CSX Train Location Updates: October, 2020.

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Micah_D wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:20 pm
did D705 already pass through SL today? if so will there be any other trains come through?
D706-02 @ 02:20am/02:50am (from the scanner archives) eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 556 axles & 7,886 feet long. CSX engines #751 + #3203 & 136 cars. He should be long past SL & is most likely already in Detroit & done for the day unless he had ran out of duty time along the way. D705-03 runs tomorrow from Detroit to Grand Rapids. No idea for a time for tomorrow's D705.
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Q327-02 @ 12:36pm westward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge. CSX engine #3460 & 115 cars & rear CSX engine #3029.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:05 am
BL2-1843 wrote:
Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:12 pm
D708 has just completed their eastbound switching move at Brighton and will be leaving for South Lyon within the the next few minutes. Watch for that light to turn green if it already hasn't
Did you catch any reporting marks on the tank cars that D708 had to take to Plymouth? Just curious if these were in storage in Lansing on the JAIL.
Take it from me, it is best to not ask questions about JAIL cars. Seriously....just don't or there will be a knocking at your door.
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Tom49801 wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:27 pm
Micah_D wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:20 pm
did D705 already pass through SL today? if so will there be any other trains come through?
D706-02 @ 02:20am/02:50am (from the scanner archives) eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 556 axles & 7,886 feet lomg. CSX engines #751 + #3203 & 136 cars. He should be long past SL & is most likely already in Detroit & done for the day unless he had ran out of duty time along the way. D705-03 runs tomorrow from Detroit to Grand Rapids. No idea for a time for tomorrow's D705.
thanks, hopfully i will be able to catch D705

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Q327-02 @ 12:47pm westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 472 axles & 6,273 feet long. CSX engine #3460 & 115 cars & rear CSX engine #3029.
Q326-02 @ 12:49:43pm eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 w/ CSX engine #3164 & 94 cars & rear CSX engine #865. He has set offs for Waverly/Holland.
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As already reported D706 was early today. Had 155 cars out of Lansing and was by Howell at 06:16. Today is Friday isn't it Micah? D706 runs on Friday, D705 runs on Saturday and will probably be there before 6am. Yesterdays D708 left all the Webberville cars in South Lyon as they had no time to get to Plymouth and back. Brighton has GLC cars left in it as 708 added more to it than they left on Wednesday. They did finally clear out the GLC cars out of the Howell pass that took two days to get those 78 cars and then Z62401 with the same three six axel units from previous days stuffed 75 more cars into the pass for D708 today, whenever, or how many trips it takes this time to clear it out.

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a train just passed south lyon. i wasnt at the tracks to see it. anyone know what it was?

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Micah_D wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:42 pm
a train just passed south lyon. i wasnt at the tracks to see it. anyone know what it was?
Better now than a few hours ago as I was away from the tracks all morning doing grocery shop and eating out ahead of my 76th birthday tomorrow. On top of that was out mowing the lawn when it went by and did not know it was coming until it was three car lengths away. Turned out to be V94430 empty grain train for either Webberville or Grand Ledge. CSX 979+992 and counted 86 cars which doesn't mean it was correct, only close. Will begetting an axel count in a few minutess.

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BL2-1843 wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 2:10 pm
Micah_D wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:42 pm
a train just passed south lyon. i wasnt at the tracks to see it. anyone know what it was?
Better now than a few hours ago as I was away from the tracks all morning doing grocery shop and eating out ahead of my 76th birthday tomorrow. On top of that was out mowing the lawn when it went by and did not know it was coming until it was three car lengths away. Turned out to be V94430 empty grain train for either Webberville or Grand Ledge. CSX 979+992 and counted 86 cars which doesn't mean it was correct, only close. Will begetting an axel count in a few minutes.
very interesting. It must have been a re-route of some sort. Do you know if it will head back toward plymouth today? Also Happy early birthday!

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Got the car count right on the V94430 as it was 86 cars, but still have not heard which elevator its going to yet. D708 was in the siding for it at Fowlerville doing the multi hour Ashai-Kasei work. No reroute here on this grain train Micah. How many times has it been said we have regular grain trains on this line a couple of times a month. And, do you really think they can load a 86 car train and sent back out in only a matter of hours? At least 24 hours at best depending on when the grain elevators even start loading it. And no I don't know what time D708 is leaving Fowlerville yet and where its going today, and neither does anybody else.

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BL2-1843 wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 2:37 pm
Got the car count right on the V94430 as it was 86 cars, but still have not heard which elevator its going to yet. D708 was in the siding for it at Fowlerville doing the multi hour Ashai-Kasei work. No reroute here on this grain train Micah. How many times has it been said we have regular grain trains on this line a couple of times a month. And, do you really think they can load a 86 car train and sent back out in only a matter of hours? At least 24 hours at best depending on when the grain elevators even start loading it. And no I don't know what time D708 is leaving Fowlerville yet and where its going today, and neither does anybody else.
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Q326-02 @ 2:56pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 364 axles & 5,147 ft long. CSX engine #3164 & 88 cars & rear CSX engine #865. He had set off 6 cars in Waverly/Holland.

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15:20 northbound stack train turning East at Plymouth. Lots of double stacks, up front, mixed freight, then what what had to be close to 100 cars for AK steel, coils and slab empties. Q508? CSXT 5293 and 871 for power.
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GP30M4216 wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:22 pm
15:20 northbound stack train turning East at Plymouth. Lots of double stacks. CSXT 5293 and 871 for power.
Thanks for that update. I’m actually headed toward Livonia right now so I might be able to see it. I’m guessing it has already passed there by now

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Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:22 pm
15:20 northbound stack train turning East at Plymouth. Lots of double stacks, up front, mixed freight, then what what had to be close to 100 cars for AK steel, coils and slab empties. Q508? CSXT 5293 and 871 for power.
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Amtrak P370-02 @ 9:22pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 20 axles & 394 ft long. IDTX engine #4607 & 4 cars.
Amtrak P370-02 @ 9:30pm eastward reported clear of te St Joseph Bridge.

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P370-02 is currently going through Coloma with IDTX 4607 leading.
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Amtrak P370-02 @ 10:04:06pm eastward Bangor's Division St crossing DD mp CG60.93 with IDTX engine #4607 & 4 cars (3 passengers off at the station).

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sat 371, 327, and n800
371 630a - clear we hudsonville
638a - 19.1 - 20 axles 392'
642a - clear east waverly

327 629a - med clear grandville
702a - 19.1 - 308 axles - 4051'
865 ld - 74 cars - 3164 rear dpu ( thinking from 326 yesterday)
730a - clear east wy and wy - going to work wy from main at holland

n800 - app gray approx 732a
per rn - n800 will tiedown at riverside on 1tk

d705 723a clear 118
728a clear pair lake o - 3203 ld motor
740a - dd 126.3 - 644axles - 8927' - 2 motors - 158 cars
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N800-02 @ 06:35am eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 532 axles & 6,950 ft long. BNSF engines #6364 + 1 & 130 loaded coal cars. He's waiting at Riverside mp CG80.1 for Amtrak to pass.

D705-03 @ 07:53 westward reported from Alto mp CH134.35 with CSX engine #3203 leading + CSX engine #751(?) & 158 cars.

N800-02 @ 08:00am eastward reported on the move again from Riverside.
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