a surface problem now...bad enough for the train crew to call it in.

[~Z~]

Field reporting saying N80303 coal load is going through Plymouth enroute to Wixom to hand off to LSRC for Essexville. I'm glad to see CSX gave those loads their own symbol, rather than stealing the west olive N800/N801 symbols.
Y106 also appears to be working just west of Fox in Grand Rapids as of 2:45pm.

[trnwatcher]

15:33 EDT Y106-05 RESTRICTING PLASTER CREEK ON TRACK 2 WB. HEADING INTO 17 TRACK AND THEN POWER TO THE MOUSE.

[Tom49801]

Q326-04 @ 3:01pm St Joseph Bridge with CSX engines #724 + #3170 & 101 cars.
Q326-04 @ 4:08:17pm at Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93

[~Z~]

Interesting - D90704 is lined to head east out of Grand Rapids, currently at Sunnyside downtown GR. Lined at least out to Lake Odessa. 5pm