CSX Train Location Updates - April 2024

[Tom49801]

R597-05 @ 18:14 modified their EC1 to depart Wells mp CG41.6 & head eastward to the power plant in West Olive, Mi with BNSF engine #9013 & CSX engines #741 + #796 & 129 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF Executive engine #9786. This was C800-04 that had tied down there yesterday.

L301-05 @ 18:20 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 on the Main Track & diverging onto the Pass Track with CSX engines #2428 + #8199 & 12 cars. When his work is done there he’ll head east.

[sparrow24]

18:23 - L303 east through South Lyon.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 216 axles.

[Tom49801]

R597-05 @ 19:07 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with BNSF engine #9013 & CSX engines #741 + #796 & 129 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF Executive engine #9786. This was C800-04 that had tied down in Wells mp CG41.4 yesterday. In about ½ mile he’ll diverge onto the west end of the Wye & onto the Fremont sub-division.

L301-05 @ 19:12 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 132 axles. CSX engines #2428 + #8199 & 30 cars. He's headed into the Grand Rapids Terminal.

[Tlout]

R597-05 coal drag north at Riley St. Holland 7:27 PM.

[Tom49801]

E801-04 @ 19:52:45 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 with BNSF engine #8407 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8493 @ 2,730 tons & 7,040 feet long. He'll wait in Benton Harbor to allow Amtrak P370 to clear by.

[Tom49801]

L302-05 by Howell at 17:13 with 67 cars. 745 +313 on the head end.

L302-05 @ 20:02 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 200 axles. CSX engines #745 + #313 & 47 cars. He had work in Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi.

L302-05 @ 20:42 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 200 axles.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-05 @ 21:06 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 24 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 5 cars.

L302-05 @ 21:07 westward reported from west end Fox mp CH143.3 with CSX engines #745 + #313 & 47 cars.

E801-04 @ 21:40 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi. with 532 axles. BNSF engine #8407 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8493 @ 2,730 tons & 7,040 feet long.

Amtrak P370-05 @ 21:49 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 IDTX engine #4616 & 5 cars (2 Venture Coach + AmCafe + Venture Coach + Venture Business) with 8 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

[Andy24]

BNSF C-BTMCXC (Bound for West Olive) @ 13:17:28 CDT heading east passing Ottumwa, Iowa cam with BNSF #9046 + BNSF #9101 (back to back) & 130 coal loads + rear nose in BNSF #9379 DPU

BNSF C-BTMCXC (Bound for West Olive) 19:46:00 @ CDT heading east passing Galesburg, IL cam with BNSF #9046 & 130 coal loads + rear nose in BNSF #9379 DPU. BNSF #9101 was removed at a train yard before passing this cam

G757 Wixom to Chicago (BNSF) @ 21:45 heading west of Deshler Diamond with 2 BNSF leading with CSX 3362 and 90(?) grain loads

[pudgy]

G757 Wixom to Chicago (BNSF) @ 21:45 heading west of Deshler Diamond with 2 BNSF leading with CSX 3362 and 90(?) grain loads

I've already posted this twice in the April thread but it doesn't appear that it was noticed.
G75702 is the outbound G80428/G07731/G07602 that arrived in Webberville 04-01 and left 04-03 and sat at Plymouth for nearly 48 hrs waiting for a Walbridge crew.

[Tom49801]

M327-06 between 05:19/05:49 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engine #4771 + mid dpu CSX engine #743 & 195 cars (94 loads + 101 empties) @ 15,183 tons & 11,389 feet long. He’s building his train.

Amtrak P371-06 @ 06:37 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 24 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 5 cars (2 Venture Coach + AmCafe + Venture Coach + Venture Business).

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-06 @ 07:15 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 24 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 5 cars (2 Venture Coach + AmCafe + Venture Coach + Venture Business).

Amtrak P371-06 @ 07:31:07 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam with 1 passenger On at the station mp CG60.5

[David Collins]

M327-06 between 05:19/05:49 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engine #4771 + mid dpu CSX engine #743 & 195 cars (94 loads + 101 empties) @ 15,183 tons & 11,389 feet long. He’s building his train.

What’s the longest 327 ever seen?

[pudgy]

M327-06 between 05:19/05:49 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engine #4771 + mid dpu CSX engine #743 & 195 cars (94 loads + 101 empties) @ 15,183 tons & 11,389 feet long. He’s building his train.

What’s the longest 327 ever seen?

230+. Not sure exactly what the longest one was, but a crew once built a train that took them 5 hours to build and get enough air to test it, just to have to break it apart again as they didn't have enough time to make the trip to Chicago and there were no crews available to take over.

[David Collins]

[Tom49801]

M327-06 @ 08:04 westward reported from Grandville, Mi mp CG6.0 with a Medium Clear signal. CSX engine #4771 + mid dpu CSX engine #743 & 195 cars (94 loads + 101 empties) @ 15,183 tons & 11,389 feet long.

Amtrak P371-06 @ 08:23 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 24 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 5 cars (2 Venture Coach + AmCafe + Venture Coach + Venture Business).

M327-06 @ 08:40 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 792 axles.

[Andy24]

M327-06 between 05:19/05:49 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engine #4771 + mid dpu CSX engine #743 & 195 cars (94 loads + 101 empties) @ 15,183 tons & 11,389 feet long. He’s building his train.

What’s the longest 327 ever seen?

207 cars was the longest M327 that passed Bangor Cam almost 2 years ago, reported by yours truly: Tom Y

M327 will always be a monster of a train on certain days of the week. In the year of 2022, there was M327s that ranged from having 150 to 207 cars.

[Tom49801]

M327-06 @ 09:39 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 792 axles. CSX engine #4771 + mid dpu CSX engine #743 & 195 cars (94 loads + 101 empties) @ 15,183 tons & 11,389 feet long.

M327-06 @ 10:05:40 westward Bangor, Mi N. Center St crossing mp CG60.35 live cam.

[Tom49801]

L303-06 @ 11:17 Grand Rapids mark up with the RN Dispatcher & copied his EC1 for Lake Odessa / Grand Ledge at mp CG2.3: CSX engines #313 + #745 & 54 cars (27 loads + 27 empties) @ 4,207 tons & 3,205 feet long. He’s ready to depart & has work in Lansing - final destination is Detroit. He is a “Key Train” today.

M327-06 @ 11:26 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 792 axles. CSX engine #4771 + mid dpu CSX engine #743 & 195 cars (94 loads + 101 empties) @ 15,183 tons & 11,389 feet long.

L303-06 @ 11:41 eastward reported from Seymour mp CH148.1

[SD80MAC]

Some of you guys are probably too young to remember the boom years of 2013-2015, but we were running some absolutely massive trains up here back then. Q327, Q334 and Q335 were consistently over 200 cars. My record was 237 cars on Q335.

[AndrewsTrains]

Some of you guys are probably too young to remember the boom years of 2013-2015, but we were running some absolutely massive trains up here back then. Q327, Q334 and Q335 were consistently over 200 cars. My record was 237 cars on Q335.

2016 was the biggest q385 I ever saw in Brighton, 228 cars 3 engines up front