CSX Train Location Updates - Sept 2024

[Tom49801]

Y121-04 @ 11:58 westward Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with: CSX engine #2680 & 2 empty Gons. He’ll go to the Holland Depot signal & then back eastward to go westward into the Dock Track mp CG25.

L301-04 @ 12:02 westward, Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #4057 + #4070 & 25 cars. He has work at Hartford mp CG68.7 & Sawyer mp CG105.2

L301-04 @ 12:36 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 112 axles.

[Tom49801]

L303-04 @ 11:47 eastward Sunnyside C Wye mp CH151.61 with CSX #16 YN2 leader, CSX #786 and 60 cars

L303-04 @ 12:50 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 252 axles.

M326-04 @ 12:59 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi with 244 axles. CSX engines #5481 + #5385 & 58 cars.

Y121-04 @ 12:48 eastward Holland, Mi Dock Track mp CG25 diverging onto the Main Track with CSX engine #2680 & 3 Gon cars loaded with scrap. He’s headed into Waverly mp CG24.7

L301-04 @ 13:18 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi with 112 axles. CSX engines #4057 + #4070 & 25 cars. He has work for Hartford mp CG68.7 & Sawyer mp CG105.2

L303-04 @ 13:26 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 252 axles.

M326-04 @ 13:34 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 244 axles.

[GRHC]

M326-04 passing through Zeeland Michigan @ 14:16

CSX engines #5481 + #5385 + 58 cars.

[Tom49801]

M326-04 passing through Zeeland Michigan @ 14:16

CSX engines #5481 + #5385 + 58 cars.

M326-04 @ 14:23 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 244 axles.

[Tlout]

Y121 south at Riley St. Holland 3:47 PM.

[Tom49801]

L301-04 @ 15:57 westward reported from the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 100 axles. CSX engines #4057 + #4070 & 22 cars. He had picked up a couple of cars from Benton Harbor mp CG86 & is headed to Arlington Metals in Sawyer, Mi mp CG105.2

[amessmann]

17:10 - sounds like L305 is on their way west thru Trowbridge.

[Tom49801]

L301-04 @ 17:21 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 100 axles. CSX engines #4070 + #4057 & 22 cars. He had set off loaded Coil cars & picked up 2 empty Coil cars. He will be picking up a car between Coloma mp CG77 & Riverside mp CG80.1 (no idea exactly where or type of car) & he had advised the St Joseph Bridge Tender loaded coal train C801 eastward was about 10 miles behind them.

C801-04 @ 17:40 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 532 axles. BNSF engine #8480 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine either #8341 or #9341. He’ll be taking either Grand Jct Siding mp CG54 or Wells Siding mp CG41.3 & tie down.

[sparrow24]

17:57 - L303 east through South Lyon.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 399 axles.

[pudgy]

L301-04 @ 17:21 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 100 axles. CSX engines #4070 + #4057 & 22 cars. They will be picking up a car between Coloma mp CG77 & Riverside mp CG80.1 (no idea exactly where or type of car)

Car sits in an unused industry spur just west of MP 78. Was set out by M326 a couple weeks ago with a bad bearing, which needed a traveling car dept crew to replace on site. Empty scrap gon.

[Tom49801]

L301-04 @ 17:21 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 100 axles. CSX engines #4070 + #4057 & 22 cars. They will be picking up a car between Coloma mp CG77 & Riverside mp CG80.1 (no idea exactly where or type of car)

Car sits in an unused industry spur just west of MP 78. Was set out by M326 a couple weeks ago with a bad bearing, which needed a traveling car dept crew to replace on site. Empty scrap gon.

Thank you, Pudgy, for the above info

L301-04 @ 19:10 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi with 105 axles (+1 error). CSX engines #4070 + #4057 & 23 cars. He's headed directly back into the Grand Rapids Terminal.

L301-04 @ 19:38 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 104 axles.

C801-04 @ 19:43 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi with 532 axles. BNSF engine #8480 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine either #8341 or #9341. He’ll be taking Wells Siding mp CG43.3 & tying down.

[GRHC]

L301-04 eastbound cleared Zeeland Michigan @ 20:10

CSX engines #4070 + #4057 + 23 cars.

Note: the 2 cars that were picked up in Benton Harbor Michigan are gondolas loaded with scrap railroad ties.

[Tom49801]

L301-04 eastbound cleared Zeeland Michigan @ 20:10

CSX engines #4070 + #4057 + 23 cars.

Note: the 2 cars that were picked up in Benton Harbor Michigan are gondolas loaded with scrap railroad ties.

L301-04 @ 20:14 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 104 axles. He’s headed into the Grand Rapids Terminal. Thank you for the picked up car info, GRHC

C801-04 @ 20:26 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 532 axles. BNSF engine #8480 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5782(?). He’ll take Wells Siding mp CG43.3 & tie down.

L302-04 @ 20:32 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 188 axles. CSX engines #7235 + #3294 & 44 cars.

Amtrak P370-04 @ 21:07 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4622 & 4 cars.

L302-04 @ 21:12 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 188 axles.

[Andy24]

BNSF C-BTMCXC / NAMCXC (C800/801 Coal Loads for West Olive) 09/04/24 @ 09:21:10 CDT heading east passing Galesburg, IL cam with BNSF #8500 + 130 coal loads + rear BNSF #9039 DPU (This set ran with BNSF #5731 last time, swapped with BNSF #9039 in a fresh paint coat)

BNSF C-BTMCXC / NAMCXC (C800/801 Coal Loads for West Olive) 09/04/24 @ 17:28:39 CDT heading east passing Creston, Iowa cam with BNSF #6372 + BNSF #6327 + 130 coal loads + rear BNSF #9224 DPU (BNSF 6327 will be removed at Galesburg)

M267-04 (Bound for Rougemere Yard) has CSX #1776 Spirit of Armed Forces and CSX #3412 trailing back to back

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-04 @ 21:53 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 in Hartford, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4622 & 4 cars.

R597-04 @ 21:53 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #819 + #966 lite power to head westward to the east end of Wells Siding mp CG41.4 to pick up loaded coal train C801-04 that had tied down there this evening. C801-04 has BNSF engine #8480 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9341.

Amtrak P370-04 @ 22:17 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 20 axles.

R597-04 @ 22:25 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 12 axles. He's going into Waverly to clear up for Amtrak P370-04.

Amtrak P370-04 @ 22:51 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 20 axles.

[Tom49801]

R597-04 @ 22:53 westward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #819 + #966 lite power headed to the east end of Wells siding mp CG41.4 to pick up C801-04 loaded coal train that had tied down there earlier this evening & take the train to the power plant in West Olive, Mi.

[Tom49801]

C800-03 between 03:06/03:36 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 532 axles. BNSF engine #8500 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9039. He had taken Wells Siding mp CG43.3 & tied down.

C800-03 @ 04:29 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi with 532 axles.

C800-03 @ 05:21 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 532 axles.

Amtrak P371-05 @ 06:36 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4622 & 4 cars.

M327-05 @ 07:00 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 320 axles. CSX engines #5385 + #5481 & 77 cars.

Amtrak P371-05 @ 07:14 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 20 axles.

Amtrak P371-05 @ 07:39 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 in Hartford, Mi with 20 axles.

M327-05 @ 07:51 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 320 axles.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-05 @ 08:21 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4622 & 4 cars.

[TSS]

Amtrak P371-05 @ 07:39 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 in Hartford, Mi with 20 axles.

3 Horizon coaches and an Amfleet cafe.

[Tom49801]

Thank you for the Amtrak consist info, Todd

M327-05 @ 08:28 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi with 320 axles. CSX engines #5385 + #5481 & 77 cars.

M327-05 @ 09:26 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 320 axles.