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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...

sparrow24 wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:38 pm

17:35 - L302 west through South Lyon. Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 393 axles.

Head power on L302-06 was 5438 +7228. Being this detector is often one digit off, assume the count was 392 which would equal 95 cars minus the locomotives.. 5438 was also on L302 back on 2-15-24.

L302-05 by Howell at 17:13 with 67 cars. 745 +313 on the head end.

L302-04 by Howell at 17:22 with 87 cars. 984 + 37 on the head end. A bunch of new what I believe were TILX covered hoppers near to the rear.

Regarding the three G076 grain trains Amessmann said ran on the Plymouth sub, evidently these did not stick in my mind because I used the train designation they had when leaving Plymouth over the short generic number when leaving Webberville. The train on 8-21-22 I showed as G791-21, the train on 3-...

Crew arrived in Webberville at 04:25 this morning to put the grain load together from the G077-31 empty delivered to the plant on Sunday evening. Same amount of cars and power as delivered. Departed east for MP25 in Plymouth at 07:55. G077 is usually a generic number west of Plymouth and not the num...

chapmaja wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:43 am

Any news on this project?

Evidently when I reported the project was starting, it became obvious later that they were only doing perk tests. Was there two weeks ago and everything is status que, aka nothing further has been done.

Saturnalia wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:05 pm

I plan to head to Deshler.

Have not been out of Michigan in four years. A total solar eclipse isn't enough to get me there again. To all those going, I say go for it.

L302-21 by Howell at 19:03 with 123 cars. 161 + 228 elephant style on the head end. YN2 units may be fading but they will be still around for years yet.

L302-28 by Howell at 19:35 with 97 cars. 4757 + 4555 on the head end, both units facing forward.