CSX Train Location Updates - April 2023

[bluewonderrails]

L303 east clear CH84.43 East Lansing at 15:08 per friend on scene. CSX duo #3170 + #862. 42 cars/180 axles. 7 box cars + 4 empty center beams the 11 picked up from Lansing, then the 31 empty crushed stone hoppers.

[David Collins]

...then the 31 empty crushed stone hoppers.

Where do these go? Been seeing a lot of them lately.

[AARR]

Stoneco has yards in Lansing and Grand Rapids. That's probably where the crushed stone is going.

...then the 31 empty crushed stone hoppers.

Where do these go? Been seeing a lot of them lately.

[Tom49801]

M327-27 @ 15:40 getting their bulletin activated for their PTC & will be proceeding westward from mp CG49.13 with CSX engine #3219 & 24 cars (15 loads + 9 empties) @ 2,155 tons & 1,432 feet long. Dispatcher advising M327 he hasn't received the ok to let M327 proceed. Got the ok at 15:31

M326-27 @ 15:53 moving eastward into Gross Siding mp CG63.1 to be re-crewed at 60th Street mp CG62.18

[MQT1223]

M327-27 passing through Holland Michigan @ 08:15

CSX engine #3219 + 24 cars.

M327-27 was supposed to have 142 cars this morning & with the CSXT #871 as a dpu. There was an incident (nothing was heard as to what) with Y351-26 working most of the early morning hours with CSXT #8017 making yard moves inside a congested Grand Rapids Terminal that had prevented M327 from building his train completely. Rouge Tower @ 07:02 had mentioned to M327 he would have to pull forward to let Hazmat thru a crossing.

Amtrak P371-27 @ 08:35 westward reported no defects for the Defect Detector mp CG108.9 Lakeside, Mi with IDTX engine #4602 & 3 cars (AmCafe + 2 Ventures).

M327-27 @ 08:46 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 102 axles. CSX engine #3219 & 24 cars. He had gone into Emergency at the DD site & is stopped at mp CG45.6 @ 08:49 & air is not restoring & will inspect their train.

M327-27 @ 09:12 reported an open coupler found on the 8th car after hitting a rough spot on the track, no repairs were needed & proceeding westward.

What is Y351? I have not heard or seen that before. Is it new?

[Tom49801]

M327-27@ 16:19:49 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 cam with CSX engine #3219 & 24 cars (15 loads + 9 empties) @ 2,155 tons & 1,432 feet long.

M326-27 @ 16:42:22 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engine #835 + mid dpu CSX engine #5254 & 89 cars (58 loads + 31 empties) @ 8,756 tons & 5,034 feet long.

[Tom49801]

M327-27 @ 17:22 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 102 axles. CSX engine #3219 & 24 cars (15 loads + 9 empties) @ 2,155 tons & 1,432 feet.

M326-27 @ 18:02 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 368 axles. CSX engine #835 + mid dpu CSX engine #5254 & 89 cars (58 loads + 31 empties) @ 8,756 tons & 5,034 feet long.

[BL2-1843]

L302-27 by Howell at 18:03 with around 75 cars. 519 + 831 on the head end. Another good group of stone loads within the first 50 cars with a three car gap in between two groups. A couple of noisy wheeled tank cars followed around the 55th car.

[Andy24]

Stoneco has yards in Lansing and Grand Rapids. That's probably where the crushed stone is going.

...then the 31 empty crushed stone hoppers.

Where do these go? Been seeing a lot of them lately.

You are correct. StoneCo in GR has been receiving huge loads from L302 and 2-3 days later they come back as empties. I caught the empty version this morning on L303. Same process on L303 2 days ago, had 30 empties in consist

[GRHC]

M326-27 passing through Holland Michigan @ 18:41

Passing through Zeeland Michigan @ 18:50

Cleared Zeeland Michigan @ 18:52

CSX engine #835 + mid dpu CSX engine #5254 + 89 cars.

[Tom49801]

M326-27 @ 18:55 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 368 axles. CSX engine #835 + mid dpu CSX engine #5254 & 89 cars (58 loads + 31 empties) @ 8,756 tons & 5,034 feet long.

C800-27 @ 19:16 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 532 axles. BNSF engine #6318 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9753(?)

[Tom49801]

M327-27 passing through Holland Michigan @ 08:15

CSX engine #3219 + 24 cars.

M327-27 was supposed to have 142 cars this morning & with the CSXT #871 as a dpu. There was an incident (nothing was heard as to what) with Y351-26 working most of the early morning hours with CSXT #8017 making yard moves inside a congested Grand Rapids Terminal that had prevented M327 from building his train completely. Rouge Tower @ 07:02 had mentioned to M327 he would have to pull forward to let Hazmat thru a crossing.

Amtrak P371-27 @ 08:35 westward reported no defects for the Defect Detector mp CG108.9 Lakeside, Mi with IDTX engine #4602 & 3 cars (AmCafe + 2 Ventures).

M327-27 @ 08:46 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 102 axles. CSX engine #3219 & 24 cars. He had gone into Emergency at the DD site & is stopped at mp CG45.6 @ 08:49 & air is not restoring & will inspect their train.

M327-27 @ 09:12 reported an open coupler found on the 8th car after hitting a rough spot on the track, no repairs were needed & proceeding westward.

What is Y351? I have not heard or seen that before. Is it new?

This was my 1st time hearing the Y351-26 i.d. He was working inside of Grand Rapids to help sort & move several cars that had the GR Terminal congested & was heard several times communicating with the Dispatcher using this i.d.

[Tom49801]

C800-27 @ 20:24:32 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing mp CG60.93 live cam with BNSF engine #6318 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9753.

[Tom49801]

L302-27 by Howell at 18:03 with around 75 cars. 519 + 831 on the head end. Another good group of stone loads within the first 50 cars with a three car gap in between two groups. A couple of noisy wheeled tank cars followed around the 55th car.

L302-27 @ 20:51 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 244 axles. CSX engines #519 + #831 & 58 cars.

C800-27 @ 21:00 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 532 axles. BNSF engine #6318 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9753. He’ll be taking Wells Siding mp CG43.3 & tie down.

Amtrak P370-27 @ 21:13 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4602 & 3 cars.

L302-27 @ 21:30 westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 244 axles.

R597-27 @ 21:32 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 544 axles. CSX engines #3289 + #3209 & BNSF engine #8563 & & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6403. This was C801-26 that had tied down in Grand Jct mp CG54 on 4/26. He is headed to the power plant in West Olive, Mi. Later, he will return with the CSX power for the C800-27 that had tied down inside Wells Siding mp CG41.5

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-27 @ 21:54:58 eastward Division St Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 IDTX engine #4602 & 3 cars (AmCafe + 2 Ventures) with 5 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

R597-27 @ 22:09 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #3289 + #3209 & BNSF engine #8563 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6403. In about ½ mile he’ll diverge onto the west end of the Wye & onto the Fremont sub-division. Note: confirmed the CSX engines were leading.

L302-27 @ 22:11 westward reported from Madison mp CH149.7 with CSX engines #519 + #831 & 58 cars.

Amtrak P370-27 @ 22:15 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 16 axles.

[kd_1014]

M327-27 was supposed to have 142 cars this morning & with the CSXT #871 as a dpu. There was an incident (nothing was heard as to what) with Y351-26 working most of the early morning hours with CSXT #8017 making yard moves inside a congested Grand Rapids Terminal that had prevented M327 from building his train completely. Rouge Tower @ 07:02 had mentioned to M327 he would have to pull forward to let Hazmat thru a crossing.

Amtrak P371-27 @ 08:35 westward reported no defects for the Defect Detector mp CG108.9 Lakeside, Mi with IDTX engine #4602 & 3 cars (AmCafe + 2 Ventures).

M327-27 @ 08:46 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 102 axles. CSX engine #3219 & 24 cars. He had gone into Emergency at the DD site & is stopped at mp CG45.6 @ 08:49 & air is not restoring & will inspect their train.

M327-27 @ 09:12 reported an open coupler found on the 8th car after hitting a rough spot on the track, no repairs were needed & proceeding westward.

What is Y351? I have not heard or seen that before. Is it new?

This was my 1st time hearing the Y351-26 i.d. He was working inside of Grand Rapids to help sort & move several cars that had the GR Terminal congested & was heard several times communicating with the Dispatcher using this i.d.

Y351 is a extra third shift yard job that was called to move all the cars from the odd yard to the even yard so they can work on the odd yard.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-28 @ 06:40 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4602 & 3 cars (AmCafe + 2 Ventures).

Amtrak P371-28 @ 07:14 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 16 axles.

Amtrak P371-28 @ 07:29:44 westward N. Center St Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam with 5 passengers & 1 Dog On at the station mp CG60.5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNDikcUtmJs

[Tom49801]

M327-28 @ 07:46 on the move westward at Lamar mp CG3.5 with CSX engines #5254 + #835 + mid dpu CSX engine #871 & 118 cars (57 loads + 61 empties) @ 9,239 tons & 6,830 feet.

Amtrak P371-28 @ 08:16 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4602 & 3 cars (AmCafe + 2 Ventures).

M327-28 @ 08:21 westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 490 axles.

[Tom49801]

Y121-28 @ 08:58 backing eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.25 Main Track to Pass Track with 3 Box cars & OLS Caboose & CSX engine #6515 shoving.

M327-28 @ 09:09 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 490 axles. CSX engines #5254 + #835 + mid dpu CSX engine #871 & 118 cars (57 loads + 61 empties) @ 9,239 tons & 6,830 feet.

M327-28@ 09:30 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam.

Y121-28 @ 09:46 backing westward into Holland’s Dock Track mp CG25.0 with the OLS Caboose & 8 empty cars (6 Gons + 2 Hoppers) & CSX engine #6515 shoving.

[Tom49801]

M327-28 @ 10:40 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 490 axles. CSX engines #5254 + #835 + mid dpu CSX engine #871 & 118 cars (57 loads + 61 empties) @ 9,239 tons & 6,830 feet.

Y121-28 @ 10:41 eastward Holland’s Dock Track diverging onto the Main Track at mp CG25.0 with CSX engine #6515 & what looked to be about 7 cars with scrap metal & the OLS Caboose.

L303-28 @ 11:14 in Grand Rapids, Mi calling Rouge Tower to start building their train with CSX engines #831 + #519.