CSX GRE Train Location Update 11-02-07

[Raildudes dad]

The 24 is out of the house. CSX delivered overnight (might have been this morning - heard a whistle at 6:30 ). Kings and hicube lumber boxes for sure behind the usual Amtrak.

[~Z~]

Q32602 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 11-02-2007 06:51
Q32701 - REPUBLIC IN DCC 3 11-02-2007 07:22
Q33402 - CARLETON MI CC 105 11-02-2007 07:49
Q33502 - NORTH LANSING MI CH 88 11-02-2007 07:34
CP X50031 - strolled through GR at midnight last night, already into Canada
N90301 - EAST SAUGATUCK MI CG 32 11-02-2007 05:34
N91001, N90302, N91002 - at Chicago
K91001 - still in Chicago
N95601 - EAST END ODESSA MI CH 117 11-02-2007 06:35
K90531 - SHELDON ROAD MI CH 29 11-02-2007 07:47 (lime cars from Toledo to Grand Rapids)
E94531 - BELT RR CONN TCS IL DC 25 11-02-2007 07:10
Amtrak P37102 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 11-02-2007 07:52
E94901, E94902 - at West Olive
MMRR Z627 - went north at 3:15am
Marquette Rail Z151 - went north at 4:35am
D80201 - WELLS MI CG 42 11-02-2007 06:23

[donnieland]

810pm - d900 - eb - 1 motor - 5 cars
927pm - d801 - wb - 3 motors - 2 6 axles & 1 4 axle - lite power
orginal plan for d801 - go to wells get behind n956 & push up the hill and then run back to wells get behind n903 and push up the hill - this will change later
945pm - d801 main to siding east waverly for p371
950pm - p370 - eb - by east waverly
950 pm - d801 - wb - siding to main - holland
1011pm - detector 44.2 - n956 - eb - main to siding west end wells
1035pm - wells - d801 on rear and n956 org crew out of chicago ready to pull
1042pm - x500 - eb - 44.2 - clear pair wells - 1 motor - 4262' - 186 axles
45 cars
1051 - n956/d801 beg pulling from wells
1057 - x500 - clear east saugatuck
1111 - x500 - clear holland
1116 - x500 - clear east waverly
1119 - n956 - clear east saugatuck
1126 - x500 - app vriesland - d700 going into hudsonville for x500
1128 - d700 - ee hudsonville - d700 main to siding
1128 - n956 to rn disp - have 15 mins to hos - rn tells them to try and make main at holland siding
1131 - x500 - app we hudsonville
rn to d700 - hold at hudsonville for a wb coming thru gr now - will meet x500 at grandville
1136 - n956 clear 27
1144 - d801 to n956 - need 6 cars to clear 8th ave
n956 clears 8th ave and is just short of waverly road - dead on hos
d801 goes to 35 to see what the plan is now rn to d801 - go to head end and bring n956 home - now the wait for the cab begins
z627 - all stop north wye
1211am - e945 - clear west end hudsonville
1219am - was east waverly lites up all stop
1220 - d700 - wb - med app - siding to main we hudsonville
1221- 19.1 detector - e945 - 2 motors - 6894' - 508axles - 124 cars
1225 - d700 - app vriesland
1226 - e945 - all stop on the main east waverly blocking the world

1232am - we have
e945 stopped at east waverly on the main - blocking 104th,
and 1or 2 crossings on the west side of zeeland
n956 dead on the main 8th ave to waverly ave - crossings clear
z627 stopped at north wye
d700 stopped east of 19.1 detector
1238/1247am - 44.2 detector we wells - n903 going main to siding
1240 - pti looking for crew at waverly yard sent to holland depot to pickup
d801 crew
1248am - n903 to rn - split train or leave together rn - leave together d803 enroute
1256am - d801 on headend- rn tells them to ease on down to east waverly
e945 - app slow east waverly main to siding - clears east waverly
at 107am
- d700 19.1 detector - 2 motors - 1613' - 104 axles - 24 cars
104am - d801/n956 app middle waverly
106am - 327 - wb - app med port sheldon
110am - d700 whistles for 104th all stop east waverly
112am - e945 - slow clear siding to main holland
113am - d700 - app slow east waverly main to siding
115am - d700 - knockes down was east waverly
116am - q327 - csx 8400 - all stop in the siding we hudsonville
118am - d801/n956 - clear east waverly
120am - d801 knockes down the signal at east waverly
120am - e945 clear 27
125am - z627 - slow app north wye switch
126am - d801 clears east waverly
d700 restricting middle waverly
132am - e945 clear we east saugatuck
133/138am - 19.1 - d801/n956 - 7429' - 548 axles - 130 cars with 2 six
motors on the headend and d801's 3 motors on rear - note the 2 bnsf motors had the loads moving at a good steady pace by east waverly from a dead stop at east waverly going up the grade eb to zeeland
d700 clears siding - 17 cars for 627 left on siding - so z627 can get into the siding to work before 327 arrives
142am - n956/d801 clear we hudsonville
143am - z627 - slow clear west wye to the main
147am - 956 clear ee hudsonville
151am - 44.2 detector - e945 wb -
154am - 327 - slow clear siding to main hudsonville
155am - z627 - permission past red signal main to siding protecting against train ahead holland
207am - 19.1 detector - 327 wb - 2 motors - 3709' 256 axles - 61 cars
214am - 327 - wb clear east waverly
218am - 327 - clear holland
224am - d700 - slow clear - siding to main east waverly
z627 - restricting siding to main middle waverly
235am - 19.1 - d700 - 2052' 144 axles - 34 cars enroute wyoming
237am - z627 - clear norht wye switch enter roost block
245am - rn had close to holland
e945 south of wells
n956 at wyoming or east of
x500 east of wyoming
n903/ d803 at wells siding
d700 east of holland
z627 north of holland
q327 west of holland
246am - turned off the lights the party was over for tonight

[SW]

N956 NB cleared 7 Mile Rd in Northville at 1100. Led by BNSF 9376, with BNSF 5874 and 130 loads trailing.

[cnw8835]

GRE just departed from Lowell heading for Ionia. Heading their lite, probably picking up that car from Gallaghers.
There is also a G010 out near Lake Odessa right now.

[~Z~]

Q32602 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 11-02-2007 06:51
Q32702 - set to leave Detroit at 2pm
Q33402 - TOLEDO STANLEY OH QT 5 11-02-2007 11:10
Q33502 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 11-02-2007 10:45
N90301 - EAST SAUGATUCK MI CG 32 11-02-2007 05:34
N91001, N90302, N91002 - at Chicago
N95601 - HOLLY MI CC 50 11-02-2007 12:23
K90531 - LAKE ODESSA MI CH 120 11-02-2007 12:22
G01001 - EAST END ODESSA MI CH 117 11-02-2007 12:24
K91001 - CLARKE JCT IN DCC 0 11-02-2007 12:29 (stone to GR)
D80201 - POWER DTC MI CGC 34 11-02-2007 11:42

[SD80MAC]

Had a great time chasing MMRR out to Ionia. Look for a trip report soon.

[Raildudes dad]

I got to see them in Ada at Leonard Field while doing bridge inspections. If I was a few minutes earlier or they later, I would have been inspecting the RR bridge over Thornapple River Drive while they went over it

[CAT345C]

There was a grain train, no engines in Williamston pass, extra called out of GR to come and get it into Webberville for Andersons (ADM). Track Formen, Carpenter, was doing a big inspection, two slow orders, and a a crossing rebuild in Williamston on Monday, Griswald in South Lyon was given a bad joint.

[i995impalass]

I caught the NS heading south after drop at the GRE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZ6BajHSDI

[Raildudes dad]

You sure they came from the GRE? There were 2 empty bulkheads for them. The gons came from Padnos - Wealthy street

[i995impalass]

Not 100% sure where they came from, I caught them south of Leonard, so mabe the Padnos off Tuner?

[Raildudes dad]

Padnos Wealthy is a north facing switch. If they just have a few cars I've seen them push them to the yard with the conductor/brakeman riding the point. More cars, haul them to Ann Street, run around them and haul them back to the yard.

[i995impalass]

I see well then I should have watched the NS switch Padnos at welthy, but oh well.l I got to see Amtrak in Zeeland around 21:50 EB then I saw D700 WB at 23:35