CSX Train Location Updates: March 2021

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-26 @ 09:52:13pm eastward Bangor's Division St crossing mp CG60.93 with IDTX engine #4631 & 4 cars (2 AmFleets + 2 Horizons). 2 passengers off at the station mp CG60.5

[Tom49801]

D705-26 by Trowbridge at 19:56

4051 & 5320 on the head end

Reported by the DD mp CH104.3 @ 9:45pm westward with 296 axles (footage was stepped on). The above power with 71 cars.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-26 @ 10:13pm eastward reported by DD mp CG44.2 w/ 20 axles & 401 ft long. IDTX engine #4631 & 4 cars.

D705-26 @ 10:21pm westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 296 axles. CSXT engines #4051 + #5320 & 71 cars.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-26 @ 10:48pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 20 axles & 393 ft long. IDTX engine #4631 & 4 cars.

D705-26 @ 10:50pm westward reported by the west end of Fox mp CH143.3 with CSXT engines #4051 + #5320 & 71 cars. He will be held at Seymour mp CH148.1 to let Amtrak spin his power.

[SD80MAC]

Wow, sure would be nice if you could wye a train and have another one go by at the same time. Oh wait, you can already do that.

[kd_1014]

Wow, sure would be nice if you could wye a train and have another one go by at the same time. Oh wait, you can already do that.

I swear CSX dispatchers forget there are two tracks in GR sometimes

[kd_1014]

Q327 in Zeeland currently. Hearing a coal train around Holland too

[donnieland]

e800, 327, and 371 saturday
e800
2 bnsf motors for power with 114 mt's

549a - clear west wye
553a - clear holland
559a - fred clears holland
604a - clear 28
609a - clear 30
621a - clear new richmond
623a - clear fennville
626a - clear pair wells
632a - 44.2 - 468 axles, 6095'
2 bnsf motors with 114 mt's

654a - clear pair gross

327
3258 lead, 5307 trail ( wyed power at sunnyside ) elphant - 89 cars, app 4949'
high ball waverly

530a - med clear grandville - 1 track to the main
537a - clear dewent
542a/547a - clear ee/we hudsonville
557a - clear vriesland
556a - app med zeeland
600a - 19.1 - 364 axles, 4949'
605a - app slow east waverly
3258 lead, 5307 trail with 89 cars

609a - clear waverly
611a - clear pair legs
613a - clear holland
616a clear 28
620a - clear 30
625a - clear east saugatuck
637a - clear new richmond
643a - clear fennville
647a - clear psir wells
653a - 44.2 - 364 axles, 4927'
3258 lead, 5307 trail with 89 cars

656a - clear 49
658a - clear 51
703a - clear pair grand junction
710a - clear 58
715a - os bangor
716a - clear pair gross
724a - clear 66
740a - clear we kirk
745a - clear coloma
752a - clear riverside - main to 2 track
757a - clear gray - 2 track

371
4631 with 4 cars

600a - depart grand rapids - eb, reverse move
602a - slow app pleasant st - wb, going 1 track to the main at godfrey ave
608a - restricting plaster creek - main to old main
611a - clear lamar - old main to 2 track
614a - clear ivanrest ave
617a - celar grandville = 2 track to the main
621a - clear dewent
625a/628a - clear ee/we hudsonville
633a- clear zeeland
634a - 19.1 - 20 axles, 412'
4631 with 4 cars

640a - clear 112th ave
641a - clear waverly
643a/649a - arr/depart holland
652a - clear 28
654a - clear 30
656a - clear pair east saugatuck
704a - clear new richmond
707a - clear fennville
709a - clear pair wells
711a - clear 46
712a - 44.2 - 20 axles, 388'
4631 with 4 cars

714a - clear 49
716a - clear 51
722a - clear pair grand junction
724a - clear 58
728a/731a - arr/depart bangor - poor cam control today at bangor
733a - clear pair gross
737a - clear 66
740a - app med hartford
744a - clear ee kirk
746a - med app we kirk
753a - med app coloma
758a - med clear riverside - main to 1 track
801a - clear gray - 1 track
808a - clear st joe bridge, arr st joesph

[J T]

Q327 in Zeeland currently. Hearing a coal train around Holland too

Oh, hey. Let’s get two westbound trains out before sunrise just because JT has today off to shoot trains.

[kd_1014]

Q327 clear New Richmond

[Tom49801]

E800-27 @ 06:52:50am westward Bangor mp CG60.7 with BNSF engines #6125 + #5908 & 114 empty coal cars.

Q327-27 @ 06:53am westward reported by DD mp CG44.2 w/ 364 axles & 4,927 ft. CSXT engines #3258 + #5307 & 89 cars.

[Tom49801]

Q327-27 @ 07:14:30am westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with CSXT engines #3258 + #5307 & 89 cars.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-27 @ 07:12am westward reported by DD mp CG44.2 w/ 20 axles & 388 ft long. IDTX engine #4631 & 4 cars.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-27 @ 07:27:15am westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with IDTX engine #4631 & 4 cars (2 AmFleets + 2 Horizons). No passengers on/off at the station mp CG60.5

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-27 @ 08:15am westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 21 axles (+1 error) & 397 feet long. IDTX engine #4631 & 4 cars.

[Tom49801]

E800-27 @ 08:28am westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 468 axles & 6,156 feet long. BNSF engines #6125 + #5908 & 114 empty coal cars.

Amtrak P371-27 @ 08:33am westward reported by the DD mp CG108.9 Axle & footage info cut out but heard engineer saying "No Defects".

Q327-27 @ 08:45am westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 w/ 364 axles & 4,995 ft. CSXT engines #3258 + #5307 & 89 cars.

[BL2-1843]

[quoteD706 clearing up latson rd mp50ish 8 16pm visually confirmed
Green signal in south Lyon
@ 8:41 D706 calling WE South Lyon
@ 8:45 D706 cleared EE South Lyon. CSXT 3211 + 738 rear DPU. 332 Axels, 4721 feet (80 cars).[/quote]

Am surprised that Andrew Trains and Micah reported all this yet never saw or said a word about another grain train going west for Webberville. V86826 went west by Howell at 9:05pm only one hour after D706 went east. This was the 2nd grain train for Webberville in 24 hours. CSX 3002 leading on this one, could not read the 2nd unit number. Crew took it to Williamston and ran around it and took their van back home to GRP. As soon as Wednesdays empty moves out loaded, the next one will be spotted.

[Micah_D]

[quoteD706 clearing up latson rd mp50ish 8 16pm visually confirmed
Green signal in south Lyon
@ 8:41 D706 calling WE South Lyon
@ 8:45 D706 cleared EE South Lyon. CSXT 3211 + 738 rear DPU. 332 Axels, 4721 feet (80 cars).

Am surprised that Andrew Trains and Micah reported all this yet never saw or said a word about another grain train going west for Webberville. V86826 went west by Howell at 9:05pm only one hour after D706 went east. This was the 2nd grain train for Webberville in 24 hours. CSX 3002 leading on this one, could not read the 2nd unit number. Crew took it to Williamston and ran around it and took their van back home to GRP. As soon as Wednesdays empty moves out loaded, the next one will be spotted.
[/quote]

Interesting. We were out at the tracks at about 8:25 and stayed till 9:30 even after the train passed to test out my scanner range. We didn’t hear or see anything about the grain train you mentioned.

[Micah_D]

Westbound just turned south in Plymouth. Missed the locomotives

[Tom49801]

Q326-27 @ 10:40am eastward reported by DD mp 91.9 w/ 248 axles & 3,628 ft. CSXT engine #3280(?) + 1 & 59 cars.