CSX Train Location Updates: October, 2020.

[LansingRailFan]

D708 back home at 10:00.

[georgehmanning]

​@03:18:07am EDT westbound D700 with 2 CSX engines and 18 freight cars arriving Bangor Michigan MP 60.35

[georgehmanning]

​@05:47:am EDT eastbound D700 #6394 & #2742? with 22 freight cars arriving Bangor Michigan MP 60.72

[Micah_D]

NB grain empties idling in the siding at Lilley Rd. CSX 5328 + 520 leading. Crew is boarding now.
18:05 UPDATE: Clearing Main St in Plymouth. Will be turning west.

MIIIIIICAAAAAHHHHH

Hahaha thanks lansing railfan. I’m kinda bummed I missed it. The one day I couldn’t go out

[georgehmanning]

​@07:28:14am EDT westbound AMTK 371 SC44 engine IDTX #4615 leading two amfleet and two horizon passenger cars arriving Bangor Michigan MP 60.35. 1 passenger boarding

[georgehmanning]

Q327's horn is not working on it's main engine, so they are going to turn the train around and lead with it's DPU CSX #755

[Tom49801]

​@07:28:14am EDT westbound AMTK 371 SC44 engine IDTX #4615 leading & AmCafe car, two Amfleet and one Horizon passenger cars arriving Bangor Michigan MP 60.35. 1 passenger boarding

@ 08:17am reported by the DD at mp CG91.9 with 20 axles & 394 feet long.

[Tom49801]

Q327-27 @ 09:57am westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 252 axles & 3,359 feet long. CSX engines #755 + #856 & 60 cars. He has work for Waverly/Holland. Originally, the #856 was leading but had horn issues, so, they grabbed the rear DPU #755 to become the leading engine & kept both engines on the head end.

[BL2-1843]

D708 back home at 10:00.

As well as he should going power light from Brighton after leaving the 71 GLC cars there, as well as leaving the 76 cars still sitting in the Howell passing siding since Saturday noon that were put there by GLC.

G87525, grain load from Grand Ledge with 3176+819 and 91 cars east by Howell at 10:45. Crew taking the train to Joy Road Plymouth.

[Tom49801]

Q326-27 @ 10:57am eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge with CSX #7230 leading.
Q327-27 @ 11:11am is still working in Waverly/Holland and had mentioned they may end up getting re-crewed there.

[Micah_D]

11:21 g875 train through south Lyon. I could not get out to see it but I heard it.

[Tom49801]

Q326-27 @ 11:46:22am eastward Bangor mp CG60.72 with CSX engines #7230 + #579 & 73 cars.
Q327-27 is getting a new crew in Holland (heard around 11:49am).
Q326-27 @ 12:19pm eastward reported by the DD at mp CG44.2 with 304 axles & 4,214 feet long.
Q327-27 @ 12:20pm westward on the move & got permission thru work limits at mp CG25.8 (meetng Q326 at Wells mp CG41.4).

[C&OGP75745]

D70527 by Plymouth west @ 13:07

[Tom49801]

Q326-27 @ 1:07pm eastward, siding to main, Wells mp CG41.4 with CSX engines #7230 + #579 & 73 cars.

[LansingRailFan]

D708 back home at 10:00.

As well as he should going power light from Brighton after leaving the 71 GLC cars there, as well as leaving the 76 cars still sitting in the Howell passing siding since Saturday noon that were put there by GLC.

G87525, grain load from Grand Ledge with 3176+819 and 91 cars east by Howell at 10:45. Crew taking the train to Joy Road Plymouth.

They picked up 64 cars between Fowlerville and Webberville.

Trowbridge siding also has a long cut of GLC cars as well.

CSX needs GLC to meet them there at AP so they can push these long cuts down to them.

[Tlout]

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 1:05 PM.

[Tom49801]

Q327-27 @ 1:11pm westward reported by DD mp CG44.2 with 416 axles & 5,501 feet long. CSX engines #755 + #856 & 101 cars.

[Micah_D]

D70527 by Plymouth west @ 13:07

Dang it I’ll miss it by 30 minutes

[Tom49801]

Q327-27 @ 1:31:25pm westward Bangor Station mp CG60.5 with CSX engines #755 + #856 & 101 cars.

[Saturnalia]

D708 back home at 10:00.

As well as he should going power light from Brighton after leaving the 71 GLC cars there, as well as leaving the 76 cars still sitting in the Howell passing siding since Saturday noon that were put there by GLC.

G87525, grain load from Grand Ledge with 3176+819 and 91 cars east by Howell at 10:45. Crew taking the train to Joy Road Plymouth.

They picked up 64 cars between Fowlerville and Webberville.

Trowbridge siding also has a long cut of GLC cars as well.

CSX needs GLC to meet them there at AP so they can push these long cuts down to them.

I think a connection in the NE Quadrant - a project which has gotten as far as the engineering phase before - would allow the GLC to go all the way to Plymouth to effectuate interchange with CSX. Initial plans called for them interchanging out of the siding at Brighton.

In any case, today's increased volumes breaks the interchange for both railroads, and we're all wondering when they might come up with a solution for it!