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L302-21 by Howell at 20:00 with 4535 + 542 on the head end with 43 cars. I was only "joking" the other day, Tom, when I suggested that the DD at Green Oak was counting the EOT as one axle giving a bad count. This has happened so many times over the years that is what I always say when this occurs, k...

L302-20 by Howell at 17:04 with 60 cars. 965 + 887 on the head end. 887 went east to Detroit from GRP on L303-02 Feb 2nd, paired with 783 at that time. L305 was in the pass for L302 on his eastbound move. Evidently no L303 today, or, running later.

17:15 - L302 west through South Lyon. Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 333 axles. By those odd axel counts at Green Oak the last few days, the DD must be counting the EOT as one axel. The train with 80 cars should have had a count of 332 axels. Train now approaching Fowlerville at 17:52. L303 earlier ha...

19:42 - L302 west through South Lyon. CSXT 5213 leading, per radio. Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 292 axles. They have work in Lansing and have copied their EC1 for Grand Ledge Holdout to Lake Odessa. 5271 trails as was reported earlier. Lansing work has been cancelled due to the lateness of the trai...

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:27 pm

L302-17[/b] @ 17:04 departing Detroit with CSX engines #3024 + #5106 & either 103? or 113? cars (53 loads + either 50 or 60 empties)

Must have an issue somewhere. Only 68 cars by Howell at 18:50.

L302-15 by Howell at 18:15 with 64 cars. 82 + 5438 on the head end.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:50 pm

L302-12 @ 14:46 Rougemere Yard/Detroit job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #5393 + #5359 & 77 cars (41 loads + 36 empties). He’s starting to build his train.

By Howell at 17:54. Has ten cars of rip rap rock about 30 cars back.

Photos of the latest CSX heritage unit appeared this morning. CSXT 1836, RF&P. It would be neat to one day see this unit side by side with the RF&P nose painted unit 6394.

Heard GLC go south through Howell around 08:30 Sunday morning, and later, saw them go back north with 40ish cars of freight. 391+393+382+399 leading. Southbound may have been a grain load.

sparrow24 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 09, 2024 5:22 pm

L302: Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 200 axles. They have work in Lansing.

L302-09 had 4530 + 5446 for power today with its 47 cars. By Fowlerville at 19:13.

L302-08 had 106 cars out of Detroit. They also had red blocks from the west end of Howell to the east end of Fowlerville. Now approaching Webberville at 19:12. 559 was the trailing unit.

L302-08[/b] @ 14:40 is building his train in Rougemere/Detroit with CSX engines #3238 + #559(?). No other details could be heard thru the static, only the leader info was clearly heard since the Dispatcher had repeated it. 3238 +559 was on L302 on January 24th as well so the numbers are probably th...

L302-07 by Howell at 18:00 with 65 cars. 5230 + 966 on the head end, for sure. In my defense of yesterday's L302's lead unit, I got to the window within a split second before the lead unit went out sight and thought it was 7220, which turned out to be 3220. Thanks for the help, guys.

L302-06 by Howell at 17:40 with 33 cars. 7220 + 7565 on the head end.

@ 16:00 Rougemere Yard/Detroit job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #3445 + #3005 & 46 cars (19 loads + 27 empties) @ 3,246 tons & 2,762 feet long. He’s building his train & has work for Lansing. A surprisingly clearly heard job briefing. By Howell at 19:02. About half of his train was ...

L302-04 had 224 axles over the DD at Fowlerville indicating 53 cars. 7258 was also on G804-12, paired with 5366 at that time on Jan. 14th and returned east on G803-17.

L302-03 by Howell at 18:18 with 98 cars. 516 +5224 on the head end. 5224 was also on L302 on Jan 12th paired with 3226 at that time.

L302-02 by Howell at 16:45 with 37 cars and 975 + 3399 on the head end. 3399 had been with 3025 a few weeks ago. L305 turned at Fowlerville today. Kids under the Red Cedar River bridge west of town pelted the locomotive with rocks going east, and believed damaged a window. When going back west had r...

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:23 pm

L302-01[/b] @ 14:44 Rougemere Yard/Detroit job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #842 + #3273 & 75 cars (59 loads + 16 empties) @ 7,992 tons & 4,569 feet long. He’s building his train & has work for Lansing.

By Howell at 19:30

L302-31 by Howell at 17:53 with 34 cars. 885 leading and either 7253 or 7257 trailing. Could not read my writing again. And to Adam who photographed 4710 at Webberville today to confirm the repaint rebuild, THANK YOU, a thousand times over. Great up-close shot !!