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The MOW is replacing ties at the other switch near Broadway in Grandville for the runaround track used for the Standard Lumber spur.

There may be a crew doing spot tie replacement at many switches. EE Hudsonville and Waverly have tie bundles dropped off, too.

A mainline tie crew will be working west of Grand Rapids later this summer. A hi-railing semi with a claw has been dropping bundles of new ties along the GR Sub from Grandville and has them spaced most of the way through Jenison easily visible from Chicago Drive. The semi and a string of CSXT gons loaded with the new ties were spotted in Wyoming Yard yesterday. I wonder where CSX sources their ties from?

The semi truck with 7 gons of ties returning to Wyoming yard. I've been seeing this thing returning around 19:00 every day this week. Would like to know if they're going all the way to Waverly (Holland) ? All I know for sure is when they get going on this MOW project, it starts at MP #6 in Grandville.

Saw that semi MOW working the west end of Hudsonville on Wednesday.

As of yesterday, ties were dropped at least as far west as 64th Street between Hudsonville and Zeeland.

Just saw a CSX post that a W082-30 is headed to Wyoming Yard. Was wondering when the next phase of the MOW from Grandville west would happen. I'm sure they will be dumping ballast sometime this week.

Both W082 and W034 are heading towards Grand Rapids. What kind of work are they doing?

amessmann wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:17 pm

Both W082 and W034 are heading towards Grand Rapids. What kind of work are they doing?

Tie replacement from Grandville to East Saugatuck

Here is a video of the tie gang train on the main near the west end of the Hudsenville siding.
https://youtu.be/mdZWLDdxRio

dave989 wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:25 pm

Today I see new ties along the main line starting at MP 6 westward past Wilson thru Grandville. Must be tie replacement and resurfacing coming. Hope someone knows when this will take place.

W034-29 MoW train with various MoW machines (Tamper, Ballast Regulator, Backho, etc) arrived Grand Rapids this evening & can be seen going by the Bangor Cam today at 18:52 (12 hours rewind time for the cams).

W082-30 Ballast Train on the Plymouth sub-division arriving Grand Rapids, too, this evening some time after 9pm. He was reported by the DD at mp CH126.3 at 8:59pm.

The ties have been placed along the track all the way to the Holland Depot at mp CG25.3

dave989 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 05, 2021 6:54 pm

Just saw a CSX post that a W082-30 is headed to Wyoming Yard. Was wondering when the next phase of the MOW from Grandville west would happen. I'm sure they will be dumping ballast sometime this week.

Just heard @ 9:46pm they're going to start some work after tonight's Amtrak P370-05 train is done. Amtrak is to arrive the Grand Rapids station at 11:41pm. Had also heard mention their Pilot will be on duty.

Ballast train with CSX 5303 & 3040 is west of Wyoming Yard at Ivanrest waiting for instructions. Also MOW equipment sitting at the west end of Wyoming Yard.

dave989 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:22 am

Ballast train with CSX 5303 & 3040 is west of Wyoming Yard at Ivanrest waiting for instructions. Also MOW equipment sitting at the west end of Wyoming Yard.

D702-06 crew is running the ballast train today & are making their radio call ID'd as train D702.

The MOW has begun in Grandville. They started at WE Grandville MP6 and tore out the Division Ave. crossing in Grandville. Got as far as Broadway then parked all the equipment in the siding. Talked to some of the crew and they said the crossings at Broadway and Cottonwood in Jenison were to also be replaced. Major tie and resurfacing project with alot of equipment.

Sounds like D702 and D700 will be swapping their work while the MOW curfew is in effect. D700 will be running to Grand Rapids at night and D702 will be going as far west as Sawyer during the day.

Checked with the crew doing the MOW and confirmed, Cottonwood crossing in Jenison gets ripped out today. Also wondering if Q326 will run later in the day due to MOW working until 19:00.

dave989 wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:25 pm

Today I see new ties along the main line starting at MP 6 westward past Wilson thru Grandville. Must be tie replacement and resurfacing coming. Hope someone knows when this will take place.

It’s going on all week. They ar e replacing all the ties to East Saugatuck and then adding more ballast.

CSX Customer website says track work, Grand Rapids to Porter scheduled for the first 3 weeks of July .Up to 24 hours delay is possible or similar language.

Numerous crossings are slated for surfacing snd replacement. Bundles of that poly rail edging material have been dropped beside those crossings to be replaced. Tie crew was working Holland siding near the junction of the Hamilton Sub late today, dropping ties.