CSX Train Location Updates, September 2020

[georgehmanning]

@08:30:10am westbound Q327 CSX #3209 & #8016 with 78 freight cars, then CSX #3295 on the rear arriving Bangor Michigan MP 60.35

[SD80MAC]

Looking at ATCS, D705 is currently lined up as far as the west end of Elmdale. Guessing they are somewhere between Ensel and Lake Odessa.

[Tom49801]

@08:30:10am westbound Q327 CSX #3209 & #8016 with 78 freight cars, then CSX #3295 on the rear arriving Bangor Michigan MP 60.35

Q327-12 @ 09:36am westward reported by the DD at mp CG91.9 with 330 axles & 4,536 feet long. He's going into Livingston siding mp CG97.4 apparently clearing up for Q326.

[Tom49801]

Looking at ATCS, D705 is currently lined up as far as the west end of Elmdale. Guessing they are somewhere between Ensel and Lake Odessa.

D705-12 @ 09:51am westward reported by the DD at mp CH104.3 with 600 axles & 8,840 ft long. CSX engine #408 + 1 & 147 cars for the axle math.
D705-12 @ 10:34am westward reported by the DD at mp CH126.3 with 600 axles & 8,816 ft long.

[Tom49801]

Q326-12 @ 10:05am eastward reported by the DD at mp CG91.9 with 406 axles & 5,668 feet long. CSX engine #987(?) + 2 engines & 97 cars.
Q326-12 @ 10:18am eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.

[SD80MAC]

D705 8,816 feet 600 something axles on the Clarksville dectector, CSX 408 leading.

10:47 edit: D705 at Snow Rd, Q326 at WE Kirk.

11:18 edit: D705 by Breton at 11:10, CSX 408, 358, 6547 and 6075 with a long train.

[Tom49801]

Q326-12 @ 11:08:32am eastward Bangor mp CG60.72 with CSX engines #987 + #4007 & 97 cars & rear CSX engine #794. He's working at Waverly today with set offs.

[Tom49801]

D705 8,816 feet 600 something axles on the Clarksville dectector, CSX 408 leading.

10:47 edit: D705 at Snow Rd, Q326 at WE Kirk.

11:18 edit: D705 by Breton at 11:10, CSX 408, 358, 6547 and 6075 with a long train.

D705-12 @ 10:34am was reported by the DD at mp CH126.3 with 600 axles & 8,816 ft long. With the engines accounted for (20 axles), he has 145 cars.

[BL2-1843]

Of the 145 cars on D705 this morning, 62 of them came out of Detroit. By Howell at 03:45. Same power that was reported by SD80MAC. Nice to see something different on D705 beside what went east on D706, let alone four units. GLC was at Ann Pere for nearly five hours late Friday afternoon and early evening with GLC units 397+399+390. They picked up the 75 cars sitting on the main delivered by D708 on Wednesday and 20 more in the transfer that D708 left on Thursday. When finished, they left 93 more for D708 pick up on Monday. 46 tanks, 25 tie car loads, 17 three bay covered hoppers, 3 coke loads and one lumber empty. 76 of the cars are on the siding between Dearborn Street and Lucy Rd., 8 more east if Lucy and 9 more in the transfer.

[SD80MAC]

K862? East by Benton Harbor at little bit ago.

[Tom49801]

K862? East by Benton Harbor at little bit ago.

Been listening to the St Joe scanner & a couple of boats tied up the scanner with several minutes of chit chat. I thought I had heard BNSF #6063 reporting, don't know if the train has gone by the DD at mp CG91.9 due to the scanner being tied up.

K862-12 @ 1:14:10pm eastward Bangor mp CG60.72 with BNSF #5053 + CP #7048 + CSX #833 & 79 CH cars.

[Racer]

CSX sent up a unit train of stone hoppers to Rougemere from Toledo this morning - looks like the same cars that go to Lansing/GR. CSXT 135 was the leader. Those will fill up Detroit nicely until the next 705 can take them.

[donnieland]

hi tom
for the bangor cam group the k train should be enroute to webberville for unloading
and then normaliy reverse routing thru wyoming back to chicago

[LansingRailFan]

K862 - does this head to Webberville today or tomorrow?

[donnieland]

hi lrf
i don't know, depends on having a crew rested.

[Tom49801]

K862 - does this head to Webberville today or tomorrow?

K862-12 @ 1:51pm eastward was reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 334 axles & 4,013 ft long. BNSF #5053 + CP #7048 + CSX #833 & 79 CH cars. Moments later he was heard trying to contact the cab company at Wells siding mp CG43.3 (waiting to hear more radio updates).

[Tom49801]

Q326-12 @ 1:59pm eastward reported by the DD at mp CG19.1 346 axles & 4,763 feet long. CSX engines #987 + #4007 & 82 cars & rear CSX engine #794. He had set off 15 cars in Waverly/Holland.

[kd_1014]

Q326 clear Grandville with mentioned power

[kd_1014]

Anyone hear anything on K862? Scanner is pretty quiet for them.

[Saturnalia]

Anyone hear anything on K862? Scanner is pretty quiet for them.

Prior trains have needed Helpers or DPU to climb Saugatuck, so I assume that is still true now. Even with 3 headend units, if that makes them good in HP/ton, they still need something to get trailing unaided tonnage below 10,000 per system special instructions.