CSX Train Location Updates - Oct. 2022

[Tom49801]

L301-27 @ 12:15 westbound reported by DD 19.1 at 78 axles: CSX #8096 and 18 cars

L301-27 @ 14:37:35 westward Bangor, Mi W. Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 cam with CSX engine #8096 & 14 cars.

L301-27 @ 16:03:49 eastward Bangor, Mi W. Monroe St crossing mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engine #8096 & 11 cars.

[GRHC]

L301-27 @ 12:15 westbound reported by DD 19.1 at 78 axles: CSX #8096 and 18 cars

L301-27 @ 14:37:35 westward Bangor, Mi W. Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 cam with CSX engine #8096 & 14 cars.

L301-27 @ 16:03:49 eastward Bangor, Mi W. Monroe St crossing mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engine #8096 & 11 cars.

Passing thru Zeeland Michigan @ 17:16

[Tom49801]

L301-27 @ 17:01 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 50 axles. CSX engine #8096 & 11 cars.

E800-26 @ 17:13:50 westward Bangor’s N. Center St crossing mp CG60.35 cam with BNSF engine #5904 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9037.

[Tom49801]

E800-26 @ 18:24 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 532 axles. BNSF engine #5904 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9037.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-27 @ 21:05 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4618 & 3 cars (1 AmCafe + 2 Ventures).

Amtrak P370-27 @ 21:57:10 eastward on the live cam Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 with 2 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

[Tom49801]

R598-27 @ 22:15 eastward, siding to main, east end Grand Jct siding mp CG54 with BNSF engine #8108 & CSX engines #7005 + #3468 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9218. He’s headed to the power plant in West Olive, Mi. This was C801-25 that had tied down in Grand Jct earlier today.

Amtrak P370-27 @ 22:17 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4618 & 3 cars (1 AmCafe + 2 Ventures).

[Tom49801]

L304-27 @ 03:05 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 16 axles. CSX engines #4062 + #4003 & 1 car.

L304-27 @ 05:00 eastward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 52 axles. CSX engines #4003 + #4062 & 10 cars.

M327-28 @ 05:18 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engine #919 + mid dpu CSX engine #3472 & 159 cars (75 loads + 84 empties) @ 12,244 tons & 9,155 feet long.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-28 @ 06:38 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4618 & 3 cars (1 AmCafe + 2 Ventures).

Amtrak P371-28 @ 07:14 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 16 axles.

M327-28 @ 07:28 westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 648 axles. CSX engine #919 + mid dpu CSX engine #3472 & 159 cars (75 loads + 84 empties).

Amtrak P371-28 @ 07:31 westward on the live cam N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 with 5 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5

[Vinnie5497]

CSX G804 clear South lyon. Total axle 372.

[Tom49801]

M327-28 @ 08:45 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 cam with CSX engine #919 + mid dpu CSX engine #3472 & 159 cars (75 loads + 84 empties) @ 12,244 tons & 9,155 feet long.

L302-27 @ 08:52 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 332 axles. CSX engines #7774 + #7894? & 80 cars.

L302-27 @ 09:34 westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 332 axles.

[Tlout]

West Olive empties south (west) at Riley St. Holland 9:50 AM.

[Tom49801]

M327-28 @ 09:58 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 648 axles. CSX engine #919 + mid dpu CSX engine #3472 & 159 cars (75 loads + 84 empties).

[TSS]

M327-28 @ 09:58 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 648 axles. CSX engine #919 + mid dpu CSX engine #3472 & 159 cars (75 loads + 84 empties).

Anybody know the origin of the (scrap metal) gondola loads at the head end of the train? The cars had mud all the way up their sides around the wheels. Did they come from one of the shortlines?

They had to run a distance over poor tracks with ties working mud—but also be going fast enough to pump/fling that mud up to the car tops. So it probably didn’t happen in the scrapyard itself, where tracks are usually buried in mud.

The rest of the train was clean, so it didn’t happen on the GR Sub.

[DaveO]

Sounds more like the mud was flung on the railcars by other vehicles moving about in the scrap yard.

[Tom49801]

West Olive empties south (west) at Riley St. Holland 9:50 AM.

E800-27 @ 10:07 westward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with BNSF engine #8108 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9218 & CSX engines #3468 + #7005. He’ll be setting off the CSX power in the east end of Wells siding mp CG41.4 The coal cars have a mix of yellow & red markings for the rotary coupler ends instead of the usual green.

L302-27 @ 10:14 westward reported by Thornapple mp CH139 with CSX engines #7774 + #7894? & 80 cars.

L301-28 @ 10:31 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engine #8096 & 25 cars (7 loads + 18 empties) @ 1,355 tons & 1,327 feet long. He’s ready to depart & has work for Buzzi Cement mp CG5.2 & then go straight to Hartford mp CG68.7 & then to Sawyer mp CG105.2

[Andy24]

Anybody know the origin of the (scrap metal) gondola loads at the head end of the train? The cars had mud all the way up their sides around the wheels. Did they come from one of the shortlines?

They had to run a distance over poor tracks with ties working mud—but also be going fast enough to pump/fling that mud up to the car tops. So it probably didn’t happen in the scrapyard itself, where tracks are usually buried in mud.

The rest of the train was clean, so it didn’t happen on the GR Sub.

There are 2 customers in Grand Rapids where they load scrap metal onto those gondolas. It did rain last few days and it was pretty muddy when I came by yesterday and the day before. Sometimes I see muddy scrap metal get loaded on the machine operators in the 2 scrapyards.

There was 6 CSX gondolas loaded with scrap metal at one customer and 6-8 gondolas that were being loaded from another customers. Most common gondolas used by those customers are:
CSX, DJNX, ITFX, BO, NYC, SBD, KWCX, MGPX, RMGX, and NSSX

[Saturnalia]

9:48 CT: M327 by Michigan City

[Tom49801]

Y121-28 @ 11:00 westward Holland’s Dock Track mp CG25.0 w/ CSX engine #6035 lite power to pick up cars.

[SD80MAC]

Anybody know the origin of the (scrap metal) gondola loads at the head end of the train? The cars had mud all the way up their sides around the wheels. Did they come from one of the shortlines?

They had to run a distance over poor tracks with ties working mud—but also be going fast enough to pump/fling that mud up to the car tops. So it probably didn’t happen in the scrapyard itself, where tracks are usually buried in mud.

The rest of the train was clean, so it didn’t happen on the GR Sub.

There are 2 customers in Grand Rapids where they load scrap metal onto those gondolas. It did rain last few days and it was pretty muddy when I came by yesterday and the day before. Sometimes I see muddy scrap metal get loaded on the machine operators in the 2 scrapyards.

There was 6 CSX gondolas loaded with scrap metal at one customer and 6-8 gondolas that were being loaded from another customers. Most common gondolas used by those customers are:
CSX, DJNX, ITFX, BO, NYC, SBD, KWCX, MGPX, RMGX, and NSSX

CSX has 4 customers in West Michigan that load scrap. Beacon Recycling, Padnos Front St, Padnos Turner St, and Padnos Holland.

[Saturnalia]

10:22 CT: Eastbound at Michigan City