L301-20 @ 12:54 stopped at the west end Hudsonville mp CG14 with his hi/wide car loaded with a transformer to be set off in Zeeland.
On the move again @ 13:06
Approaching Zeeland Michigan @ 13:15
Into Zeeland Michigan @ 13:20
L301-20 @ 13:21 westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 218 axles. CSX engine #2428 (solo) & 52 cars (40 loads + 12 empties) @ 6,564 tons & 3,232 feet long. He is headed west to work Zeeland to drop off a Hi/Wide load 8 axle depressed flat car with a transformer, then he’ll go into 112th Waverly & westward later.
L301-20 westbound stopped on the main preparing to set off high/wide load @ 13:27
L301-20 westbound has cut away from the rest of its train with the high/wide load and is preparing to back onto the M.J. lead Zeeland Michigan @ 13:32
Onto the M.J.lead Zeeland Michigan @ 13:33
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Y106 with CSX 6544 and 6515 clear Thornapple River. 4 boxes, 3 scrap cars from Beacon, and 7 tanks from Alto. Meeting 303 now.
L303-20 @ 13:25 eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 64 axles. CSX engines #8536 (SD50-3 type) + #5387 & 13 cars (12 loads + 1 empty) @ 1,509 tons & 875 ft long. He has work in Lansing.
L301-20 now eastbound on the Van Den Bosch feeds siding @ 13:37
L301-20 westbound back onto the main Zeeland Michigan and is coupling up to its train @ 13:50
L301-20 westbound departing Zeeland Michigan and heading to Waverly yard in Holland Michigan @ 13:56
Note: today’s train has in its consist a couple of loaded center beam flat cars of lumber to be set off at Waverly yard in Holland Michigan. Also numerous covered hoppers and 6 refrigerated box cars plus 1 gondola loaded with stone that is heading for the WMI in Hartford Michigan.
CSX engine #2428 + 51 cars.
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L303-20 @ 13:58 eastward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 64 axles. CSX engines #8536 (SD50-3 type) + #5387 & 13 cars (12 loads + 1 empty) @ 1,509 tons & 875 ft long. He has work in Lansing.
[G804-27 went to Webberville. Did not see the train, but one of the units, (if it had more than one) was CSX 810.
G804-27 had 2 units 4547 & 810 caught them in Plymouth last night
Thank You !!! If I was a betting man, which I am not, it sure sounded like it was an EMD that was creating the sound as it went by the house. Evidently the GE unit was isolated at the time.
15:52 - L303-20 eastbound approaching Okemos, aforementioned power leading 5 cars. They held the main at EE Trowbridge for L305-20 who is just 8199 today, west by Farm Ln at 15:56 with 8 cars, three of which look to be newer ZVBX ones, numbers to follow.
625762, 625774, 625765, as well as 18009 and 76054 in the consist, all ZVBX reporting marks.
L301-20 | @ 16:14:26 Westward Monroe street Bangor, MI cam mp CG60.72 w/ CSX #2428 (Solo) and 22 cars, (94 axles). He has work for Hartford mp CG68.7, & Sawyer mp CG105.2
Recently he had picked up an 8 axle flatcar with a transformer on it and brought it to Waverly yard in Holland, MI.
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18:18 - L302 westbound thru Okemos (CH 81) with 4575 solo leading 39 cars. 4575 has a DPU sticker on the nose.
The G804 in Plymouth reported by Vinnie is actually G802-17 for Grand Ledge.
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18:18 - L302 westbound thru Okemos (CH 81) with 4575 solo leading 39 cars. 4575 has a DPU sticker on the nose.
The G804 in Plymouth reported by Vinnie is actually G802-17 for Grand Ledge.
Sounds like L302-20 @ 19:19 is heading westward to Grand Rapids from the Logan Street switch after telling Dispatch it was lined & locked & they're ready to go westward.
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15:52 - L303-20 eastbound approaching Okemos, aforementioned power leading 5 cars. They held the main at EE Trowbridge for L305-20 who is just 8199 today, west by Farm Ln at 15:56 with 8 cars, three of which look to be newer ZVBX ones, 625762, 625774, 625765, as well as 18009 and 76054 in the consist, all ZVBX reporting marks.
Thanks Adam. Even though I knew they were loading the newer cars nearly two weeks ago, your report is the first I knew that they have sent some of them out. Regarding cars 18009 & 76054, I don't believe these cars are loads. If so, this will make the third time Ogihara has shipped these two cars out because they no longer want to use older cars for loading, yet they continue to be sent back to them.
Amazing with yet another empty grain for Grand Ledge coming, reported by Vinney, how many are coming.