CSX Train Location Updates - April 2024

[sparrow24]

14:50 - L303 east through South Lyon. CSXT 5438, CSXT 7228, 4 cars.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 28 axles.

[sparrow24]

16:20 - L302 west through South Lyon. CSXT 745 leading, per radio.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 244 axles.

[Tom49801]

16:20 - L302 west through South Lyon. CSXT 745 leading, per radio.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 244 axles.

L302-07 @ 18:54 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 212 axles. CSX engines #745 + #313(?) & 50 cars. He had work in Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi.

[aflkproductions]

L302 Clear 104.3

[Tom49801]

L302-07 @ 19:34 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 212 axles. CSX engines #745 + #313(?) & 50 cars. He had work in Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi.

[Talk]

L302-07 @ 19:34 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 212 axles. CSX engines #745 + #313(?) & 50 cars. He had work in Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi.

313 is trailing

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-07 @ 21:09 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 24 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 5 cars.

As of 21:41, Amtrak P370-07 has been sitting at the St Joseph Station for nearly 25 minutes for unknown reasons. No radio calls have been heard from him.

Amtrak P370-07 @ 21:50 departing the St Joseph Station mp CG87.9

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-07 @ 22:25:12 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 IDTX engine #4616 & 5 cars (2 Venture Coach + AmCafe + Venture Coach + Venture Business) with 5 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

[Tom49801]

M327-08 between 04:33/05:03 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #5326 + #5256 & 55 cars (13 loads + 42 empties) @ 3,115 tons & 3,521 feet long. He’s building his train.

[Tom49801]

BNSF C-BTMCXC (Bound for West Olive) @ 13:58:08 CDT heading east passing Ottumwa, Iowa cam with BNSF #8494 + CP #8025 (elephant style) & 130 coal loads + rear BNSF #9217 DPU

BNSF C-BTMCXC (Bound for West Olive) 19:27:00 @ CDT heading east passing Galesburg, IL cam with BNSF #8494 + 130 coal loads + rear BNSF #9217 DPU. CP #8025 was removed at a train yard before passing this cam

C801-07 @ 01:32:15 eastward Bangor’s W. Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 live cam with BNSF engine #8494 & 129 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9217. He had added CSX engines #741 + #796 behind his leader at Grand Jct mp CG54 & continued on to the power plant in West Olive, Mi.

L304-07 @ 02:58 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 60 axles. CSX engines #8054 + #4017 & 12 cars. He had work for Lake Odessa mp CH120.4 & Woodbury mp CH116.3

C801-07 @ 03:02 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 540 axles.

L304-07 @ 04:34 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 40 axles. CSX engines #4017 + #8054 & 7 cars. He was returning to Ensel (Lansing) mp CH90.

Amtrak P371-08 @ 06:37 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 24 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 5 cars (2 Venture Coach + AmCafe + Venture Coach + Venture Business).

M327-08 @ 06:54 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 236 axles. CSX engines #5326 + #5256 & 55 cars (at the rear of his train he had 3 "Piggy Back" cars).

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-08 @ 07:13 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 24 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 5 cars (2 Venture Coach + AmCafe + Venture Coach + Venture Business).

Amtrak P371-08 @ 07:28:36 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam with 6 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5

M327-08 @ 07:45 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 236 axles. CSX engines #5326 + #5256 & 55 cars.

M327-08 @ 08:07:35 westward Bangor, Mi N. Center St crossing mp CG60.35 cam. CSX engines #5326 + #5256 & 55 cars (13 loads + 42 empties) @ 3,115 tons & 3,521 feet long. At the rear of his train he had 3 "Piggy Back" cars.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-08 @ 08:17 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 24 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 5 cars (2 Venture Coach + AmCafe + Venture Coach + Venture Business).

M327-08 @ 09:10 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 236 axles. CSX engines #5326 + #5256 & 56 cars (13 loads + 42 empties) @ 3,115 tons & 3,521 feet long. At the rear of his train he has 3 “Piggy Back” cars adding to the axle count.

[pudgy]

W08502 Ballast train on duty in Chicago at 1000.

CSXT 3266 and 598 with 88 Herzog self dumping cars.

Train currently slated to run up to East Saugatuk siding and run around train to dump west bound, but unsure where at this point they will be dropping stone.

Over tonnage to make the hill without helpers, so maybe R job will come push them up the hill after getting empties down to Wells or GD Jct later today.

[Tom49801]

M327-08 @ 09:33 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG108.9 Lakeside, Mi with 236 axles. CSX engines #5326 + #5256 & 56 cars (13 loads + 42 empties) @ 3,115 tons & 3,521 feet long. At the rear of his train he has 3 “Piggy Back” cars.

L301-08 @ 10:07 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #8199 + #2428 & 44 cars (33 loads + 11 empties) @ 4,629 tons & 2,741 feet long. He’ll head westward directly into Waverly mp CG22.8 & later westward to Hartford mp CG68.7 & Coloma mp CG76.7 & to Sawyer mp CG105.2

[David Collins]

M510 turning the corner at Deshler, CSX ET44AH and CSX AC44CW for power. Unsure on engine numbers.

[Tom49801]

L301-08 @ 10:40 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 188 axles. CSX engines #8199 + #2428 & 44 cars. He’s headed into Waverly mp CG22.8 Later he’ll head west for work at Hartford mp CG68.7 & Coloma mp CG76.7 & will be going to Sawyer mp CG105.2

[Andy24]

M510 turning the corner at Deshler, CSX ET44AH and CSX AC44CW for power. Unsure on engine numbers.

At 9:37am, M510 had CSX 3410, CSX 98 (back to back) and around 100 cars (mixed of auto racks, truck frames on flatcars, coil cars, loaded gondolas of rail ties, empty gondolas, boxcars, tankers etc)

[Tlout]

Michigan Shore lite power south at Riley St. Holland 10:53 AM.

[Tom49801]

M326-08 @ 11:09 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 460 axles. CSX engine #394 + 1 & 112 cars.

R597-08 @ 11:11 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 CSX engines #796 + #741 lite power. He’s headed to Wells Siding mp CG41.4 to pick up loaded coal train C801-06 that had ted down there on April 6th.

[Tlout]

R597-08 CSX lite power south at Riley St. Holland 11:37 AM.