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With the extra power, any mention of a coal train in either siding waiting for a push? I have not heard of any loaded coals inbound for us. Lately, M326 has been using the extra CSX power for help since they can’t get up Saugatuck Hill due to being overweight Thanks. I guess my next opportunity is ...

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 8:23 AM. BNSF 5762 on head end. Rear DPU BNSF 6270, CSX 858, CSX 7381. R597-11 with mentioned power and probably 130 empties, heading to Wells mp 41.4 or Grand Junction mp 55.6 to tie down With the extra power, any mention of a coal train in either sidi...

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Sat May 11, 2024 8:24 am

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 8:23 AM. BNSF 5762 on head end. Rear DPU BNSF 6270, CSX 858, CSX 7381.

R597-11 with mentioned power and probably 130 empties, heading to Wells mp 41.4 or Grand Junction mp 55.6 to tie down

M326-10 @ 21:38 heading east passing East Leg of the Wye, Clear Waverly, Clear 112th with CSX engines #4565 + #2801 + #mid dpu #878 & 93 cars. He had set off 24 cars in Gross siding mp CG63.1 17:41 - 543 and 5466 leading 37 cars. I was setup to get some shots of 5466 leading however it looks like th...

L303-10 @ 16:30 Grand Rapids mark up with the RN Dispatcher with: CSX engines #5375 + #421 leading - no consist info was given. He’s ready to depart & will be re-crewed at "Kraft Road near the airport" (their words, I have no mile post info for this location). L303-10 @ 17:01 eastward reported from...

Marquette Rail departing GR at Godfrey mp 0.99 with BPRR 3345 leading at 3:29pm

Marquette Rail clear at Fuller at 3:46pm

Marquette Rail releases EC1 at 4:20pm

L303-10 @ 14:00 started building their train with CSX #5375 and CSX #421

M327-10 @ 09:33 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 312 axles. CSX engines #146 + #27 & 75 cars (33 loads + 42 empties) @ 5,767 tons & 4,505 feet long. M327-10 @ 10:00:50 westward Bangor, Mi N. Center St crossing mp CG60.35 cam. He will be picking up 20 MoW cars from B...

Got a G792-XX (empty grain) bound for Grand Ledge, MI after passing by on the Princeton Cam at 7:05am CT. CSX 918 and CSX 7223 and around 90 grain cars

L301-08 @ 19:50 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #4057 + #2428 & 10 cars (5 loads + 5 empties) @ 822 tons & 771 feet long. He’ll head westward for work at Buzzi Cement mp CG5.2 & then he’ll go into Waverly mp CG22.8 & when done there he'll head back east to Grand Rapids....

Power on L302-08 today is 5466 + 543 with its 110 car train. Now west of Fowlerville at 18:22. I need someone to take a photograph of the lead unit, 5466 for me yet today or sometime tomorrow regardless of if continues on to Chicago or returns on L303-09 tomorrow. I reported this as a new YN3c repa...

CSX M567-08 (Turns into M569 at Garrett to Barr) passing Deshler Cam and heading west @ 6:56 ET time with CSX #5362 and CSX #4718 and about 80 ish cars CSX M510-08 passed Deshler Cam and heading north @ 11:44 ET time with CSX #5436 + CSX #5430 elephant style and roughly 70 cars BNSF C-BTMCXC (Coal L...

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Wed May 08, 2024 12:00 pm

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 11:59am. WAMX 4124, 4209, and 15 cars.

Blowing north thru 68th Culterville at 12:05pm and 54th St at 12:10pm

L303 taking the siding at Fox with a little over 100 cars at 12:11. Most of the back half is all empty stone. 12:18 edit: L303 is holding the main at Fox for Y106. L303-07 @ 12:59 heading east reported by Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, MI with 448 axles. CSX #3114 + CSX #377 and 109 cars (...

M326-07 @ 10:50 heading east reported by Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, MI with 88 axles. CSX engines #5278 + 1 and 19 cars L303-07 @ 11:32 Job Briefing with RN Dispatcher in Grand Rapids: CSX #3114 + CSX #377 and 60? cars (29 loads and 31? empties) @ 6,033 tons and 6,762 ft long. He’s ready t...

M326-07 @ 9:40 ET lined up at Porter Junction CP482 per ATCS

Y121-07 @ 10:00 advised Dispatcher they need to open the Dock Track at Holland mp 25.3 and work for 1.5 hour with CSX #6085. Dispatcher advised Y121-07 that M326-07 was at Michigan City mp 126 as well.

L301-06 @ 23:14:46 heading west crossing N. Center St mp 60.35 in Bangor, Mi with CSX #4057 + CSX #2428 and 9 cars. He had work for Hartford mp 68.7, possibly Coloma mp 76.7 and maybe Sawyer mp 105.2. L301-06 @ 00:43:55 heading east crossing W Monroe St mp 60.72 in Bangor, MI with CSX #2428 + CSX #4...

R598-06 @ 22:00 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 Grand Rapids sub-div in Holland, Mi with BNSF engine #9217 & 130(?) empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8494 & CSX engines #858 + #7381. Unknown if they...

L301-06 @ 20:33 heading west reported clear signal at Ivanrest mp CG4.7 with CSX #4057 leading MOW Equipment @ 20:44 activates DD 44.2 Pearl, Mi L301-06 @ 20:55 heading west reported by mp DD CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi at 96 axles, CSX #4057 + CSX #2428 and 20 cars. He has a 8-axle depressed flatcar in cons...

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:28pm. WAMX 4124 and 4190 facing north with 28 cars. Foliage getting thick back there again. Finally reached Hughart around 4:25. Heard them blowing for 32nd around 4:18, then I could hear the locos likely going under 28th at 4:20. Strong wind out of the eas...