CSX Train Location Updates - January 2021

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-04 @ 9:25pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 306 feet long. IDTX engine #4614 & 3 SuperLiner cars.
N800-04 @ 9:25pm getting his EC1 to depart from the east end of Grand Junction mp CG53.9 with BNSF engines #9235 + #5790 & 132 loaded coal cars & CSX pusher engines #579 + #989.
Amtrak P370-04 @ 9:32pm eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.
N800-04 @ 9:44pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 552 axles & 7,310 feet long.
Amtrak P370-04 @ 10:03:42pm eastward bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 (0 passengers on/off at the station mp CG60.5)

[donnieland]

371 nd 327 tuesday
371
600a - depart grand rapids eb
603a - slow app pleasant st - wb
608a - restricting plaster creek
610a - clear lamar
618a - clear grandville - 2 to main
625a/629a - clear ee/we hudsonville
634a - 19.1 - 16 axles, 303'
639a - clear 112th and waverly
644a/648a - arr/depart holland
657a - clear 30 - clear pair east saugatuck
710a - clear pair wells
713a - 44.2 - 44.2 - 16 axles, 303'
722a - clear pair grand junction

327
630a - building 327 at wyoming - 5325 ld, 800 trail
327 having trouble with getting air and now loss comms with freddy - getting new fred from carman, conductor to put on

[Tom49801]

D705-05 westward between 06:07am/06:37am reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 480 axles (footage was stepped on). CSX engines #738 + #3211 (?) & 117 cars. Both engines are on the head end.
D705-05 @ 06:49am westward reported from mp CH113.
D705-05 @ 07:15am westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Axle count lost due to the DD at mp CG44.2 reporting at the same time.
D705-05 @ 07:27am westward reported from Alto mp CH134.35

[donnieland]

w003
725a - power for w003 track geo train moving to get their train together

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-05 @ 07:28:22am westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with IDTX engine #4614 & 3 SuperLiner cars (0 passengers on/off at the station mp CG60.5)
D705-05 @ 07:46am westward reported from the west end of Fox mp CH143.3 with CSX engines #738 + #3211 (?) & 117 cars. Heard him getting yarding instructions & saying both engines are on the head end.
D801-04 @ 07:59am, main to siding, Grand Junction mp CG53.9 with CSX engines #989 + #579 + 2 BNSF engines & 130 empty coal cars.
Amtrak P371-05 @ 08:08am westward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.

[J T]

327
630a - building 327 at wyoming - 5325 ld, 800 trail
327 having trouble with getting air and now loss comms with freddy - getting new fred from carman, conductor to put on

I believe I just heard them blowing through Grandville.

[CantBeShook.WeHot]

q32605 new buffalo MI. q32705 grandville MI. d70004 waverly holland since 2am. d70205 west end saugatuck MI since 7am. d70505 arrived grand rapids 8am.
n80006, n80105 in system. e80004 on duty soon.
w00305 on duty, running west from grand rapids to chicago.
q56704 east willoughby OH. q56805 p company detroit. q13105 galatea OH. q13204 quincy OH. q50804 arrived detroit 8am. q50905 erie MI.

[Tom49801]

Q327-05 @ 08:56am westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 236 axles & 3,551 feet long. CSX engines #5325 + #800 & 56 cars. No work today for him at Waverly/Holland.

[Tom49801]

Q326-05 @ 09:29am eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 248 axles & 3,566 feet long. CSX engine #5501 + 1 & 59 cars.
Q326-05 @ 09:43am eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.
Q327-05 @ 09:47am westward reported by DD mp CG44.2 with 236 axles & 3,547 feet long. CSX engines #5325 + #800 & 56 cars.
W003-05 @ 10:01am westward called a Slow Clear at Lamar mp CG3.5 with CSX engine #9969 & 2 Geometry cars.
Q327-05 @ 10:08am westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35
Q326-05 @ 10:15am eastward, main to siding, at Kirk mp CG72.3

[Tom49801]

W003-05 @ 10:24am westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 14 axles & 221 feet long. CSX engine #9969 & 2 Geometry cars. They had performed a HBD test while on the move with alarms on axles: 11 North side, 11 South side, & 12 North side.
Q326-05 @ 10:33am eastward, siding to main, at the east end of Kirk mp CG70.2

[donnieland]

w003
see toms post above for 19.1
1028a - clear 112th
1032a - clear holland
w003 isn't letting any grass grow under his wheels

[BL2-1843]

D705-05 westward between 06:07am/06:37am reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 480 axles (footage was stepped on). CSX engines #738 + #3211 (?) & 117 cars.

Correct on the 3211 being the second unit. 705 only had 67 cars by Howell when it ran in and out the siding around the 63 cars parked on the main that D707 sat off nearly a week ago now. And, still no D708 in Howell since Dec. 24th.

[Tom49801]

Q326-05 @ 10:55:50am eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with CSX engines #5501 + #521 & 59 cars.
W003-05 @ 11:01am is backing into the west end of Wells siding mp CG43.3 with CSX engine #9969 & 2 Geometry cars. Don't know why Dispatch opted to do this. W003 had asked if there was anything inside of Wells & the answer was "no".
Q327-05 @ 11:09am westward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge with CSX engines #5325 + #800 & 56 cars.

[LansingRailFan]

D705-05 westward between 06:07am/06:37am reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 480 axles (footage was stepped on). CSX engines #738 + #3211 (?) & 117 cars.

Correct on the 3211 being the second unit. 705 only had 67 cars by Howell when it ran in and out the siding around the 63 cars parked on the main that D707 sat off nearly a week ago now. And, still no D708 in Howell since Dec. 24th.

No D708 today. Maybe tomorrow!

[Tom49801]

Q327-05 @ 11:17am westward reported by DD mp CG91.9 with 236 axles & 3,577 feet long. CSX engines #5325 + #800 & 56 cars.

[C&O Dispatcher]

Q326-05 @ 10:55:50am eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with CSX engines #5501 + #521 & 59 cars.
W003-05 @ 11:01am is backing into the west end of Wells siding mp CG43.3 with CSX engine #9969 & 2 Geometry cars. Don't know why Dispatch opted to do this. W003 had asked if there was anything inside of Wells & the answer was "no".
Q327-05 @ 11:09am westward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge with CSX engines #5325 + #800 & 56 cars.

I presume the geometry train wanted to check the main track between the switches at Wells, hence the "pull by and back in." Just a comment from the peanut gallery!

[Tom49801]

Q326-05 @ 11:26am eastward reported by DD mp CG44.2 w/ 248 axles & 3,605 feet long. CSX engine #5501 + #521 & 59 cars.
W003-05 @ 11:28am westward, siding to main, Wells mp CG43.3 with CSX engine #9969 & 2 Geometry cars.
W003-05 @ 11:32am westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 12 axles & 213 feet long. CSX engine #9969 & 2 Geometry cars. They had performed a HBD test while on the move with alarms on axles: 9 North side, 9 South side, & 10 North side.
W003-05 @ 11:45:42am westward Bangor's Center Street crossing mp CG60.35 (we usually can't hear the DD at mp 66.2 reports on Broadcastify).
Q326-05 @ 12:17pm eastward reported by DD mp CG19.1 with 248 axles & 3,525 feet long (no work for Holland/Waverly).

[Tom49801]

E800-04 @ 12:24pm westward, siding to main, at Grand Junction mp CG55.6
E800-04 @ 12:37:26pm westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 w/ BNSF engines #5790 + #9235 & 130 empty coal cars.
W003-05 between 12:18pm/12:48pm westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 12 axles & 216 feet long. CSX engine #9969 & 2 Geometry cars. They had performed a HBD test while on the move with alarms on axles: 9 North side, 9 South side, & 10 South side.

[TSS]

W003-05 @ 11:32am westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 12 axles (-2 error) & 213 feet long. CSX engine #9969 & 2 Geometry cars.

9969 is 4 axles... so if everything is 4 axles, wouldn’t 12 be a correct count? Or does one of the geometry cars have 6 axles?

[Tom49801]

W003-05 @ 11:32am westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 12 axles (-2 error) & 213 feet long. CSX engine #9969 & 2 Geometry cars.

9969 is 4 axles... so if everything is 4 axles, wouldn’t 12 be a correct count? Or does one of the geometry cars have 6 axles?

That's what I was thinking too, the last car with the large rear window has 6 axles. Lighting wasn't very good as he went by Bangor to tell for sure & I'm looking thru YouTube video posts to verify. The DD91.9 had also reported 12 axles, but the DD at mp CG19.1 had reported 14 axles. Maybe, some retractable test device that the HBD's magnetic gating transducers had triggered on & counting them as axles?
Ok, I found on YouTube a good video pn the W003 & the car in question, the TGC3, is also a 4 axle type. Apparently, there may have been some equipment on that car that was sensed by the HBD's gating transducers that may have been retracted after passing thru that area. The found video also had the TGC3 car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FbVK9FlaZI