CSX Train Location Updates: October, 2020.

[DriverJon]

Salem is just east of South Lyon. You learn something new everyday. D705 by Howell at 16:28. 3329+595 up front with 180 cars. DPU 751 was behind the 87th car. First 53 cars were stone loads that SW reported coming north yesterday and turning east towards Detroit with the same amount of cars in a unit train. 705 had two separate sections of fly ash cars. Probably the same sets I saw on yesterdays 706 that went east by mistake and they are bringing them back,

We were out by the tracks in South Lyon when it should have come by, so I guess I don't understand how we missed it. Also, I already know where Salem is, I just needed it to be specified.

[Micah_D]

Not to be annoying but anyone know anything about the eastbound lined up at Trowbridge?

Edit: never mind I looked at ATCS wrong

[bluewonderrails]

D705 completed through East Lansing/Trowbridge at 1725

[Tom49801]

D705-24 @ 6:55pm westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 598 axles & 8,332 feet long. CSX engines #3329 + #595 + mid #751 & 145 cars.
D705-24 @ 7:18pm westward reported from the east end of Lake Odessa mp CH120.4

[Jetlink]

D705-25 @ 6:55pm westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 598 axles & 8,332 feet long. CSX engines #3329 + #595 + mid #751 & 145 cars.
D705-25 @ 7:18pm westward reported from the east end of Lake Odessa mp CH120.4

Caught them 1 mile east of Woodbury. Power as described. Still a midtrain DPU and lots of stone loads on the head end. Also noticed a railfan type at the crossing filming just the DPU.

[Tom49801]

D705-25 @ 6:55pm westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 598 axles & 8,332 feet long. CSX engines #3329 + #595 + mid #751 & 145 cars.
D705-25 @ 7:18pm westward reported from the east end of Lake Odessa mp CH120.4

Caught them 1 mile east of Woodbury. Power as described. Still a midtrain DPU and lots of stone loads on the head end. Also noticed a railfan type at the crossing filming just the DPU.

D705-24 @ 7:32pm westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 598 axles & 8,325 feet long.
D705-24 @ 7:56pm westward reported from the west end Fox mp CH143.3
[edit: he identified himself as being D705-24]

[Tom49801]

D801-25 @ 8:25pm westward has his signal to enter the main at Holland mp CG25.3 with CSX engine #817 leading. Unsure if he's bringing an empty coal train to Wells siding mp CG41.4
D705-24 @ 8:47pm working as D905-25 in Grand Rapids yarding the train.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-25 @ 9:08pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 20 axles & 396 ft long. IDTX engine #4615 & 4 cars.
D801-25 @ 9:09pm westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 6 axles. CSX engine #817 lite. He's going into the west end Grand Junction siding mp CG55.6 to be the DPU for N800-24 that had tied down there this morning.
Amtrak P370-25 @ 9:17pm eastward reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge.
Amtrak P370-25 @ 9:47:08pm eastward Bangor's Division Street crossing mp CG60.93 with IDTX engine #4615 & 4 cars (4 passengers off at the station mp CG60.5)

[Tom49801]

D801-25 @ 10:50pm eastward, siding to main, east end of Grand Junction mp CG53.9 He's moving N800-24 out of Grand Junction with BNSF engines #6074 + 1 & 129 loaded coal cars & with a single rear DPU, the CSX #817. Sounds like they are moving the train to Wells & leaving it out on the main & cutting the train to take half the cars over the Saugatuck Hill. Will verify the consist when he's reported by the DD at mp CG44.2
D801-25 @ 11:21pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 534 axles & 6,971 feet long. Axle math works out to be 3 engines & 129 cars. They did stop on the main at Wells to cut their train.
Note: in the past, CSX #817 was paired up with the CSX #3065 to work the D801 & D802 jobs. On Oct 22nd, the CSX #3065 was taken to Chicago on Q327 & since then the CSX #817 has not been paired up with another engine.

[georgehmanning]

​@07:28:10am EDT westbound AMTK 371 SC44 engine IDTX #4615 leading two amfleet and two horizon passenger cars arriving Bangor Michigan MP 60.35

[LansingRailFan]

D706 been OD since 12:25 AM.

[Micah_D]

Eastbound lined up in Trowbridge. Not sure what is it

[CantBeShook.WeHot]

q32626 michigan city IN. q32726 grey MI. d70025 arrived holland 7am. d70226 set for noon holland MI. d70626/d70725 grand ledge MI. d70826 set for 2pm lansing. d90525 grand ledge 6:30am.
n80125 sawyer MI. n80126, e80024, e80123 in system.
q56725 east wicklifee OH. q56826 michigan ave detroit. q13126 wr tower OH. q13225 terre haute IN. q13224 middlebelt detroit. q50825 walbridge union st OH. q50926 romulus MI.

[georgehmanning]

​@07:45am EDT westbound Q327 with 2 engines and 6 cars arriving Bangor Michigan MP 60.35

[Tom49801]

​@07:45am EDT westbound Q327 with 2 engines and 6 cars arriving Bangor Michigan MP 60.35

Q327-26 @ 08:42am reported clear of the St Joseph Bridge with CSX engine #5238 leading & most likely is paired with CSX engine #3229.
Q327-26 @ 08:49am reported by the DD at mp CG91.9 with 36 axles & 381 feet long (2 engines & 6 cars).
Q327-26 @ 08:59am, main to siding, Livingston mp CG97.4 & is probably clearing for N801-25.

[Tom49801]

D706 been OD since 12:25 AM.

D706-26 between 04:39am/05:09am eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 746 axles & 11,098 feet long. CSX engines #751 + #595 + mid CSX #3329 & 182 cars. I had heard on the scanner last nite the yarding instructions for D905 & they had said which engine was to be the DPU, so, assuming that's how the engines are arranged today.

[LansingRailFan]

Trying to figure this out:
D705-24 ran a day late yesterday. Was recrewed as d905-24 around 8 to yard the train.

Supposedly there was also a D705-25 out late last night. Did they do an extra pickup at AP, Ensel etc? Was spotted in Williamston around 7:30 PM but didn’t get power numbers.

[Tom49801]

N801-25 @ 09:20am eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 528 axles & 6,903 feet long. BNSF engines #9725 (?) + 1 & 129 loaded coal cars.

[Talk]

Trying to figure this out:
D705-24 ran a day late yesterday. Was recrewed as d905-24 around 8 to yard the train.

Supposedly there was also a D705-25 out late last night. Did they do an extra pickup at AP, Ensel etc? Was spotted in Williamston around 7:30 PM but didn’t get power numbers.

Sounds like the Plymouth is a nightmare...

[Tlout]

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 10:23 AM. BNSF 8418 leader.