CSX GRE MQT Train Location Update 2-28-08

[pudgy]

0040 Q327-27 Dept Wyoming
0235 Y320-28 Dept Wyoming with CSX 2697
0316 Y321-27 Arr Wyoming
0329 D803-27 Dept Wyoming BNSF 9751
D803 meets X500 at Grandville. X500 down 1 track, D803 on 2.
Apparently D803 is doing the set off and drop for D700, whom I have
not heard from tonight.
0341 X500-27 Arr Wyoming
Inbound crew doing the NAFTA pickup before tying down.
0500 First sign of Z151-27. Tower called for them with no response.

Nothing in the way of a Q334 tonight, at least I didn't hear anything. Maybe Doc can shed some light.

Georgetown Yard Master signing off.

[J T]

Pudge, if you had driven by Ann St. you would have seen two Amtrak trains sitting there. According to Raildude's Dad, a second one came in last night after the first one never made it out of GR yesterday. The second one has a loco at each end, too. Perhaps they'll put the two together? Should be a cool sight if they do.

[~Z~]

Normally it's never good when you heard MOW going to work, but gotta love it when they ask for the train traffic..helps figure out these D800's over here.
Crew up at West Olive putting together western empties to go out.
Coal train going into siding at Kirk for Amtrak. Q326 is behind the coal train. Another crew would need to be called to recrew the coal train, plus maybe using the west olive empties crew to push the train up da hill.
D700 had a either weak radio or lack of talkin into the mic, as they hit the zeeland detector at 8:40am.
CP X500 was getting the blocks to head east, CP 8535 i believe as of 8:30am.

Q32628 - GREY MI CG 83 02-28-2008 08:31
Q32727 - PORTER IN CG 136 02-28-2008 08:19
Q32728 - set to leave detroit at 2pm
Q33427 - TOLEDO STANLEY OH QT 5 02-28-2008 06:01 (went out around 8pm i think last night?)
Q33428 - PLYMOUTH HI RAIL MI CC 81 02-28-2008 07:24 (said it left GR at 1:25am)
Q33528 - SOUTH LYON MI CH 36 02-28-2008 08:45
CP X50026 - EAST END ELMDALE MI CH 131 02-28-2008 07:22
CP X50027 - hasn't left Chicago yet
N90326, N90328 - hasn't left Chicago yet
N91027 - KIRK MI CG 71 02-28-2008 08:37
E94926, E94927, E94928 - at West Olive
Amtrak P37128 - WELLS MI CG 42 02-28-2008 08:52 (engine #26 leading)
D70027 - HUDSONVILLE MI CG 12 02-28-2008 08:51
D80327 - up at West Olive
D80128, D80228 - not moving yet

[~Z~]

Q32628 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 02-28-2008 12:20 (wonder if they actually made it there, or just the crew)
Q32728 - set to leave detroit at 2pm
Q33428 - MILLARD AVE OH CTT 37 02-28-2008 11:46
Q33528 - LAKE ODESSA MI CH 120 02-28-2008 12:33 (left toledo around 2am, so might be dyin soon)
CP X50026 - SOUTH LYON MI CH 36 02-28-2008 12:52
CP X50027 - hasn't left Chicago yet
N90326, N90328 - hasn't left Chicago yet
N91027 - WELLS MI CG 42 02-28-2008 10:33
E94926 - HOLLAND MI CG 25 02-28-2008 12:06
E94927, E94928 - at West Olive
Amtrak P37128 - PORTER IN CG 136 02-28-2008 10:44 (on time)
D80327 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 02-28-2008 10:00
D80128 - GRAND RAPIDS MI CG 1 02-28-2008 09:38
D80228 - WEST END WYE MI CG 26 02-28-2008 12:45

[~Z~]

Argh... had heard this morning that Etzel was working on a crossing for today and tomorrow... (kept saying 'here' and didn't reference which crossing) Knew it was somewhere close to the holland depot... knew D802 was nearby when i left on lunch, didn't think etzel would be down near MP27(south of the depot a couple miles) with D802's 130 empties probably blocking some crossings for a while on the south side of town. I checked from 16th St north, no luck, and when i got to the depot, he let D802 by and cleared MP27... ohs well...

As of 1:10pm, NS's 36E wasn't north of Carl yet.

[SteveHiuzenga]

Zack...could that crossing be in Zeeland? I saw a few M of W trucks behind the seed company next to Zeeland Lumber.

[pudgy]

Pudge, if you had driven by Ann St. you would have seen two Amtrak trains sitting there.

I did all my railfanning from home last night. Tried relying on the crews to call signals with their engine numbers and train dates. No luck. Missed 334, don't know how. Wasn't around yet when D700 took off, so I assumed D803 was doing the Waverly pick up when East tower informed them of 3 tracks in Waverly that had cars for Grand Rapids.

Q33427, The Train That Didn't Wanna Leave departed Wyoming at 19:00

I was wondering when that train left. They were indeed having major issues. Glad to see they finally did get it gone.

[Tlout]

D801 north at Riley St. 3:18 PM. BNSF 5945 and 6220 (ES44ACs).

[donnieland]

hi zack
326 was crew and consist of 45 cars and 2 6 axles, the whole train made
wyoming

[Stitch]

Q32728 - through Plymouth 15:40

[J T]

So did anyone catch Amtrak this morning to see what kind of crazy lashup they had? Three engines and a potential six cars...hmmm...

[Raildudes dad]

Cranemasters is currently working on putting a new traction motor under the sick unit. The rest of the train must have went with the other train this morning.

[EJE Dispatcher]

P370(28) is late, we just departed Bangor 1 hour and 24 minutes late. Got stuck at MP487 Burns Harbor by the congeston in the area, We got passed by #30 looked like 2 B32-8 on him. looks like a long night for me;be home hopefully before midnight if this coal train makes it up the hill,with X500 behind him.

[amtrak1007]

Cranemasters is currently working on putting a new traction motor under the sick unit. The rest of the train must have went with the other train this morning.

I found my list of bad traction motors, the one on monday was just the latest in a string. The list isn't complete, due to the fact that during feb of 2007, failures were so common that they were no longer posted on the internet lists....
TRAIN ###(##) ENGINE #### (AX) DATE
TRAIN 370(26) UNIT AMTK 146 (1) 2/26/08
TRAIN 048(24) UNIT AMTK 047
TRAIN 351(29) UNIT AMTK 037 (1,2) 01/29/08
TRAIN 391(24) UNIT AMTK 089 (4) 02/24/08
TRAIN 365(08) UNIT AMTK 030 (1) 02/08/08
TRAIN 352(20) UNIT AMTK 506 (?) 01/20/08
TRAIN 007(15) UNIT AMTK 169 (?) 01/15/08
TRAIN 354(30) UNIT AMTK 027 (2) 11/30/08
TRAIN 353(30) UNIT AMTK 030 (2) 11/30/08 (3RD TIME)
TRAIN 067(25) UNIT AMTK 013 (2) 11/26/07
TRAIN 042(15) UNIT AMTK 148 (2) 11/15/07
TRAIN 063(15) UNIT AMTK 193 (2) 11/15/07
TRAIN 364(07) UNIT AMTK 030 (4) 11/07/07 (2ND TIME)
TRAIN 021(09) UNIT AMTK 070 (?) 09/09/07
TRAIN 003(07) UNIT AMTK 135 (4) 08/07/07
TRAIN 063(28) UNIT AMTK 024 (4) 06/28/07
TRAIN 021(19) UNIT AMTK 137 (4) 04/20/07
TRAIN 048(16) UNIT AMTK 181 (2) 04/17/07
TRAIN 048(06) UNIT AMTK 042 (4) 04/07/07
TRAIN 098(01) UNIT AMTK 047 (2) 04/01/07
TRAIN 005(28) UNIT AMTK 077 (1) 03/29/07
TRAIN 339(22) UNIT AMTK 130 (4) 03/22/07
TRAIN 030(15) UNIT AMTK 191 (4) 03/15/07
TRAIN 354(12) UNIT AMTK 030 (?) 03/12/07 (1ST TIME)
APPROX 70 MOTOR FAILURES TO THIS POINT - NOT ALL ACCOUNTED FOR
TRAIN 049(03) UNIT AMTK 206 (2) 03/03/07
TRAIN 092(28) UNIT AMTK 147 (2) 03/01/07
TRAIN 002(28) UNIT AMTK 122 (3) 02/28/07
TRAIN 005(20) UNIT AMTK 077 (1) 02/21/07
TRAIN 089(20) UNIT AMTK 141 (2) 02/20/07
TRAIN 003(18) UNIT AMTK 187 (4) 02/18/07
TRAIN 353(14) UNIT AMTK 031 (4) 02/13/07
TRAIN 079(04) UNIT AMTK 098 (4) 02/04/07
TRAIN 067(05) UNIT AMTK 053 (?) 02/05/07
TRAIN 070(04) UNIT AMTK 098 (?)
TRAIN 005(07) UNIT AMTK 048 (?)
TRAIN 051(25) UNIT AMTK 009 (?)
TRAIN 030(16) UNIT AMTK 189 (4) 02/17/07
TRAIN 019(30) UNIT AMTK 162 (2) 12/30/06
TRAIN 381(26) UNIT AMTK 033 (?) 12/26/06

[mikekmac]

Q32728 at Zimmer Road (milepost CH 74.92) at 6:30pm. CSX 8622 and CSX 7750.

[~Z~]

Q32728 at Zimmer Road (milepost CH 74.92) at 6:30pm. CSX 8622 and CSX 7750.

Uh, did you mean to put this on this thread, dated February 29th, or did you mean today's May 15th thread?

[mikekmac]

I meant to put it here. I've been going back through my logbook and using the old threads here to fill in some missing IDs; at the same time, I'm asking a question or two and adding or correcting a sighting report or three (just in case someone as obsessive as me comes along later).