CSX Train Location Updates - December 2023

[pudgy]

Overnight, a B23517 ran over the B&O from Chicago to Walbridge, final destination of Webberville. Potash train off the CP with a CP leader and a UP DPU on the bottom.

[Andy24]

Overnight, a B23517 ran over the B&O from Chicago to Walbridge, final destination of Webberville. Potash train off the CP with a UP leader and a CP DPU on the bottom.

From what I saw on the Deshler Cam at 3:52 am, B235-17 had CP #8945 leading with 90 ish potash cars and rear GE UP #8180 DPU. Hopefully someone can catch the numbers in daylight today

[pudgy]

Overnight, a B23517 ran over the B&O from Chicago to Walbridge, final destination of Webberville. Potash train off the CP with a UP leader and a CP DPU on the bottom.

From what I saw on the Deshler Cam at 3:52 am, B235-17 had CP #8945? leading with 90 ish potash cars and rear GE UP #5480? DPU. Hopefully someone can catch the numbers in daylight today

You're correct. CP 8945 and UP 8180 was the DPU.

[Tom49801]

L303-18 @ 11:53 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #3446 + #7228 & 11 cars (0 loads + 11 empties) @ 502 tons & 855 feet long. He’s ready to depart & has No work for Lansing. He'll be meeting Y106 at Seymour mp CH148.1

L301-18 @ 12:08 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 20 axles. CSX engines #4003 + #8066 & 2 cars (1 CH + 1 Coil car). He has work for Hartford mp CG68.7 & Coloma mp CG76.7 & Sawyer mp CG105.2

L301-18 @ 12:28:44 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam.

[amessmann]

12:46 - Track crew stopped in the siding at WE Brighton. Will proceed west once L305 is done at Howell. Two larger trucks, one with a crane and a few pieces of single rail on the top. Attached a photo of it leaving Brighton at 15:18.

[Tom49801]

L303-18 @ 12:52 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 56 axles. CSX engines #3446 + #7228 & 11 cars (0 loads + 11 empties) @ 502 tons & 855 feet long. He has No work for Lansing.

L301-18 @ 12:58 headed westward after completing his work at Hartford mp CG68.7 next stop is Coloma mp CG76.7 & then Sawyer mp CG105.2 with CSX engines #4003 + #8066 leading.

[BL2-1843]

B235-17 had 85 cars. Counted them twice. Rear unit UP8180 was facing forward. Actually found it myself from the Deshler Log before it was posted above here earlier. Deshler chat originally said the UP DPU unit was 8580 until it was corrected by someone who saw the train earlier and said it was 8180. Even under the cover of darkness CP 8945 on the lead showed up quite well with its reflectorized number because it was clean. Despite the larger numbers on the UP unit, it had more dirt on it.

[Tom49801]

L303-18 @ 13:32 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 56 axles. CSX engines #3446 + #7228 & 11 cars (0 loads + 11 empties) @ 502 tons & 855 feet long. He has No work for Lansing.

L301-18 @ 14:07 westward reported from the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 44 axles. CSX engines #4003 + #8066 & 8 cars. He’s headed to Arlington Metals in Sawyer, Mi mp CG105.2

L302-18 between 14:02/14:32 Detroit heard telling Rouge Tower they need to spin their engines. Sounds like CSX engine #999 will be leading & CSX #3284 will trail, these engines had gone to Detroit on Dec 15th's L303.

[amessmann]

15:12 - L303 thru WE Brighton with 11 cars behind 3446 and 7228.
15:17 - Track crew exiting the siding at WE Brighton, they have clearance all the way to WE Williamston, sounded like until 16:30.
At Ann Pere today, L305 pulled east of the diamond and added 32 cars to a 29 car cut in the siding. Nothing was taken from the transfer.

[Tom49801]

L301-18 @ 15:32 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 40 axles. CSX engines #8066 + #4003 & 7 cars.

L302-18 @ 15:52 westward CSX engine #999 leading was advised he'll be waiting at Middlebelt mp CH17.9 for a couple of trains to pass by due to a broken rail at Stark on #2 Track mp CH20.

L302-18 @ 16:20 westward reported from Plymouth Rd mp CH12.1

L301-18 @ 16:21:24 eastward Bangor, Mi Division St crossing mp CG60.93 live cam with CSX engines #8066 + #4003 & 7 cars.

[Tom49801]

L301-18 @ 16:44 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 40 axles. CSX engines #8066 + #4003 & 7 cars. He’ll be going into Holland mp CG25.3 for some work there & then head eastward straight into the Grand Rapids Terminal.

L301-18 @ 17:13 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 on the Main Track & diverging onto the Pass Track.

[Tom49801]

L301-18 @ 17:48 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 56 axles. CSX engines #8066 + #4003 & 11 cars. He’s headed to the Grand Rapids Terminal.

[Andy24]

CSX M506 passed the Deshler PTZ Cam at 17:42 on the SẼ Wye with a CSX GE GEVO leading following by a CSX EMD, unknown 3rd loco (assuming it was a CP engine since I saw the red paint) with lit #’s on the rear end, and supposedly CSX #9969 in 4th with 141 cars in consist

Edit on 12/19: Deshler cam states this was M506 to Walbridge, OH and not M510

[SD80MAC]

That's definitely 9969.

[amessmann]

18:24 - L302 thru EE Brighton with 999 + 1 leading 63 cars, power was elephant style if it helps ID that second unit.

[Tom49801]

18:24 - L302 thru EE Brighton with 999 + 1 leading 63 cars, power was elephant style if it helps ID that second unit.

Probably the CSX #3284. The #999 + #3284 were elephant style on L303-15.

[Tom49801]

C800-18 @ 19:57 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 536 axles. BNSF engine #8571 & 131 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9240.

[Tom49801]

18:24 - L302 thru EE Brighton with 999 + 1 leading 63 cars, power was elephant style if it helps ID that second unit.

L302-18 @ 21:05 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 224 axles. CSX engines #999 + #3284 & 53 cars. He had work in Lansing.

C800-18 @ 21:07:17 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing mp CG60.93 live cam with BNSF engine #8571 & 131 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9240. He’ll add CSX engines #3201 + #3293 behind his leader at Grand Jct mp CG54 & continue on to the power plant in West Olive, Mi.

L302-18 @ 21:45 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 224 axles.

Amtrak P370-18 @ 21:48 eastern time is still stopped in Portage, IN & his tracking code now shows "Service Disruption". Apparently, the passengers will have to bused from there.

[justin_gram]

As of 22:30 ET, Amtrak P370 looks to be parked in Porter siding on the NS @ CD482.5, near the Mineral Springs Rd Crossing.

[TSS]

As of 22:30 ET, Amtrak P370 looks to be parked in Porter siding on the NS @ CD482.5, near the Mineral Springs Rd Crossing.

User “Working_Ad_2769” posted the following on Reddit (r/Amtrak):

Well, of all 4 trains I've taken (including the one I'm currently on), it wasn't the Texas Eagle that was the problem child. I've been currently delayed by over an hour just east of Chicago in Indiana because of a mechanical issue on the train taking me home to Michigan. So. Current situation is that the mechanical team has driven out from Chicago to fix this brake they're having issue with and to either successfully fix it or transfer us to buses they have been thus far unable to secure. If I get transferred to a bus, I'll update. If this train gets moving again, I'll update. I'll also update with whatever the conductor puts out over the intercom. Wish me luck.