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Amtrak P371-02 @ 08:17 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4621 & 4 cars (Horizon Café + Venture Business + 2 Venture Coaches).

Y121-02 @ 08:17 westward Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engine #2686 & 5 cars (1 empty Hopper + 3 empty Gons + 1 Tank car). He’ll go to the Holland Depot signal & then back eastward to go westward into the Dock Track mp CG25.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:19 am

Amtrak P371-02 @ 08:17 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4621 & 4 cars (Horizon Café + Venture Business + 2 Venture Coaches).

Y121-02 @ 08:17 westward Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engine #2686 & 5 cars (1 empty Hopper + 3 empty Gons + 1 Tank car). He’ll go to the Holland Depot signal & then back eastward to go westward into the Dock Track mp CG25.

Amtrak P371-02 @ 9:08 EDT hopping onto the NS Chicago Line

Not seeing M326-02 yet on ATCS. Checking for loaded coals

https://railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewtopic ... 17#p541217

^ this CSX grain train along with a handful of others off of LSRC and the one from Grand Ledge last week have been going to the southwest via BNSF (Cicero, IL).

Locations have included:
Summerfield, TX
Plainview, TX
Joel, TX
Etter, TX
Clovis, NM

There's some decent drought conditions that seems to be driving a need for Michigan feed corn.

a return train, BNSF X-ETTCSX2 was thru Galesburg, IL at 15:38 central (Naperville, IL at 19:56) yesterday with CSX 4745 leading and CSX 966 as rear DPU. This train is returning from Gavillon in Etter, TX and is supposedly billed for one of the elevators in MI.

Train came into Wixom as G70612 in March.

R597-01 @ 09:35 modified 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 & sounds to be a lite power move to Grand Jct siding mp CG54 & tie down.

R597-01 CSX lite power south at Riley St. Holland 10:05 AM.

L301-02 @ 10:05 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #8199 + #2428 & 9 cars (4 loads + 5 empties) @ 752 tons & 659 feet long. He’ll head westward directly to Hartford mp CG68.7 & will runaround his train at Kirk mp CG70.2 to head back east into Holland mp CG25.3

Y121-02 @ 10:07 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 on the Main Track & diverging onto the Pass Track with CSX engine #2686 & 9 Gons with scrap metal. He's headed back into Waverly.

R597-01 @ 10:26 westward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #796 + #741 lite power headed to the east end of Grand Jct siding mp CG54 & tie down.

L301-02 @ 10:36 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 48 axles.

R597-01 @ 10:59 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 12 axles.

L301-02 @ 11:14 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 48 axles. CSX engines #8199 + #2428 & 9 cars (3 CH + 6 Tank cars). He has work for Hartford mp CG68.7 & will runaround his train at Kirk mp CG70.2 & head back east into Holland mp CG25.3

M326-02 @ 11:19 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 256 axles. CSX engine #528 + 1 & 61 cars.

L301-02 @ 11:32:57 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam.

M326-02 @ 12:47:16 eastward Bangor, Mi Division St crossing mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engines #528 + #7257 & 61 cars.

L303-02 @ 12:58 eastward reported from Godfrey mp CG 0.99 with CSX engines #3008 + #123 & 61 cars (42 loads + 19 empties).

M326-02 @ 13:13 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 256 axles.

​​L301-02 @ 13:15:50 eastward Bangor, Mi Division St crossing mp CG60.93 live cam with CSX engines #2428 + #8199 & 14 cars.

L301-02 @ 13:39 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 68 axles.

13:40 - L305 east thru Brighton, sounds like they are headed to South Lyon.
15:08 - returning west thru Brighton.

L303-02 @ 14:01 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 256 axles. CSX engines #3008 + #123 & 61 cars (42 loads + 19 empties). He has work in Lansing - final destination is Detroit.

M326-02 @ 14:04 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 256 axles. CSX engines #528 + #7257 & 61 cars.

L301-02 @ 14:07 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 on the Main Track & diverging onto the Pass Track with CSX engines #2428 + #8199 & 14 cars. When his work is done there he’ll head east to Grand Rapids.

L302-02 @ 14:18 Rougemere Yard/Detroit mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engine #849 (solo) & (??) cars @ 4,155 tons & 2,755 feet long. He's building his train.

L303-02 @ 14:47 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 256 axles.

L301-02 @ 16:09 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 92 axles. CSX engines #2428 + #8199 & 20 cars. He's headed into the Grand Rapids Terminal.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:11 pm

L301-02 @ 16:09 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 92 axles. CSX engines #2428 + #8199 & 20 cars. He's headed into the Grand Rapids Terminal.

L301-02 @ 16:27 east with a medium clear signal at Grandville, Mi mp 6.0 with power mentioned above. 1 boxcar, 1 tanker, 3 bulkheads, 9 loaded gondolas of scrap metal, 5 CHs, and 1 reefer

C800-02 @ 18:47 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 532 axles. BNSF engine #8407 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #(??)

19:18 - L303 east through South Lyon.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 180 axles.

Heads up, something to watch out for.

From a source of mine we got a W085 coming to Grand Rapids with UP 8483 leading, it’s a Herzog Ballast train. It’s Down on the St Louis Line right now. Not sure exactly what route it'll take but I’m sure it will come up via Barr.

C800-02 @ 19:53:27 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing mp CG60.93 live cam with BNSF engine #8407 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8493. He’ll add CSX engines #741 + #796 behind his leader at Grand Jct mp CG54 & continue on to Wells siding mp CG43.3 & tie down there.

L302-02 @ 20:06 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 142 axles. CSX engine #849 (solo) & 34 cars. He had work in Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi.

L302-02 @ 20:44 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 142 axles.

C800-02 @ 21:07 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 544 axles. BNSF engine #8407 & CSX engines #741 + #796 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8493. He had added the CSX power at the east end Grand Jct mp CG54. He’ll be taking Wells Siding mp CG43.3 & tie down.

L302-02 @ 21:10 westward reported from the west end Fox mp CH143.3 with CSX engine #849 (solo) & 34 cars.

Amtrak P370-02 @ 21:27 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 4 cars.

Amtrak P370-02 @ 22:07 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 IDTX engine #4616 & 4 cars (2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business + Horizon Cafe) with 4 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

M327-03 @ 05:45 contacted Rouge Tower to start building their train. He will likely have CSX #4771 + CSX #743 from Monday’s M326-01

M327-03 @ 05:53 had Job Briefing with RN Dispatcher in Grand Rapids, MI: CSX #4771 + CSX #743 DPU with 156 cars (90 loads and 66 empties) @ 12,858 tons and 9,053(?) ft long. He’s starting to build their train and will inform the dispatcher when they will depart. Crew was on duty at 04:30. (engineer fired off a string of numbers that I couldn’t keep up typing)

L304-02 @ 00:57 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 48 axles. CSX engines #8054 + #4017 & 9 cars. He ran around his train at Lake Odessa mp CH120.4 for work at Woodbury mp CH116.3

L304-02 @ 03:10 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 P371-03 @ 06:37 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 4 cars (2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business + Horizon Cafe).