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19:46 - L302-27 thru EE Brighton, power was 840 and 984. A string of stone loads caught my attention. 840 was also on L302 on 3-26, 984 on 4-4. Stone loads were 10 rip rap rock cars. The 92 car empty for Webberville this morning, that was G790 to start with, turned into G077 west of Plymouth. By Ho...

G790-22 now known as G077-26 west of Plymouth had his Webberville 92 car grain empty spotted in the ADM plant and cleared the main at 08:55 this morning. By Howell at 0:6:04. As reported 44 + 717 on the head end.

L302-26 had 3338+309 on the head end with 70 cars. Met L303 in Fowlerville at 18:45.

L302-24 following L305-24 to Lansing who both have 71 cars. L302 has another 30 loads of scrap tie gondola cars for GLC, 20 on the head end. Both trains in the Fowlerville area at 19:20.

L303-23 by Howell at 18:15 with 126 cars. 56 cars from GLC at Ann Pere on the head end, mostly scarp tie gondolas. 5368 + 4569. L305-23 took siding for L303 at Fowlerville who is now on its way back to Lansing with 32 cars.

L305-23 with 76 cars will be arriving in Fowlerville shortly. L303-23 already there with well over 100 cars. L302-23 with 56 cars, 4569 + 5368 should be in Lansing by now.

L302-23 by Howell at 17:53. 4569 +5368 with 56 cars.

5466 is another new YN3c repaint. Am surprised no one has said anything about the new multicolored CSX hydrogen unit 2100.

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L302-18 by Howell at 20:20 with 4589 + 3339 back to back on the head end, with 82 cars, same amount as this morning's B235-16. Thanks for the new Deshler webcam URL Bluewonderrails. I knew 581 + 5379 would not be back from yesterday's L303 because it's now heading to Lima. Found a half dozen others ...

M510-18 @ 13:02 EDT was seen on the Deshler PTZ cam with CSX 5474, 7267, 8360, 6937 and around 100 cars. Is there a new web link for this camera? In the last several days, I have not been able to find very many of the ones I used to look at every day. Fostoria, LaGrange, Decatur, Cordele, Ashland t...

B235-16 cleared the west end of Howell at 04:32 this morning traveling at restricted speed to Fowlerville with red signals due to the heavy rain and strong wind at 14:50 yesterday. Signals had been going up and down ever since. CP 8016 leading up front, CP 7050 DPU trailing on the rear with 82 cars....

L302-17 by Howell at 17:52 with 54 cars including four more scrap empties for Ogihara. 5327 (WM sticker Unit) leading, 5457 trailing. L302 following L305-17 to Lansing with 13 cars. 2047 leading, (wherever they picked this unit up from) and 8054 trailing, back to back. 8054 now facing east. It was f...

L302-15[/b] @ 00:04 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 314 axles. CSX engines #926 + #5480 (elephant style) + 1 & 74 cars. He had work in Lansing that had included picking up an engine (CSX #4017 ? ). L305-15 developed engine problems going east. It took the tr...

L302-15 by Howell at 19:15, with between 70-80 cars, most for GLC, including a few more towards the rear, plus seven more loads of new ties. Could not read my writing again but looked as if it was 926 on the head end. 2nd unit was 5480 for sure running elephant style. 5480 was a super clean recent r...

L302-13 @ 15:04 contacted the RN Dispatcher advising ready to depart Detroit with CSX engines #745 + #313 & 95 cars, By Howell at 16:58 and met L30313 in Fowlerville who had 104 cars. When I saw the 745+313 set heading north at Deshler yesterday, (313 was leading then) after being on L303 a couple ...

L302-12 by Howell at 18:48 with 65 cars including 10 cars of rip rap rock in the middle. 11 + 5420 on the head end. Yes, that I was I who was getting the acknowledgment from L-305 earlier after passing the Isbell Street bridge.

L303-12 @ 13:46 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 232 axles. CSX engines #5408 + #7244 & 55 cars (22 loads + 33 empties) @ 3,982 tons & 3,170 feet long. He has work in Lansing – final destination is Detroit. L303-12 by Howell at 17:30 with well over 100 cars. ...

L302-09 & L303-09 met in Howell at 17:35. L302-09 had 98 + 3410 and 48 cars. Saw those two at Deshler yesterday. (on camera)

It has come to my attention today that GLC now has a dispatcher contracting company doing their dispatching. When did this take effect? The CSX dispatcher can no longer get in touch with Owosso to put blockers in place for a train to pass across the diamond on red signals and will now have to flag t...

L302-08 has 5255 + 119 for power today. Was busy outdoors and did not get a car count or time by, but did have paper and pencil to write down the head end power when it went by. Had a decent size train. Lots of Lansing cars up from front, plus nearly ten cars of tie loads. At least an hour ago now f...