CSX Train Location Updates - March 2023

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M326-17 @ 13:12 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 248 axles. CSX engines #5387 + #8536 & 58 cars. His 2nd car is an 8 axle depressed flat car with a transformer. The DD's are now transmitting a short "greeting" by stating its location when a train is detected. Engineer heard saying "wonder if they'll bring the footage report back, we could use that".

Y121-16 @ 13:17 westward into Holland’s Dock Track mp CG25.0 with the OLS Caboose & 8 empty cars & (Gons + 2 Hoppers) & CSX engine #2768 shoving.

L301-17 @ 13:27:16 westward Bangor, Mi Center St crossing mp CG60.35 cam with CSX engines #4062 + #2428 & 7 cars. He has work for Hartford mp CG68.7 & Coloma mp CG75.8 & Sawyer mp CG105.2

L303-17 @ 13:28 eastward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 196 axles. CSX engines #885 + #767 & 46 cars (25 loads + 21 empties) @ 4,034 tons & 3,029 ft long. He has work in Lansing.

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Tom49801 wrote:
Fri Mar 17, 2023 1:12 pm
M326-17 @ 13:12 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 248 axles. CSX engines #5387 + #8536 & 58 cars. His 2nd car is an 8 axle depressed flat car with a transformer. The DD's are now transmitting a short "greeting" by stating its location when a train is detected. Engineer heard saying "wonder if they'll bring the footage report back, we could use that".
M326-17 fast approaching DD19.1
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L301-17 @ 15:21 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with CSX engines #4062 + #2428 & ?? cars (radio call was broken up). He has work at Arlington Metals in Sawyer mp CG105.2 A Maintainer had asked L301 if they had heard the new DD "greeting" when they had gone over the DD site at mp CG66.2 & they did hear it. L301 told the Maintainer they really could use the footage being reported because their train's length varies each time they work a location. The Maintainer replied he would pass that request along to his Supervisor.

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Y121 CSX 2768 and caboose north at Riley St. Holland. 3:35 PM.

Heading back south after swapping boxcars at Stow 4:05 PM.

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L301-17 @ 16:38 eastward reported from the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with ?? axles. CSX engines #2428 + #4062 & ?? cars (broken message).

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West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 4:53 PM. BNSF 6202 leader.
BNSF 6383, CSX 3289, 3209, BNSF 8567, 8544 on the rear.

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Tlout wrote:
Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:56 pm
West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 4:53 PM. BNSF 6202 leader.
BNSF 6383, CSX 3289, 3209, BNSF 8567, 8544 on the rear.
Wow, that’s a large train with 6 engines in consist
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Tlout wrote:
Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:56 pm
West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 4:53 PM. BNSF 6202 leader.
BNSF 6383, CSX 3289, 3209, BNSF 8567, 8544 on the rear.
That was R598-17 @ 17:09 westward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 He’ll be going into Grand Junction siding mp CG54 & tie down. He might then pick up the loaded coal train C800-16 from Wells Siding mp CG41.4 Weird arrangement for the power, will be interesting to see how this plays out. The rear 2 BNSF engines might become the new "pushers" for the loaded coal trains.

L301-17 @ 17:24:21 eastward Bangor, Mi Division St crossing mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engines #2428 + #4062 & 5 cars. He’ll be backing into Waverly for work there.
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L302-17 by Howell at 17:45 with 5113 + 5236 and less than 40 cars.

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L301-17 @ 18:29 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 32 axles. CSX engines #2428 + #4062 & 5 cars. He’ll be going into Waverly.

R598-17 @ 18:52 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 12 axles. BNSF engines #8544 + #8567 lite power. Headed to Wells mp CG41.4 to be the added power for C800-16 loaded coal train that's tied own there.
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Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:30 pm
L301-17 @ 18:29 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 32 axles. CSX engines #2428 + #4062 & 5 cars. He’ll be going into Waverly
Passing through Holland Michigan @ 18:56

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L301-17 @ 19:54 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 172 axles. CSX engines #2428 + #4062 & 40 cars.

R598-17 @ 20:09 eastward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with BNSF engines #9753 + #8544 + 8567 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8523. This was C800-16 that had tied down in Wells mp CG41.5 today.

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R598-17 coal drag north at Riley St. Holland 8:28 PM.

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BL2-1843 wrote:
Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:55 pm
L302-17 by Howell at 17:45 with 5113 + 5236 and less than 40 cars.
L302-17 @ 20:32 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 232 axles. CSX engines #5113 + #5236 & 55 cars.

L302-17 @ 21:09 westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 232 axles.

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20:40 CT: P370 by Michigan City, 1 hour 5 minutes late. They departed Chicago down the same amount, so must have suffered a mechanical delay in departing.
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E800-15 @ 22:06:40 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 cam with BNSF engine #6202 & 128 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6383. CSX engines #3289 + #3209 were left tied down in Grand Jct siding mp CG54. He took Kirk siding mp CG70.2 to clear up for the late running Amtrak P370.

Amtrak P370-17 @ 22:12 eastward, Engineer reported no defects for the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi. IDTX engine #4620 & 3(?) cars.

Amtrak P370-17 @ 22:51:55 eastward Division St Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 IDTX engine #4620 & 3 cars (2 Ventures + AmCafe) with 9 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

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Coal drag north at Riley St. Holland 4:29 AM.

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Tlout wrote:
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Coal drag north at Riley St. Holland 4:29 AM.
That was C800-17 with BNSF engine #5688 & CSX engines #3209 + #3289 & 129 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6251. He was on the W. Monroe St crossing live cam in Bangor, Mi at 02:25 prior to getting his CSX added power at Grand Jct mp CG54.
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Amtrak P371-18 @ 06:38 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4620 & 3 cars (2 Ventures + AmCafe).

M327-18 @ 07:07 westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 556 axles. CSX engines #5113 + #5236 & 136 cars (100 loads + 36 empties) @ 13,968 tons & 7,799 feet. These are the engines from last night’s L302-17.

Amtrak P371-18 @ 07:23 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 16 axles.

Amtrak P371-18 @ 07:38:55 westward N. Center St Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam with 3 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5

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M327-18 @ 08:07 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 556 axles. CSX engines #5113 + #5236 & 136 cars (100 loads + 36 empties) @ 13,968 tons & 7,799 feet. These are the engines from last night’s L302-17.

Amtrak P371-18 @ 08:27 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4620 & 3 cars (2 Ventures + AmCafe).

M327-18 @ 08:29 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam.
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M326-18 between 08:53/09:23 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 288 axles. Engine #4070 + 1 & 69 cars.
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