CSX Train Location Updates - March 2024

[Tom49801]

L302-07 @ 14:28 Rougemere Yard/Detroit mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #943 + #4554 & 56 cars (31 loads + 25 empties) @ 4,916 tons & 3,616 ft long. He was building his train at this time & has work for Lansing.

L301-07 @ 14:47:25 eastward Bangor, Mi Division St crossing mp CG60.93 live cam with CSX engines #8066 + #8199 & 7 CH cars. He’ll be going into Holland mp CG25.3 for work there & then continue eastward.

L301-07 @ 15:12 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 40 axles.

L302-07 @ 15:20 will be departing Detroit as soon as his Conductor is on board.

[Tom49801]

L301-07 @ 15:46 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 on the Main Track & diverging onto the Pass Track with CSX engines #8066 + #8199 & 7 cars. When his work is done there he’ll head east.

L301-07 @ 16:44 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 118 axles. CSX engines #8066 + #8199 + 1 & 25 cars. He’s headed to the Grand Rapids Terminal. No idea if this is an axle count error or he had picked up an engine from Waverly/Holland.

[GRHC]

L301-07 @ 16:44 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 118 axles. CSX engines #8066 + #8199 + 1 & 25 cars. He’s headed to the Grand Rapids Terminal. No idea if this is an axle count error or he had picked up an engine from Waverly/Holland.

Unless my eyes were deceiving me I only saw 2 engines. If my eyes were deceiving me and they had 3 engines the axle count still isn’t right because the engine from Waverly is a 4 axle unit not a 6 axle unit.

2 engines 26 cars 116 axles.

[Andy24]

L301-07 @ 16:44 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 118 axles. CSX engines #8066 + #8199 + 1 & 25 cars. He’s headed to the Grand Rapids Terminal. No idea if this is an axle count error or he had picked up an engine from Waverly/Holland.

Unless my eyes were deceiving me I only saw 2 engines. If my eyes were deceiving me and they had 3 engines the axle count still isn’t right because the engine from Waverly is a 4 axle unit not a 6 axle unit.

2 engines 26 cars 116 axles.

Usually the crews sometimes reports car count to Rouge Tower for yarding instructions

[amessmann]

G803-06 last night between 23:41/00:12 departed from Lansing headed east to Webberville returning back to his grain train with CSX engines #5292 + #7027 lite power.

They made their way thru Brighton at around 05:50 this morning and have probably made it to Walbridge by this time as they had left Plymouth by noon.
Heard everything from the DD at Green Oak except the last two digits for the axle count. Somewhere in the 300s.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-07 @ 21:28 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4613 & 4 cars.

L302-07 @ 21:55 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 212 axles. CSX engines #943 + #4554 & 50 cars. He had work in Lansing.

Amtrak P370-07 @ 22:10:48 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 with IDTX engine #4613 & 4 cars (Venture Business + Venture Coach + Horizon Coach + AmCafe) with 3 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

[Andy24]

Earlier today, M510-07 passed Fosteria, OH cam at 11:44am turning at the wye and heading north had CSX 754-CSX 150 (back to back) CSX 2428-CSX 8479-CSX 2050 (all elephant style) and about 130 cars.

Photo taken off VRF Fosteria Cam

Barr Bound Trains per Deshler Cam:
M246 CSX 3248 / CSX 5258?
M565 CSX 929 / CSX 4539

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-07 @ 22:30 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4613 & 4 cars (Venture Business + Venture Coach + Horizon Coach + AmCafe).

L302-07 @ 22:38 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 212 axles. CSX engines #943 + #4554 & 50 cars. He had work in Lansing.

[pudgy]

Earlier today, M510-07 passed Fosteria, OH cam at 11:44am turning at the wye and heading north had CSX 754-CSX 150 (back to back) CSX 2428-CSX 8479-CSX 2050 (all elephant style) and about 130 cars.

8479 was set off in Walbridge. The other 4 headed to Detroit, tentatively all scheduled to go on L30208 to GR.

[SD80MAC]

L302 had an approach at the east end of Fox at 23:09. Likely holding them out until Amtrak gets closer.

[Tom49801]

C800-07 @ 02:14:42 eastward Bangor’s W. Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 live cam with BNSF Executive engine #9653 & 128 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6245. He had added CSX engines #796 + #741 behind his leader at Grand Junction mp CG54 & continued on to the power plant in West Olive, Mi.

C800-07 @ 03:37 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 536 axles.

M327-08 @ 04:56 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #5380 + #421 & 110 cars (58 loads + 52 empties) @ 8,803 tons & 6,322 feet long. He’s building his train.

[Tom49801]

M327-08 @ 06:30 westward reported from Ivanrest mp CG4.7 with an Approach Medium signal. CSX engines #5380 + #421 & 110 cars (58 loads + 52 empties) @ 8,803 tons & 6,322 feet long.

Amtrak P371-08 @ 06:38 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4613 & 4 cars (Venture Business + Venture Coach + Horizon Coach + AmCafe).

M327-08 @ 07:03 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 452 axles.

Amtrak P371-08 @ 07:14 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 20 axles.

Amtrak P371-08 @ 07:29:33 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam with 1 passenger On at the station mp CG60.5

[Tom49801]

M327-08 @ 07:52 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 452 axles. CSX engines #5380 + #421 & 110 cars (58 loads + 52 empties) @ 8,803 tons & 6,322 feet long.

M327-08 @ 08:12:25 westward Bangor, Mi N. Center St crossing mp CG60.35 cam.

Amtrak P371-08 @ 08:16 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4613 & 4 cars (Venture Business + Venture Coach + Horizon Coach + AmCafe).

[Tlout]

Y121 north at Riley St. Holland 8:20 AM.

Heading back south at Riley St. Holland after visiting Endeavor 9:17 AM.

[Tom49801]

M327-08 @ 09:21 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 452 axles. CSX engines #5380 + #421 & 110 cars (58 loads + 52 empties) @ 8,803 tons & 6,322 feet long.

[Tom49801]

L301-08 @ 09:59 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #8199 + #8066 & 18 cars (12 loads + 6 empties) @ 1,844 tons & 1,108 feet long. He has work for Buzzi Cement mp CG5.2 & then he’ll go into Waverly mp CG22.8 & later westward to Hartford mp CG68.7 & Coloma mp CG76.7 & will runaround his train at Benton Harbor mp CG87 to head back east.

[Tlout]

Michigan Shore south at Riley St. Holland 11:02 AM.

[Tom49801]

L301-08 @ 11:09 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 69 axles (+1 error). CSX engines #8199 + #8066 & 14 cars. He’s headed into Waverly mp CG22.8 Later he’ll head west for work at Hartford mp CG68.7 & Coloma mp CG76.7 & will runaround his train in Benton Harbor to head back east.

R598-07 @ 11:20 copied 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 Harlem Siding mp CGC28.6 to pick up 2 loaded coal cars & take them to the power plant.

Y121-08 @ 11:23 westward Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engine #2686 & 6 empty Gons. He’ll go to the Holland Depot signal & then back eastward to go westward into the Dock Track mp CG25.

M326-08 @ 11:40 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 292 axles. CSX engines #3111 + #3459 & 70 cars. Assuming the trailing engine is #3459, these engines were on yesterday's M327-07.

L301-08 @ 11:51 westward, Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #8199 + #8066 & 7 cars.

[BL2-1843]

Earlier today, M510-07 passed Fostoria, OH cam at 11:44am turning at the wye and heading north had CSX 754-CSX 150 (back to back) CSX 2428-CSX 8479-CSX 2050 (all elephant style) and about 130 cars.

I show CSX 150 was renumbered to 7028 when rebuilt.

[Andy24]

Earlier today, M510-07 passed Fostoria, OH cam at 11:44am turning at the wye and heading north had CSX 754-CSX 150 (back to back) CSX 2428-CSX 8479-CSX 2050 (all elephant style) and about 130 cars.

I show CSX 150 was renumbered to 7028 when rebuilt.

It was probably CSX 160 than. L302-08 tentatively will have CSX engines 750-160-2428-2050 as mentioned before from Pudgy.

L303-08 @ 12:15 heard talking to Rouge Tower with CSX #4554