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D70518 CSX500 (Spirit of Grafton) CSX5263 by Plymouth @ 09:04 power on headend.

D706-18 @ 09:11 heard inside Grand Rapids getting his train together & most likely has CSXT engines #467 + #465.

D702-18 @ 09:11 eastward reported by DD mp CG19.1 with 140 axles & 1,980 ft. CSXT engines #2349 + #2502 & 33 cars.

Amtrak P371-18 @ 09:31 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 307 feet long.

severe thunderstorm warning 620a to 725a approx ottowa, allegan, and kent
heavy sky ighting and thunder with much needed rain ending approx 700a , rain till approx 810a
the storm played havoc with the signal system and ptc

371, 327 and 702 friday

371
4606 with 3 supers
638a - clearing dewent
642a - app ee hudsonville
649a - all stop we hudsonville
710a - restricting we hudsonville
723a - 19.1 - 16 axles, 306'
744a - all stop east waverly
754a - clear east waverly
756a - clear waverly
759a/802a - arr/depart holland
812a - clear pair east saugatuck
824a - clear pair wells
827a - 44.2 - 16 axles, 302'

327
ns 3632 lead, csx 5315 trial with 161 cars - train maxed out, no waverly pick up

707a - app med ivanrest ave
717a - med clear grandville - 1 track to the main
731a - clear dewent
758a - restricting we hudsonville
820a - restricting proceed zeeland
826a - 19.1 - 656 axles, 9215'
837a - app east waverly
840a - clear waverly
844a - eot clears east waverly
847a - clear holland
856a - eot clears holland
912a - clear pair east saugatuck
933a - clear fennville
942a - clear pair wells
947a - 44.2 - 656 axles, xxxx' - transmission ended after axle count

702
2349 lead, 2502 trail with 33 cars for wyoming

850a - med clear east waverly - siding to main
consist: 3 box, 1 mt blkhd flat, 1 box, 1 mt lumber, 1 refridge, 1 gon, 5tank, 5 ch. 10 covered gons, 4 ch, and 1 tank - 33 cars

904a - clear zeeland
909a - 19.1 - 140 axles, 1980'
930a - clear dewent
940a - clear grandville - main to 2 track

Q327-18 @ 09:48 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 656 axles & (footage info had cut out). NS engine #3632 + CSXT engine #5315 &161 cars. He had no work for Waverly/Holland.

Amtrak P371-18 @ 09:50 westward had reported from mp CG108.9 with IDTX engine #4606 & 3 SuperLiners.

C&OGP75745 wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:06 am

D70518 CSX500 (Spirit of Grafton) CSX5263 by Plymouth @ 09:04 power on headend.

Thru Brighton at 09:53, aforementioned power leading 79 cars. 500 has an awesome horn.

Q326-18 @ 09:58 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 440 axles & 6,042 ft. CSXT engines #3473 + #348 & 107 cars.

Amtrak P371-18 @ 10:07 westward had reported from mp CG126.1 with IDTX engine #4606 & 3 SuperLiners.

Q327-18 @ 10:11:09 westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with NS engine #3632 + CSXT engine #5315 & 161 cars.

Amtrak P370-18 @ 10:14 eastward reported by the DD mp CG131.3 with 16 axles & 310 feet long. Great reception range for the Broadcastify scanner feed this morning

D705-18 @ 10:55 copied an EC1 for Ensel mp CH90 to Grand Ledge (couldn't hear which end of Grand Ledge, either mp CH97.8 or CH99.1) with CSXT engine #500 leading.

Q326-18, siding to main track, Riverside mp CG80.1 with CSXT engines #3473 + #348 & 107 cars.

Main 1 to the single main at Riverside, maybe.

Q327-18 @ 11:30 westward at mp CG91.9 called an emergency, PTC had put him into braking & he had a Clear Signal.

Q326-18 @ 11:32:45 eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with CSXT engines #3473 + #348 & 107 cars. He has cars to set off in Waverly/Holland.

D706-18 @ 11:38 eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 412 axles. CSXT engines #467 + #465 & 100 cars. He copied an EC1 to take the siding at the west end of Grand Ledge mp CH99.1

D705-18 @ 11:48 requesting a signal to tie back onto his train with the switch at Ensel mp CH90 lined & locked normal.

Q327-18 @ 11:58 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with "No defects No defects, end of transmission". NS engine #3632 + CSXT engine #5315 & 161 cars. He was traveling too slow over the HBD equipment to be scanned properly due to him stopping in emergency at this DD site.

Q326-18 @ 12:01 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 440 axles & 6,128 feet long. He has 26 cars to set off in Holland.

D706-18 @ 12:22 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 412 axles & 5,778 feet long. CSXT engines #467 + #465 & 100 cars.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:27 pm

D705-18 @ 12:22 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 412 axles & 5,778 ft. CSXT engines #500 (Spirit of Grafton) + 1 & 100 cars.

Does 706 have lansing work?

Micah_D wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:28 pm

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:27 pm

D705-18 @ 12:22 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 412 axles & 5,778 ft. CSXT engines #500 (Spirit of Grafton) + 1 & 100 cars.

Does 706 have lansing work?

I had to correct that post to read as D706 & not D705 & D706 has work for Lansing, heard Dispatcher give permission for him to unlock the switch. I'll have to re-check the radio calls again, too many at the same time are happening.

D705-18 @ 13:09 copied his EC1 to go westward from the west end of Grand Ledge mp CG99.1 to the east end of Lake Odessa mp CG120.4 with CSXT engine #500 (Spirit of Grafton) leading.

D702-18 @ 13:15 westward reported by DD mp CG19.1 with 212 axles & 2,625 ft. CSXT engines #2502 + #2349 & 50 cars.

D706-18 @ 13:19 eastward copied his EC1 to depart from the East End of Grand Ledge mp CH97.8 to Ensel mp CH90. Appears he has been waiting to go into Ensel to start his work there.

Early heads up d708 will need to run to detriot or have d705 pick up L&I veterans unit off q510.

D705-18 @ 13:25 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 364 axles & 5,636 ft. CSXT engines #500 (Spirit of Grafton) + 1 & 88 cars.

D705-18 @ 14:02 westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 364 axles. CSXT engines #500 (Spirit of Grafton) + 1 & 88 cars.

Q326-18 @ 14:06 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 336 axles & 4,614 ft. CSXT engines #3473 + #348 & 81 cars. He had set off 26 cars in Holland.

AndrewsTrains wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:27 pm

Early heads up d708 will need to run to detriot or have d705 pick up L&I veterans unit off q510.

D705 will bring the L&I unit to Lansing. D708 will take it to Peaker.

D708 set to head west from Howell at 3:35 PM

D801-18 @ 16:27 eastward, siding to main, Wells mp CG41 with BNSF engines #6242 + #6302(?) & 131 loaded coal cars & CSXT rear dpu’s #16 + #7010. This was N800-16 that had tied down there on June 17th.

E801-12 @ 16:41 westward, has his signal to depart from the west end of Gross Siding mp CG63.1 with UP engines #7327 + #8106 & 105 empty coal cars. D801-18 last night had tied down that train inside of Gross Siding.

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 18, 2021 3:37 pm

D708 set to head west from Howell at 3:35 PM

D708 entering Ensel Yard at 4:55 Pm.