CSX Train Location Updates - January 2021

[Dan Cluley]

No, somebody changed plans while they were at Ensel. I believe they said they were only on duty until 4:30, so maybe a time issue. Also sounded like they expect D708 to run tomorrow.

[amessmann]

D901-5 East thru Howell at 01:45. Sounds like he's having trouble keeping the numbers straight

[Tier4GEVO]

D736-05 clear Novi SB. BNSF SD70ACe 9025 solo and 59 cars 2:05 AM
Q131-06 seen recently around Delray with CSX SD70MAC 4572 leading

[amessmann]

D901-5 East thru Howell at 01:45. Sounds like he's having trouble keeping the numbers straight

D901-5 back West thru Howell at 02:48 with a horn show, engines light. I'm curious to hear BL2's analysis of the AMCX car situation.

[ns8401]

D73505 North by Romulus at 315am
CSX 5245 ES40DC
CSX 7010 (what are we calling the GE rebuilds officially?)
79 Mixed

[ns8401]

D71605 North by Romulus at 335am
CSX 6555 GP40-3
21 Mixed

[ns8401]

Q21505 North by Romulus at 344am
CSX 104 AC4400CW YN2
CSX 4800 SD70MAC
CSX 6926 GP40-2
0 Cars

[ns8401]

D736-05 clear Novi SB. BNSF SD70ACe 9025 solo and 59 cars 2:05 AM
Q131-06 seen recently around Delray with CSX SD70MAC 4572 leading

D73605 by Romulus SB at 407am
BNSF 9025 SD70ACe
BNSF 9231 SD70ACe
59 Mixed

[ns8401]

Q13205 North by Romulus at 433am
CSX 893 ES44AC
CSX 817 ES44AC
59 Mixed

[ns8401]

Q509 or Q568 SB by Romulus at 501am:
CSX 312 AC4400CW
CSX 5455 ES40DC
CSX 6005 GP40-2
78 Mixed

[ns8401]

Q508 or Q567 North by Romulus at 513am
CSX 916 ES44AC
CSX 7230
67 Mixed

[donnieland]

wed 371 and 327
371
621a - clear grandville
627a/630a - clear ee/we hudsonville
637a - 19.1 - 16 axles, 305'
640a - clear 112th ave, waverly
644a/648a - arr/depart holland
656a - clear pair east saugatuck
709a - clear pair wells
712a - 44.2 - 16 axles, 305'
721a - clear pair grand junction

327
634a - app med ivanrest - still building their train at wyoming
722a - med clear grandville - 1 to main
735a - clear hudsonville
749a - 44.2 - 500 axles, 7471' - 521 ld, 5501 mid, 2xxx trail - 121 cars with fred on the end car
not light enough yet to read engine number when train is running at track speed
752a - clear 112th, waverly
327 will pickup 1, 2, and 24 track - sounds like 38 cars total to pickup
will work off main at holland

[Tom49801]

N801-05 between 01:31am/02:01am eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 544 axles & 7,208 feet long. BNSF engines #6174 + #6419 & 130 loaded coal cars & CSX pushers #579 + #989. The de-railment issue at the power plant may have been resolved, they had changed the plans, again, for N801-05 to go to Hiawatha.

D706-06 between 01:31am/02:01am eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 200 axles. CSX engines #3211 + #738 & 47 cars. Not sure if the #738 is a DPU, he is running non-stop this morning to Detroit.
D706-06 between 02:01am/02:31am eastward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 200 axles & 2,988 feet long.

D700-05 @ 04:12:31 eastward Bangor mp CG60.7 with CSX engines #2742 + #2652 & 24 cars.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P3701-06 @ 07:27:06am westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with the IDTX engine #4614 & 3 cars (2 Horizons + 1 AmFleet). 0 passemgers on/off at the station mp CG60.5

[MQT1223]

Q327 clear Hudsonville, AC4400 in YN2 followed by a GEVO and a GP38-2 all up front. Good sized train today. No DPU.

[Tom49801]

Q327-06 @ 07:51am westward reported by DD mp CG19.1 w/ 500 axles & 7,471 feet long. CSX engines #521 + #5501 & 122 cars. He has work in Waverly/Holland this morning.
Amtrak P3701-06 @ 08:09am westward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge with the IDTX engine #4614 & 3 cars. Heard the Bridge Tender saying this morning & tomorrow morning's dayshift is their last working days of the season.
Amtrak P371-06 @ 08:16am westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 308 feet long.

[J T]

Q327-06 @ 07:51am westward reported by DD mp CG19.1 w/ 500 axles & 7,471 feet long. CSX engines #521 + #5501 & 122 cars.

While at work in Grandville I could hear them blowing through Grandville and Jenison. Good sounding horn on that lead unit!

[kd_1014]

Sounds like Z151 is around Fuller @ 09:52. Sounds like 3408 is leading

[CantBeShook.WeHot]

q32606 livinston MI. q32706 holland MI. d70005 arrived holland 6am. d70206 grandville MI. d70606 arrived detroit 7:30am. d90105 arrived north lansing 4am. d70806 set for noon lansing. d70705 annulled. d73506 set for 2pm walbridge.
n80005 on duty chicago. n80006, e80006 in system.
q56806 hines park detroit. q56705 fostoria OH. q13106 hancock OH. q13205 arrived detroit 8am. q50805 arrived detroit, q50806 set for 3pm cincinnati. q50906 fostoria OH.
w00306 munster IL, enroute to Cloverdale IN.

[GP30M4216]

So if I’m reading ns8401’s reports right from further up the chain, there were 7 trains on the CSXT alone at Romulus between about 3:30 and 5:15 this morning? So there IS a busy csx location in Michigan! It just happens to be in the middle of the night!

Also, I believe those 7000 series GE rebuilt a are classed as CM44AC.