Plymouth Sub Grain Operations Q1 2024

[amessmann]

We had 12 sets of grain trains run on the Plymouth Sub between 01/01/2024 and 03/31/2024. 25 total trains including G077-31 (more on that later). This post details the
symbols, power, consist, time and location reported, as well as some brief notes. The trains are listed in chronological order, so not necessarily in pairs. Any calculations
I had made only account for unit outbound loads, bear in mind that ADM Webberville does small orders which are worked by L305.

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Symbol		Destination	Power		Car Count	Date		Reported Location	Notes
														
G790-28		Webberville	5348 + 7767	91 Cars		01/01		Howell 20:08	
G789-02				7767 + 5348	91 Cars		01/03		Brighton 06:41		7767 quit loading at Ann Pere. Train was doubled to Brighton.
G077-02		Webberville	3120 + 812	87 Cars		01/03		South Lyon 20:42	
G817-04				812 + 3120	87 Cars		01/05		Brighton 05:58		Called CH 43 as "Moyer Jct."
G804-12		Webberville	5366 + 7258	90 Cars		01/14		Brighton 20:52		Not spotted due to cold, spotted as G077-15. 
G803-15				7258 + 5366*	90 Cars		01/17		Webberville 23:16	
G126-18		Newago		5475 + 738	89 Cars		01/22		Brighton 00:31	
G125-26				3225 + 7027	89 Cars		01/27		Brighton 20:26	
G804-27		Webberville	3080 + 4710	90 Cars		01/30		South Lyon 19:35	
G803-31				4710 + 3080	90 Cars		02/01		Howell 04:52	
G802-08		Grand Ledge	87 + 451	90 Cars		02/10		South Lyon 23:54	
G791-12				451 + 87	90 Cars		02/13		Brighton 01:32	
G802-16		Grand Ledge	3092 + 520	90 Cars		02/20		Howell (Chilson) 01:54	
G801-21				520 + 3092	90 Cars		02/21		Okemos Rd. 21:00	Met a late L302 at Trowbridge.
G077-26		Webberville	81 (solo)	80 Cars		02/27		Howell 20:12	
G789-01				5315 + 81	89 Cars		03/01		Howell 22:12		5315 was brought to Ensel by L303-01, departed east after L302. G789-01 had 9 more cars than arrived with.
G804-01		Webberville	5929 + 7027	90 Cars		03/05		Brighton 01:48		7027 had multiple issues.
G803-06				5929 + 7027	90 Cars		03/07		Brighton 05:50		Power was wyed in Grand Rapids.
G790-13		Webberville	3184 + 3319	89 Cars		03/20		Green Oak 19:37		First daylight run thru Brighton.
G789-22				3319 + 3184	89 Cars		03/24		Brighton 22:44	
G126-19		Newago		3436 (solo)	90 Cars		03/25		Fowlerville 20:12	Part of a combo-move from Walbridge.
G792-23		Grand Ledge	3231 + 3086	87 Cars		03/25		Brighton 22:43	
G801-28				3231 + 3086 +1*	87 Cars		03/28		Mulliken 07:17		Continued west to Cicero IL.
L303-31				160 + 228	84 Cars		03/31		Brighton 18:29	
G077-31		Webberville	5309 + 3362	90 Cars		03/31		Green Oak 19:40	

In total, 1,153 empty cars came up on unit grain trains. 1,066 loaded cars departed on unit grain trains. 5 cars were bad ordered on L303-31 (resembled G125), and G077-31 straddles the end of the quarter, its return would run in Q2, both factors skew the data a bit. I had made a few graphs to include however they didn't show any trends. Each train still averages 90 cars, though their frequency has dropped since the beginning of the year.

As I said, the trains are listed in chronological order. Only two trains overlapped this quarter, G126-19 and G792-23, these returned as G801-28 and L303-31.
Engines 3184 and 3319 ran on G790-13. The pair would return on G077-03 on 04/03.
Engine 7027 ran on G804-01, paired with 5929. On 04/04, 7027 would return on a G806 headed to LSRC, engine 237 was paired with it.

I had to rewrite this post after an editing mistake, so if it's different than you remember it, that is why.

[AARR]

Thank you for posting. I enjoy this kind of information.

[Saturnalia]

Thank you for posting. I enjoy this kind of information.

I second this, it will be interesting to keep track of at time goes on.

I don’t think everybody appreciates just how much grain moves out of Michigan, especially considering the large chunk of our crops that are consumed locally as animal feed, especially on the west side.

Plus this is obviously only part of it, since there’s traffic moving via the LSRC and GLC on the regular also.

[LansingRailFan]

Thank you for posting. I enjoy this kind of information.

I second this, it will be interesting to keep track of at time goes on.

I don’t think everybody appreciates just how much grain moves out of Michigan, especially considering the large chunk of our crops that are consumed locally as animal feed, especially on the west side.

Plus this is obviously only part of it, since there’s traffic moving via the LSRC and GLC on the regular also.

Here here. There’s a lot of grain trains that end up in Toledo from MI on CSX and NS.

[amessmann]

I appreciate the feedback, rest assured the Q2 2024 logs are well underway. Given the positive reception, I will include the Q4 2023 logs as well.
10 sets of trains (20 total) in addition to a potash run both ways. 897 empty cars in and 901 loads taken outbound by unit trains.

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Symbol		Destination	Power		Car Count	Date		Reported Location	Notes
														
G804-28		Webberville	520 + 431	83 Cars		11/01/2023	Plymouth 21:00		431 and 520 returned east engine lite.
G803-07				5484 + 5470	86 Cars		11/10/2023	Howell 10:25		5484 + 5470 replaced 431 and 520.
G790-06		Webberville 	939 + 3375	92 Cars		11/14/2023	Brighton 02:38		
G788-13		Grand Ledge	5424 + 3308	90 Cars		11/16/2023	Trowbridge 02:44	
G789-15				3375 + 939	92 Cars		11/16/2023	Howell 09:00		
G829-17				3308 + 5424	90 Cars		11/18/2023	Trowbridge 21:22	
G804-20		Webberville	3089 + 85	89 Cars		11/21/2023	Brighton 21:26		
G803-23				85 + 3089	89 Cars		11/23/2023	Howell 05:22		
G764-21		Webberville	3447 + 540	90 Cars		11/24/2023	Brighton 01:49		
G817-25				540 + 3447	90 Cars		11/26/2023	Brighton CH 43 04:14	
G804-25		Webberville	86 + 3117	91 Cars		11/26/2023	Brighton 06:59		Not spotted that night due to cold. Spotted as U305-26 the next day.
G803-27				3117 + 86	91 Cars		11/28/2023	South Lyon 06:25	
G790-27		Webberville	3065 + 3361	90 Cars		11/28/2023	Howell 14:20		3361 ran as DPU.
G789-30				3361 + 3065	90 Cars		12/01/2023	Howell 23:10		Left Webberville as non-DPU train, passed Princeton IN with 3065 mid train with a manifest cut attached.
G792-10		Grand Ledge	3386 + 577	92 Cars		12/11/2023	Brighton 00:00		Was added to I132 on the way to Plymouth.
G791-12				577 + 3386	92 Cars		12/12/2023	Brighton 09:01		
G077-13		Webberville	3389 + 3270	90 Cars*	12/13/2023	Howell 20:10		Power was taken to Ensel, wyed in GR, then returned to Ensel on L303-14
G817-14				3389 + 3270	90 Cars		12/15/2023	Brighton 06:41			
G804-12		Webberville	266 + 3469	90 Cars		12/17/2023	Brighton 21:37		
G803-20				3469 + 266	91 Cars 	12/21/2023	Brighton 02:51		
B235-19		Webberville	3214 +  8839	84 Cars		11/23/2023	Ann Pere 22:52		CP 8945 and UP 8180 were pulled at Walbridge, was 85 cars prior to arriving there. 
B222-26				3214 + 8839	85 Cars		12/30/2023	Brighton 03:26		8839's lights failed at Webberville, 3214 had to be wyed at Plymouth.