CSX Train Location Updates - June 2022

[Andy24]

Agreed, but there was railfanning before his posts and there still will be afterwards. It just might be a little harder now not having timely updates

Timely is one thing, detail is another. Who else but Tom posted all of the fantastic information that he got off the scanner feeds you have to pay for to get.

I can sorta post like Tom but Tom advised me to adjust my post accordingly to my own style of posting so they don’t mimic his.

[Standard Railfan]

I can sorta post like Tom but Tom advised me to adjust my post accordingly to my own style of posting so they don’t mimic his.

You are doing a great job Andy. Thank you and keep up the good work.

[GRHC]

Recap for 06/07/2022. L301-07 eastbound mp CG20.67 Zeeland MI @ 18:59

Engine #4067 + 8 cars.

[Andy24]

I can sorta post like Tom but Tom advised me to adjust my post accordingly to my own style of posting so they don’t mimic his.

You are doing a great job Andy. Thank you and keep up the good work.

Thanks. I did appreciate Tom for helping me understand some of the terminology used in railfanning. Which is why I caught some of those mentioned trains he endlessly updates.

Some of the mentioned trains are on my YouTube channel “Andy’s Rail Productions”

[Tom49801]

17:27 - L302-06 Clear EE South Lyon. CSX 5477 + 5251 + 6518 (GP40-3). 568 Axles, 8150 feet.

Long train and interesting power, too bad I skipped this one.
Heading thru Brighton at 17:45 or so.

L302-07 @ 21:54 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 452 axles & 6,578 feet long. CSX engines #5477 + #5251 + #6518 & 109 cars.

Yesterday's L303-06 was running with CSX engines #3233 + #3366 & they had swapped out these 2 engines at the west end of Grand Ledge mp CH99.1 with CSX engines #5251 + #5477 & leaving his former engines inside Grand Ledge.

Many thanks to everyone posting their kind comments

[Tom49801]

19:53 CT: P370 by Michigan City, 18 minutes late

Amtrak P370-074 @ 22:04:27 eastward on the live cam Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 with IDTX engine #4622 & 3 SuperLiners with 7 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-07 @ 22:25 eastward reported by the Defect Detector site mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 16 axles & 318 feet long.

L302-07 @ 22:35 westward reported by DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 452 axles.

[GRHC]

Amtrak P370-07 Holland MI depot mp CG25.3 @ 22:48
Arrived 17 minutes behind schedule.

mp CG20.67 Zeeland MI @ 22:56

IDTX engine #4622 + 3 SuperLiners.

[GRHC]

Amtrak P371-08 mp CG20.67 Zeeland MI @ 06:38

Holland MI depot mp CG25.3 @ 06:45
Arrived 2 minutes ahead of schedule.

IDTX engine #4622 + 3 SuperLiners.

[Tom49801]

C800-06 @ 02:23:56 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing cam mp CG60.93 with BNSF engine #6054 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF #6076. He had added his extra power (CSX #253 + #718) at Wells mp CG41.4 & continued on to the power plant in West Olive, Mi.

M327-08 between 04:46/05:16 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CP engine #8522 + CP engine #8960 & 107 cars (37 loads + 70 empties) @ 7,144 tons & 6,385 feet long. They were doubling up their train at that time.

[Tom49801]

M327-08 @ 06:58 westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 444 axles & 6,387 feet long. CP engine #8522 + CP engine #8960 & 108 cars (1 car more than what was specified in the earlier job briefing).

Bangor Update: the "extra car mystery" is solved, he has an empty 8 axle car in his consist.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-08 @ 07:13 westward reported by the Defect Detector site mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 16 axles & 299 feet long.

Amtrak P371-08 westward on the live cam @ 07:27:37 N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 with IDTX engine #4622 & 3 SuperLiners with 4 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5

M327-08 @ 07:48 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 444 axles & 6,220 feet long.

[Tom49801]

M327-08 @ 08:07:22 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi cam mp CG60.35 with CP engine #8522 + CP engine #8960 & 107 cars. The "extra car mystery" is solved, he has an empty 8 axle car in his consist.

[GRHC]

Y121-08 eastbound from the main to the M.J. lead Zeeland MI @ 08:10

CSX Slug Set #2239 + #6470 + 1 loaded center beam flat car

Switching out Zeeland lumber @ 08:12

Y121-08 westbound from the M.J.lead to the main Zeeland MI @ 08:16

Y121-08 eastbound mp CG20.67 @ 08:18
Looks like he’s heading to Plascore in Zeeland MI to make a pick up.

CSX Slug Set #2239 + #6470 running lite.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-08 @ 08:17 westward reported by the Defect Detector site mp CG91.9 St. Joseph, Mi with 16 axles & 307 feet long. IDTX engine #4622 & 3 SuperLiners.

Amtrak P371-08 @ 08:32 westward reported by the Defect Detector site mp CG108.9 Lakeside, Mi with 16 axles & 307 feet long. Great scanner range this morning

RN dispatcher @ 08:54 had advised M327 that he'll be meeting M326 at Sawyer mp CG106.4

[Tom49801]

M327-08 @ 09:24 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 444 axles & 6,287 feet long. CP engine #8522 + CP engine #8960 & 107 cars (he has an empty 8 axle car).

M326-08 @ 09:27 eastward reported by the DD mp CG108.9 Lakeside, Mi with ?? axles & 4,102 feet long. CSX engines #5375 + 1 Radio call was broken up.

M327-08 @ 09:50 westward reported by the DD mp CG108.9 Lakeside, Mi with 444 axles & ?? feet long. Radio call was stepped on for footage.

M326-08 @ 10:13 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 312 axles & 4,095 feet long. CSX engines #5375 + 1 & 75 cars. Many thanks to K1NGxBONDx007 for seeing him from the road & reporting he has 2 CSX engines

[amessmann]

M327-08 @ 09:24 westward...
M326-08 @ 09:27 eastward...
M327-08 @ 09:50 westward...

I thought odd numbers were eastbound, even were west, like L302 being westbound and L303 being eastbound. Is this not the standard CSX uses? I'd ask if this is because of the recent symbol changes but both the L and M symbols are relatively new.

[Tom49801]

M327-08 @ 09:24 westward...
M326-08 @ 09:27 eastward...
M327-08 @ 09:50 westward...

I thought odd numbers were eastbound, even were west, like L302 being westbound and L303 being eastbound. Is this not the standard CSX uses? I'd ask if this is because of the recent symbol changes but both the L and M symbols are relatively new.

Hi, for some reason they had kept the # designations as being the same for Q326/Q327 when they had became "M" trains.

[~Z~]

I thought odd numbers were eastbound, even were west, like L302 being westbound and L303 being eastbound. Is this not the standard CSX uses? I'd ask if this is because of the recent symbol changes but both the L and M symbols are relatively new.

Odds are generally westbound and southbounds, even is east or northbound. This L302/L303 being basically backwards is what is messing with that usual status quo.

Here's a list of CSX symbols: http://railroadfan.com/wiki/index.php/CSX_Train_Symbols
Examples are i131 that runs Detroit to IL and goes west, i132 is the counterpart that's even that goes east.
i009 goes west, i010 goes east.
M515 is southbound, M514 is northbound.

[SD80MAC]

M327-08 @ 09:24 westward...
M326-08 @ 09:27 eastward...
M327-08 @ 09:50 westward...

I thought odd numbers were eastbound, even were west, like L302 being westbound and L303 being eastbound. Is this not the standard CSX uses? I'd ask if this is because of the recent symbol changes but both the L and M symbols are relatively new.

The standard is the opposite, and whoever decided that L302 (formerly D705) goes west and L303 (formerly D706) goes east should be flogged with a wet noodle.