CSX Train Location Updates - January 2021

[Tom49801]

Q326-06 @ 09:57am eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 280 axles & 4,013 feet long. CSX engine #846 + 1 & 67 cars.
Q326-06 @ 10:10am eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.

[BL2-1843]

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.[/quote]

That must be a first running non stop to Detroit. Even with only 47 cars, and Tuesday's D705 having both assigned units up front, they were split apart again this morning with one on the front and the other on the rear. And, when going by Howell at 04:50 it was the first 706-705 train to see the main line in a week, at least for one day. D90105 could not have left many cars at Brighton this morning. Never bothered getting out of bed to see the train at Howell but sounded as if they were power light it was so short..

[Sage79]

Wow, my wife just got held up for 45 minutes by I assume 327 in Holland. She missed a Doctor's appointment-she's pissed!

[Tom49801]

Q326-06 @ 10:59:10am eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with CSX engine #846 & 67 cars & rear CSX engine #3330. He's going into the west end of Grand Junction siding mp CG55.6 to meet Q327.

[donnieland]

327 working waverly
327 to clear 120th ave, fred would be stopped just west of the waverly os. with the waverly pickup, his headend
is more then likly blocking 8th ave ( one way wb , main street downtown holland, 9th st , eb one way , and then
another 2 to 4 streets going west of there, then having trouble getting air, makes for a traffic tieup in downtown
holland.
i may have missed it, at 1111a i haven't heard 327 clear any signal or east saugatuck yet?
1129a - clear pair east saugatuck
327 getting permission throught limits at 34,3 to 37.2 at 1128a
1153a - clear pair wells
1158a - 44.2 - 672 axles, 9852' - 164 cars - pickup was 43 cars at waverly
note: with 327 on duty at 500a - i wonder if they will endup tieing down 327 at new buffalo?
sawyer has 1 street crossing right in the middle of the siding they have to cut and michigan city is to short.
it's single track from mich. city to porter, and then will ns accept 327 being short on time?

[J T]

Wow, my wife just got held up for 45 minutes by I assume 327 in Holland. She missed a Doctor's appointment-she's pissed!

After about 10 min of the train being stopped, I would have turned around and gone another way.

[Tom49801]

327 working waverly
327 to clear 120th ave, fred would be stopped just west of the waverly os. with the waverly pickup, his headend
is more then likly blocking 8th ave ( one way wb , main street downtown holland, 9th st , eb one way , and then
another 2 to 4 streets going west of there, then having trouble getting air, makes for a traffic tieup in downtown
holland.
i may have missed it, at 1111a i haven't heard 327 clear any signal or east saugatuck yet?

At 11:29am, Q327 is asking for permission thru the work limits starting at mp CG34.3

Q327-06 @ 12:00pm westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 672 axles & 9,852 feet long. CSX engines #521 + #5501 + #2804 & 164 cars.

[Tom49801]

Q326-06 @ 12:17pm eastward, siding to main, east end of Grand Junction mp CG53.9 with CSX engine #846 & 67 cars & rear CSX engine #3330.
Q327-06 @ 12:21:45pm westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with CSX engines #521 + #5501 + #2804 & 164 cars.

[LansingRailFan]

D901-05 filled up the siding at Brighton with cars for GLC last night/this morning.

D708-06 is running today...WEST. They have two weeks worth of cars for Grand Ledge, Woodbury and Lake Odessa. Watch out Jetlink!

[Tom49801]

Q326-06 @ 12:39pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 280 axles & 4,071 feet long. CSX engine #846 & 67 cars & rear CSX engine #3330.

[Tlout]

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 1:07 PM. CSXT 989, 579, BNSF 6419, 6174 power.
admin edit: d80105

[MQT1223]

D702 finishing up at Cement plant in Grandville. Pair of GP38-2’s for power and about 20 cars id wager

[Tom49801]

Q326-06 @ 1:30pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 280 axles & 4,071 feet long. CSX engine #846 & 67 cars & rear CSX engine #3330.
D801-05 @ 1:32pm westward reported from mp CG28 with CSX engines #989 + #579 & bringing an empty coal train to either Wells siding mp CG41.4 or Grand Junction siding mp CG53.9 with BNSF engines #6419 + #6174.
Q327-06 @ 1:38pm westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 672 axles & 9,964 feet long. CSX engines #521 + #5501 + #2804 & 164 cars.

[MQT1223]

326 clear Dewent

[ns8401]

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.

That’s what I was thinking but I saw a couple different designations online.

At any rate NS 181 went by at about 530 so I ended up with 8 trains in roughy 2 hours and 15 minutes. I kept going to leave to head home since I was coming from work and just kept seeing yet another signal lined up...

[Tom49801]

D801-05 @ 2:06pm westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 544 axles & 7,085 feet long. CSX engines #989 + #579 & BNSF engines #6419 + #6174 & 130 empty coal cars. Heading into Grand Junction siding mp CG53.9

[MQT1223]

D801-05 @ 2:06pm westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 544 axles & 7,085 feet long. CSX engines #989 + #579 & BNSF engines #6419 + #6174 & 130 empty coal cars. Heading into Grand Junction siding mp CG53.9

Do we have an idea where N800 might be Tom?

[~Z~]

Do we have an idea where N800 might be Tom?

Per Bangor chat, N80005 just met Q327 at New Buffalo and should be departing east momentarily.

[Tom49801]

D801-05 @ 2:53pm, siding to main, west end Grand Junction mp CG55.6 CSX engines #989 + #579 lite. He's traveling back eastward to return inside Grand Junction on its east end main to siding @ 3:04pm. He will wait there for N800-05 to arrive & DP them.

[Tom49801]

N800-05 @ 3:24pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 532 axles & 6,955 feet long. 2 engines & 130 loaded coal cars.
N800-05 @ 3:41pm eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.