Plymouth Sub Grain Operations Q1 2024

[amessmann]

We have had 12 sets of empty/loaded grain trains since the beginning of the year, 25 total trains counting the latest G077. This post lists all 25 movements with their symbols, destination, power, car count, and the time and place where I had seen them or they were reported from otherwise. I also included a brief notes section.

The trains are listed chronologically meaning NOT grouped into pairs, though this only matters for G126 and G792 of late March. Both arrived on the same day and both left before the run of the next empty, so they do not follow the empty-load pattern.

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Symbol		Destination		Power			Car Count	Date	Reported Location	Notes
														
G790		to Webberville		5348 + 7767		91 Cars		01/01	Howell 20:08		
G789					7767 + 5348		91 Cars		01/03	Brighton 06:41		Stalled at CH 51.
G077		to Webberville		3120 + 812		87 Cars		01/03	South Lyon 20:42		
G817					812 + 3120		87 Cars		01/05	Brighton 05:58		
G804		to Webberville		5366 + 7258		90 Cars		01/14	Brighton 20:52		Not spotted due to cold weather.
G803					7258 + 5366*		90 Cars*	01/17	Webberville 23:16	
G126		to Newago		5475 + 738		89 Cars		01/22	Brighton 00:31		
G125					3225 + 7027		89 Cars		01/27	Brighton 20:26		
G804		to Webberville		3080 + 4710		90 Cars		01/30	South Lyon 19:35		
G803					4710 + 3080		90 Cars		02/01	Howell 04:52		
G802		to Grand Ledge		87 + 451		90 Cars		02/10	South Lyon 23:54		
G791					451 + 87		90 Cars		02/13	Brighton 01:32		
G802		to Grand Ledge		3092 + 520		90 Cars		02/20	Howell 01:54	
G801					520 + 3092		90 Cars		02/21	Okemos Rd. 21:00	
G077		to Webberville		81 (solo)		80 Cars		02/27	Howell 20:12
G789					5315 + 81		89 Cars		03/01	Howell 22:12		5315 brought to Ensel by L303-01.
G804		to Webberville		5929 + 7027		90 Cars		03/05	Brighton 01:48		7027 had multiple issues.
G803					5929 + 7027		90 Cars*	03/07	Brighton 05:50		Power was wyed in Grand Rapids.
G790		to Webberville		3184 + 3319		89 Cars		03/20	Green Oak 19:37		
G789					3319 + 3184		89 Cars		03/24	Brighton 22:44		
G126		to Newago		3436 (solo)		90 Cars		03/25	Fowlerville 20:12	
G792		to Grand Ledge		3231 + 3086		87 Cars		03/25	Brighton 22:43		
G801					3231 + 3086 +1*		87 Cars		03/28	Mulliken 07:17		Went west to Cicero, IL.
L303					160 + 228		84 Cars		03/31	Brighton 18:29		Was supposed to be G125.
G077		to Webberville		5309 + 3362		90 Cars		03/31	Green Oak 19:40		

In total 1,066 loaded grain cars were shipped out via unit grain trains. This does not count the small orders that Webberville takes which L305 delivers and picks up. I had made a few graphs to include but I didn't notice any trends. We are still getting around 90 cars per train, some weeks the line sees two outbound loaded trains, some weeks only one, and some weeks nothing. 1,153 empty cars in, and 1,066 out, again counting the latest G077 which would return loaded in Q2.

This quarter engine 7027 made its way up twice, the first time on a G125 and the second on a G804. In addition, 7027 was on a G806 however this train did not run on the Plymouth Sub. 3184 and 3319 made their second appearance in Q2.

[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.