CSX Train Location Updates - December 2020

[Tom49801]

Q327-02 @ 09:46am westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 652 axles & 9,440 feet long. CSX engine #3013 + mid CSX engine #3137 & 160 total cars.
Q327-02 @ 10:04:08am westward Bangor mp CG60.7

[amessmann]

The major signal issues last night between Brighton and Ann Pere diamond, which would also not allow green signals on all four sides of the diamond made it a nightmare for the RN Dispatcher. GLC Z62401 arrived at Ann Pere while D708 was getting his air test on its cars in the siding. In all, just to make the moves GLC needed to make to pick up only 33 cars and deposit only 51 in the Howell pass, they had to communicate with the RN dispatcher for permission by etc., 13 different times between 09:00 and 02:00 this morning. Webberville grain empty V71325 was talked by Ann Pere diamond at 01:00 and had all 87 cars in its train spotted at Webberville by 05:25. CSX 529+268 on the head end.

Between the time D708 first arrived at Ogihara to set off some cars, and the time V713 cleared off the main at Webberville, there was nearly 12 consecutive hours of non stop radio transmission talk which kept me awake most of the night.

Yup, I have a couple hours of the radio recorded from around 21:00 to 23:00 when I went home, at some point I'll upload it to YouTube - I wish I woulda stayed that extra 2 hours to see the grain empties. Hopefully you found the radio traffic as interesting as I did, would make staying up that late worth the trouble. Worthy of note is according to the time table, Brighton and Ann Pere are the ends of the same DTC block, must've been just that section having trouble. As a networking guy I'd guess it's not related to line-side hardware, but computer side from CSX in FL.

Micah was telling me he wanted to wait till Christmas to get his scanner but honestly, I say buy it asap. You'll hear all kinds of cool information.

[Micah_D]

The major signal issues last night between Brighton and Ann Pere diamond, which would also not allow green signals on all four sides of the diamond made it a nightmare for the RN Dispatcher. GLC Z62401 arrived at Ann Pere while D708 was getting his air test on its cars in the siding. In all, just to make the moves GLC needed to make to pick up only 33 cars and deposit only 51 in the Howell pass, they had to communicate with the RN dispatcher for permission by etc., 13 different times between 09:00 and 02:00 this morning. Webberville grain empty V71325 was talked by Ann Pere diamond at 01:00 and had all 87 cars in its train spotted at Webberville by 05:25. CSX 529+268 on the head end.

Between the time D708 first arrived at Ogihara to set off some cars, and the time V713 cleared off the main at Webberville, there was nearly 12 consecutive hours of non stop radio transmission talk which kept me awake most of the night.

Yup, I have a couple hours of the radio recorded from around 21:00 to 23:00 when I went home, at some point I'll upload it to YouTube - I wish I woulda stayed that extra 2 hours to see the grain empties. Hopefully you found the radio traffic as interesting as I did, would make staying up that late worth the trouble. Worthy of note is according to the time table, Brighton and Ann Pere are the ends of the same DTC block, must've been just that section having trouble. As a networking guy I'd guess it's not related to line-side hardware, but computer side from CSX in FL.

Micah was telling me he wanted to wait till Christmas to get his scanner but honestly, I say buy it asap. You'll hear all kinds of cool information.

Yeah I was planning on waiting till Christmas because I don’t have the money yet. Also it was very nice meeting you in person!

[Tom49801]

Q327-02 @ 09:46am westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 652 axles & 9,440 feet long. CSX engine #3013 + mid CSX engine #3137 & 160 total cars.
Q327-02 @ 10:04:08am westward Bangor mp CG60.7

Q327-02 @ 11:06am westward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.
Q327-02 @ 11:16am reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 652 axles & 9,530 feet long.

[C&OGP75745]

Q56802 3310 3394 by Plymouth south at 11:22
D705 currently doubling his train @ Rougemere

[Tom49801]

Q326-02 @ 11:42am eastward reported by DD mp CG91.9 with 328 axles & 4,639 feet long. CSX engines #536 + #783 & 79 cars.
Q326-02 @ 11:56am eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.

[Tlout]

CSX 989, 579, BNSF 6260, CSX 5120 with West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 11:56 AM.

[Tom49801]

CSX 989, 579, BNSF 6260, CSX 5120 with West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 11:56 AM.

They are going to hold him (D801-02) on the main at the west end of Saugatuck mp CG33 & have Q326 with his 79 cars go into Saugatuck siding. The DD at mp CG91.9 had reported Q326 being 4,639 feet long & Saugatuck is 5,000 feet long. N800-01 has Grand Junction mp CG53.9 occupied & N800-29 is believed to be still tied down inside Wells siding at mp CG41.4
Edit: they had decided to hold D801 at the e/e of Saugatuck mp CG32.

[Tom49801]

Q326-02 @ 12:41:37pm eastward Bangor mp CG60.7 with CSX engines #536 + #783 & 79 cars.
At this time D801-02 is stopped on the main at the e/e Saugatuck mp CG32.

[trnwatcher]

12:47 EST D702-02 WB GRANDVILLE. DIDN'T CATCH THE LOCO NUMBER.

[Tom49801]

12:47 EST D702-02 WB GRANDVILLE. DIDN'T CATCH THE LOCO NUMBER.

CSXT #2742 & he's usually paired up with the CSXT #2652.

[Tom49801]

Q326-02 @ 1:14pm eastward reported by DD mp CG44.2 with 328 axles & 4,726 feet long. CSX engines #536 + #783 & 79 cars.

[GP30M4216]

13:10, D702 rolling west back through Zeeland from Grand Rapids. They were eastbound at 09:30 this morning and picked up the empty centerbeam from Zeeland Lumber. Van den Bosch and Plastcore each have a covered hopper on their respective spur.

[Tom49801]

13:10, D702 rolling west back through Zeeland from Grand Rapids. They were eastbound at 09:30 this morning and picked up the empty centerbeam from Zeeland Lumber. Van den Bosch and Plastcore each have a covered hopper on their respective spur.

D702-02 @ 1:13pm was reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 208 axles & 2,652 feet long. CSX engines #2742 + #2652 & 50 cars.

[ns8401]

Q56802 3310 3394 by Plymouth south at 11:22
D705 currently doubling his train @ Rougemere

Headed south from New Boston 142pm.

Q215 North by Romulus light power 135pm... CSX 5232 ES40DC and 581 AC4400CW.

[Tom49801]

Q326-02 @ 1:51pm eastward, siding to main, Saugatuck mp CG32 with CSX engines #536 + #783 & 79 cars.
D801-02 @ 2:36pm is still working from the main at the west end of Wells siding mp CG43.3 taking the CSX #989 + #579 to become the rear pusher engines for N800-29 that has been tied down inside Wells since Nov 29th. D801 has the empty coal train he was pulling holding the main there. The empty coal will be crewed as E800-01 & its crew appears to be arriving at 2:30pm.
Q326-02 @ 2:28pm eastward reported by DD mp CG19.1 with 328 axles & 4,615 feet long. He had no work for Holland/Waverly.

[CantBeShook.WeHot]

q32602 zeeland MI. q32702 arrived chicago 2pm. d70202 holland MI. d70501 p company detroit. d70602 hasn't left grand rapids. d70802 fowlerville MI.
n80003, e80002 in system. n80102 on duty. e80001 on duty.
n80001 grand junction MI.
q56701 walbridge. q56802 sibley rd romulus MI. q50801 carleton MI. q50902 godsend OH. q13102 QI178 OH. q13201 s anderson IN.

[Tom49801]

E800-01 @ 3:20pm westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with BNSF engine #6260 + CSX engine #5120 & 129 empty coal cars.

[BL2-1843]

D70802 departed Fowlerville east at 15:35. Going to Brighton to run around its train and then coming back to Howell to do GLC work. They did not say so, but there is 13 cars in the Ogihara run around that they may stop and get on their way which would delay them in getting to Brighton.

Edit: D708 did stop at Ogihara, did not pick up the 13 cars in the run around but added more cars to it. Went east by Howell at 16:25 with 41 cars, all for GLC

[ns8401]

Q50801 NB by Romulus at 322pm
CSX 979 ES44AC
CSX 3098 ES44AC
173 Mixed