10:00am - Sounds like D70002 and Q32701 are still trying to get underway to get west out of Grand Rapids. Q32602 is sitting out at Hudsonville waiting on these guys. Not sure if Q335 got to drag themselves in from Fox or if crew got taxied back to the office.
11:15am - q32701 still having issues with getting air on their train, D70002 can't leave, and Q32602 can't get into GR. Carmen saying the place is in chaos.
11:35am - q32701 finally done with airtest. Just heard they get to do work at Waverly including a 6500' setoff. If they need to pickup some hot Muskegon cars and take to Chicago also, I understand. If it's just a setoff, what a snafoo. D700 has been waiting behind Q327 for hours. Dispatcher just said they could let d700 go first as they need to go long today, called D700, but now D700 crew not ready to depart. Q327 will tie up Holland with this massive train, and d700 will be stuck behind them for a while.
If dispatcher knew q327 had to work holland and d700 wanted to get around them, why not give them the signal hours ago to get by and get going west right at lamar rather than wait until q327 got into Holland?
12:30pm update - q327 finally getting into Holland. D700's new plan: grabbed Q335's power in addition to what they had, going into Holland behind 327 and only doing a pickup, then going back to GR. Expecting 2-3 hours to do the pickup. Efficiency at it's best.
Finally see them at 17th St in Holland at 2:00pm.
