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G80216 headed for Plymouth from Walbridge. Will turn the corner and go to Grand Ledge after GR crew gets to Plymouth around 1am.

Engines CSXT 3092 and 520, 90 empties.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:03 pm

L302-19 @ 15:38 sounded like they're departing Detroit with CSX engines #5285 + #5445(?) leading. No other details, the radio call was poor quality.

Engine #s correct.

50 x 30, 7241 tons, 4732 feet

Work for Lansing.

L301-19 @ 10:12 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #8095 + #8066 + #2738 & 44 cars (24 loads + 20 empties) @ 3,655 tons & 2,738 feet long. He has work for Buzzi Cement mp CG5.2 & then he’ll go into Waverly mp CG22.8 & later westward to Hartford mp CG68.7 & possibly Co...

Somewhere in west Michigan. Old spur running into the building probably hasn't been used in my lifetime (I'll be 57 this year). Rails are also buried in the parking lot running along the drive to the left. I'm sure this is probably an easy one for some people here. :) IMG_2755.JPG Old Kelvinator pl...

R598-18 @ 20:19 copied their EC1 to depart the power plant in West Olive, Mi mp CGP 1.0 & diverge onto the Fremont sub-div & head south to the Grand Rapids sub-div in Holland, Mi with BNSF engine #6418 & 130 empty coal cars (??) & rear dpu BNSF engine #6199. He’ll take Grand Jct siding mp CG54 & ti...

At this time 17:20, R598 is currently moving BNSF #9208 with 130 loaded coal cars with rear BNSF #9337 into West Olive. Expecting R598 to pull out an empty soon. Unknown if CSX power will be associated with the the first set out. BNSF 6199/BNSF 6418 was the 1st set to head in, first one out I am as...

M327-16 @ 04:47 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: nothing at all was heard for M327's side of the conversation, not even static, just dead air time. Dispatcher had repeated M327's leading engine number & I'll have to grab that from the scanner archives. CSX 82 / 5438 head end 55...

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:03 pm

Note: L302 had departed Detroit with the #8095, don't know if he still has this engine to bring into Grand Rapids, or, was it exchanged with the CSX #4045 that L304/L305 in Lansing uses.

CSXT 5462/5336 + 8095 and 65 cars were by Seymour at 2110 into GR

NNW Z283-09 southbound departing Waverly yard Holland Michigan and entering onto the Hamilton branch @ 21:38 Cleared the 32nd St. grade crossing Holland Michigan @ 21:49 GLLX engines #1410 + #1397 + 6 cars. Where are you getting that train number from? Wiki E538F6E1-0E08-4C1F-81E1-10112A8F0758.jpeg...

GRHC wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:38 pm

NNW Z283-09 southbound departing Waverly yard Holland Michigan and entering onto the Hamilton branch @ 21:38

Cleared the 32nd St. grade crossing Holland Michigan @ 21:49

GLLX engines #1410 + #1397 + 6 cars.

Where are you getting that train number from?

cpkc still needs some one to take them around the bottom of lake michigan. that is the issue and going through michigan or ohio has no effect on that little detail. Without a doubt, any transaction that may include purchasing the Pere Marquette thru Michigan would include the trackage rights for th...

I think something important to note is that CPKC hasn’t confirmed they want to purchase the Plymouth sub, I do think it is highly plausible but for right now the only reason they are mandating CSX to fix the Plymouth sub is so if they do buy it is in good condition. Sorry if someone already said th...

GP30M4216 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:56 am

Hope the turnout is better than last year!

So acoupla turkeys did show up... Nice...

GRHC wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:13 pm

M327 and M326 are now five day a week trains does anybody know if this is permanent?

Temporary operational decision based on traffic levels. Be on the lookout for changes in the future.

All I can say is I know what I saw and it was R/R/Y. I can theorize one possibility for you to see that aspect, but it would have been a mechanical failure to do so. Normally get Med Approach into the sidings (R/Y/Y). It's possible the middle aspect failed to display Yellow from the lenses that mov...

I believe the square icons represent searchlight style signals, where one lense displays multiple colors. The multi-light signals are the new standard style in all CSX installations. Again, I'm not in support of the R/R/Y aspect in use on the Plymouth Sub, having ran over the line regularly for the ...

Note: Y121-06 has a four-man crew today including two conductors in training. Only one would be a trainee. The other 2 would be a Mentor and the Foreman working the job. Interesting two of them are wearing orange vest and this is a crew that I normally do not see assigned to Y121. Conductor/Foreman...

GRHC wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:03 pm

Y121-06 eastbound from the M&J lead to the main Zeeland Michigan @ 13:03

CSX engine #6508 + 2 cars.


Note: Y121-06 has a four-man crew today including two conductors in training.

Only one would be a trainee. The other 2 would be a Mentor and the Foreman working the job.

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:39 pm

Sounded like L301-06 worked only at Buzzi today and heading back into Wyoming Yard at 12:35pm

They had one car for Standale Lumber in Grandville.

CH 69.7 has been that way a few years now. Not sure when it was replaced.