That must be the signal department's name for the interlocking. None of the crews refer to any of the signals as Sunnyside.
The “C” refers to that specific signal control house/bungalow/case within the “Sunnyside” plant.
When there is more than one house at a single controlled point, each case is typically lettered to differentiate it from the others in the plans and in the field. There is also a Sunnyside A, Sunnyside B, etc.
Also, at 18:26 CT, presumed loaded coal by Michigan City eastbound
Yep, that was Y197-18, heard him switching at PCA before L301-17 arrived in the yard. I also heard Y197-18 and Y106-18 both heading into the yard during the scanner talk
Is what you did not hear on the scanner is L301-18 / L301-17
heading both west and eastbound to and from Waverly Yard Holland MI this afternoon. (maybe Tom will be able to go back into the archives and find it.)
I got L301-17 after they left Waverly/Holland at 11:20 am in Jenison. I did not catch L301-18 heading west . I was already at Grandville when they reached Hudsonville. Was driving at the time and missed parts of the scanner. Was focused on catching M326 no they are late.
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M326-18 @ 20:13 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 416 axles. CSX engines #403 + #5421 & 101 cars. This is speculation since CSX engines #403 + #8064 + #5421 were on today’s M327-18 & yesterday’s M326-17.
M326-18 @ 20:52 eastward called an Approach Medium signal at Watervliet mp CG73.8 (taking Kirk Siding mp CG72.3 to clear up for Amtrak P370??)
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hi andy24
301/17 tied down in bk siding monday night. the crew cabbed home for the night,
then this morning they cabbed back to bk and ran 301 from bk to grandville to work
standard lumber, then tied up at wyoming. per tom they pulled from bk at 925a.
thus 301/18 was annulled for today
bk office call for east saugatuck
Amtrak P370-18 @ 21:15 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4619 & 3 cars (1 AmCafe + 2 Ventures).
R597-18 @ 21:16 westward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #3468 + #7005 lite power will be going into the east end of Wells siding mp CG41.4 & tie down.
R597-18 @ 21:45 westward, main to siding, Wells.
M326-18 @ 21:52, eastward, siding to main, Kirk mp CG70.2
Amtrak P370-18 @ 21:56:42 eastward on the live cam Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 with 1 passenger Off at the station mp CG60.5
M326-18 @ 22:17:33 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engines #403 + #5421 & 101 cars.
M326-18 had stalled out on the Saugatuck Hill last night with the head end stopped at mp CG34.1 They had backed up their train & attempted the hill again & failed.
R598-18 (M326-18 re-crew) @ 07:00 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 416 axles. CSX engines #403 + #5421 & 101 cars.
Amtrak P371-19 @ 07:16 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4619 & 3 cars.
R598-18 (M326-18 re-crew) @ 07:23 eastward called a Medium Clear signal at Grandville mp CG6.
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In the past 48 hours I have seen many trains in West Michigan. This morning I was in Grandville MI this is a picture of a train that I saw.
Good to see PCA getting cars. Seemed like for a while they weren’t getting any during the summer.
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Amtrak P371-19 @ 07:32:44 westward on the live cam N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 with IDTX engine #4619 & 3 cars (1 AmCafe + 2 Ventures) with 0 passengers On/Off at the station mp CG60.5
L302-18 @ 08:00 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 258 axles. CSX engine #41 + 2 & 60 cars.
Amtrak P371-19 @ 08:19 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 16 axles.
L302-18 @ 08:20 westward had to get permission by the Stop Signal w/e Sunfield mp CH112.2 (old Absolute Signals are still there).
L302-18 @ 08:53 westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 258 axles. CSX engine #41 + #5316 + 1 & 60 cars. Heard him later telling Rouge he had picked up the 3rd engine from Lansing.
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L302-18[/b] @ 08:53 westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 258 axles. CSX engine #41 + 2 & 60 cars.
5316 was the trailing unit behind 41 when going by Howell at 04:32 with 66 cars. All but a few cars were scrap tie loads for GLC at Ann Pere. Yesterday, L302 sat off 4062 at Lansing so perhaps the third unit west of Lansing was either that or one the two units used on L304 & L305, 5500 or 4003.
L302 passing under the M-6 overpass just west of Thornapple
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West Olive empties went south at Riley St. Holland 10:14 AM. Michigan Shore south at Riley St. 11:08 AM.
L301 south (westbound) at Holland Depot 11:11 AM.
Y121 heading off the dock track Holland 11:13 AM.
E801-18 @ 11:26:30 westward Bangor’s N. Center St crossing mp CG60.35 cam with BNSF engine #6209 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6907.
L301-19 @ 11:42 westard reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 26 axles. CSX engine #8096 & 5 cars (3 CH + 2 Coil cars).
M327-19 @ 11:52 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #5421 + #403 & 155 cars (73 loads + 82 empties) @ 12,372 tons & 8,943 feet long. He's tripling up his train at this time & has 1 Bad Order car to set off inside Grand Rapids.
L301-19 @ 12:02:16 westward Bangor, Mi Center St crossing mp CG60.35 cam. He has work at Hartford mp CG68.7 & at Arlington Metals in Sawyer mp CG105.2
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E801-18 @12:28 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 532 axles. BNSF engine #6209 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6907.
M326-19 @ 12:49 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 176 axles. CSX engine #7002 + 1 & 41 cars. He'll be meeting L301-19 at Kirk mp CG72.3
M327-19 @ 13:29 westward reported from Grandville, Mi mp CG6 with CSX engines #5421 + #403 & 155 cars.
C800-17 @ 13:48 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 528 axles. BNSF engine #6257 & 129 loaded coal cars & rear BNSF engine # (??)
M327-19 @ 13:59 westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 632 axles. CSX engines #5421 + #403 & 155 cars (73 loads + 82 empties).
M326-19 @ 14:15:21 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engines #7002 + #5287 & 41 cars. He's taking Grand Jct siding mp CG55.6 to clear up for M327-19.
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. I was already at Grandville when they reached Hudsonville. Was driving at the time and missed parts of the scanner. Was focused on catching M326 no they are late.
