CSX Train Location Updates - December 2020

[J T]

Ok, thanks. He was dropping something on the rails. I’m not sure what it was

Sand

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-26 @ 9:35pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 307 feet long. IDTX engine #4614 & 3 SuperLiner cars.
Amtrak P370-26 @ 9:42pm eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.
N800-23 @ 10:09pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 532 axles & 6,948 feet long. BNSF engine #8445 + 1 & 130 loaded coal cars.
Amtrak P370-26 @ 10:14:24pm eastward Bangor's Division St mp CG60.93 (2 passengers off at the station mp CG60.5)
N800-23 @ 10:25pm eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.

[LansingRailFan]

Q132 had UP 7024/UP 1943 HU today. Q131-27 is expected to have UP 1943 leading tomorrow ow.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-26 @ 11:12pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 16 axles & 306 feet long. IDTX engine #4614 & 3 SuperLiner cars.
N800-23 @ 11:14pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG66.2 with 532 axles & 7,078 feet long. BNSF engine #8445 + #9256(?) & 130 loaded coal cars.
N800-23 @ 11:18:14pm eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with BNSF engines #8445 + #9256 & 130 loaded coal cars. He is going into Wells siding mp CG43.3 to tie down & was told not to cut his train for the crossings.
N800-23 @ 11:56pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 532 axles & 6,862 feet long.

[donnieland]

sunday 371 and 327
371
602a - slow app pleasent st - wb
613a - clear lamar
618a - clear grandville
626a/629a - clear ee/we hudsonville
635a - 19.1 - 16 axles, 304'
640a - clear 112th and waverly
644a/648a - arr / depart holland
656a - clear pair east saugatuck
709a - clear pair wells
711a - 44.2 - 16 axles, 304'
721a - clear pair grand junction

327
700a - app ivanrest ave
705a - med clear grandville - 1 to main
721a / 725a - clear ee/we hudsonville
735a - clear zeeland
739a - 19.1 - see tom's report below
745a - clear east wy - 724 ld, 5408, and 3198 trail with 86 cars and fred on the end - to dark to read engine numbers
will have pickup at wy today, from sat's 327 hi balling it's pickup
805a - clear holland - 327 working waverly from the main via holland today
808a - restricting holland - main to old pass

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-27 @ 07:27:23 westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with IDTX engine #4614 & 3 SuperLiner cars (4 passengers boarded at the station mp CG60.5)
Q327-27 @ 07:42am westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 362 axles & 5,171 feet long. CSX #724 + 2 & 86 cars. Heard Dispatch saying for his pick up at Holland, he's to keep all 3 engines on the head end & add a mid DPU engine.
Amtrak P371-27 @ 8:20am westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 308 feet long.

[amtrak1007]

D70526 is between Ensel and Lake Odessa as of 7:45

[Tom49801]

D70526 is between Ensel and Lake Odessa as of 7:45

D705-26 @ 08:50am westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 358 axles. CSX #738 + #3211(?) + 1 & 85 cars.
D705-26 @ 09:01am westward reported from Alto mp CH134.35

[LansingRailFan]

I wonder if D705 has those ash cars that they took to Detroit yesterday

[BL2-1843]

LansingrRailFan asks: I wonder if D705 has those ash cars that they took to Detroit yesterday.

BL2 says: Yes they did. D70526 was by Michah at 03:00, annessman at 03:20 and BL2 at 03:42 with 127 cars and the usual assigned power. DPU after being on the rear end for both 705 & 706 most of the past week was after the 60th car this morning. The same 20 Ash cars that were on the head end of 706 yesterday, were back close to the rear of their train this morning but not at the rear. If they go all the way back to GRP again, 706 can bring them back to Lansing again tomorrow. It may take awhile yet to get them on D708 to Ann Pere but at least they are keeping the wheels warmed up until they get there.

[Tom49801]

N800-24 @ 10:39am eastward reported by the DD at mp CG91.9 with 532 axles & 6,961 feet long. BNSF engines #8408 + #9725 & 130 loaded coal cars. Many thanks to K1NGxBONDx007 for being out there in the cold train spotting.
Q326-27 @ 10:47am eastward reported by DD mp CG91.9 with 128 axles & 1,711 feet long. CSX engine #3250 + 1 & 29 cars. Q326 today will be picking up a repaired car from the east end of Kirk siding mp CG70.2
N800-24 @ 10:53am eastward clear of the St Joseph Bridge.

[SD80MAC]

Q327 west approaching CG 28 10:57.

[Tom49801]

Q326-27 @ 11:04am eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge with CSX engine #3250 + 1 & 29 cars. RN Dispatcher called Q326 & cancelled the pick up he was to make for the repaired car inside Kirk siding.

[CR900945]

Re: The redundant east-west movement of ash cars. Isn't what the slogan says? "How Tomorrow Moves."

[SW]

WB Q568 just turned south at Plymouth. CSX 903 + 92 cars + DPU CSX 862 + 96 cars, for a total of 188 cars. First 41 were autoracks.

[Tom49801]

Q327-27 @ 11:45am westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 554 axles & 7,846 feet long. CSX #724 + 2 & 134 cars.

[Tlout]

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 11:50 AM. CSXT, BNSF power, CSXT 949 leader.

[Tom49801]

Q327-27 @ 12:11pm westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with CSX engines #724 + #5408 + mid CSX engine #3198 & 134 total cars. He's going into Gross siding mp CG61.3 to "loop around" N800-24 & Q326-27 that are sitting on the main between the Absolute Signals for Gross.
N800-24 @ 12:33:47pm eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with BNSF engines #8408 + #9725 & 130 loaded coal cars. He's going into Grand Junction siding mp CG55.6 to tie down.

[donnieland]

watching 327 on bangor cam, i see 327 cut away the lead two engines to make
the pickup of 48 cars at waverly, leaving the 3198 trialing eng with the consist
to become the dpu after the 48 car pickup was coupled to the consist.
at wyoming getting 327 together, the crew said they had est. contact with the
dpu unit and were set to go. was surprized when all three engine were together
going pass the tower at 112th ave. i was looking for a rear or mid dpu on 327.

[Tom49801]

Q326-27 @ 12:45:34pm eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with CSX engine #3250 & 29 cars & rear CSX engine #3061.
Q326-27 @ 1:27pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 128 axles & 1,733 feet long.