CSX Train Location Updates: March 2021

[Tom49801]

D700-02 @ 10:13pm westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 24 axles & 316 ft. CSXT engines #2742 + #6244 & 4 cars.
D700-02 @ 10:32:18pm westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 (3 coil cars + 1 gon of boulders).

Amtrak P370-02 @ 10:42pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 w/16 axles & 306 ft. IDTX engine #4631 & 3 SuperLiners.

[amessmann]

Mulliken defect detector (CH 104.3) reports 32 axles and 466' working out to two six-axle locomotives and five cars.
Likely D707-02 as they can also be heard on the radio.

This feed from the CN Flint Sub ATCS is working really well tonight, I don't recall ever hearing Plymouth Sub traffic when listening to it.
https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/18777

At 04:10 the Mulliken DD reported D905-02 westbound, I didn't have time to write down the axles or length.
At 04:19 D905-02 reported a clear signal at WE Sunfield.

[Tom49801]

D700-02 @ 10:13pm westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 24 axles & 316 ft. CSXT engines #2742 + #6244 & 4 cars.
D700-02 @ 10:32:18pm westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 (3 coil cars + 1 gon of boulders).

Amtrak P370-02 @ 10:42pm eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 w/16 axles & 306 ft. IDTX engine #4631 & 3 SuperLiners.

D700-02 @ 02:56:36am eastward Bangor's W. Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 with CSXT engines #6244 + #2742 & 17 cars.

[Tom49801]

N800-01 @ 12:43:05am eastward Bangor's W. Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 with BNSF engines #6259 + #9198 & 127 loaded coal cars. He had picked up his rear DPU's (CSXT engines #5120 + #989) at Grand Junction mp CG 55.6 & continued on to the West Olive power plant.

[Tom49801]

Mulliken defect detector (CH 104.3) reports 32 axles and 466' working out to two six-axle locomotives and five cars.
Likely D707-02 as they can also be heard on the radio.

This feed from the CN Flint Sub ATCS is working really well tonight, I don't recall ever hearing Plymouth Sub traffic when listening to it.
https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/18777

At 04:10 the Mulliken DD reported D905-02 westbound, I didn't have time to write down the axles or length.
At 04:19 D905-02 reported a clear signal at WE Sunfield.

The DD at mp CH104.3 for D905-02 had reported 709 axles (+1 axle error count) & 10,256 feet long. CSXT #738 + mid CSXT #3211 & 174 total cars.

D905-02 between 04:43am/05:13am westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 with 708 axles.

[donnieland]

371 wednesday
4631 with 3 supers

600a - depart grand rapids - eb
603a - app slow pleasant st - wb
608a -restricting plaster creek - main to old main

612a - clear lamar - old main to 2 track
617a - clear grandville - 2 track to the main

626a - clear ee hudsonville
629a - clear we hudsonville
636a - 19.1 - 16 axles, 305'
641a - clear east waverly
4631 and 3 supers

642a - clear waverly
645a - arrive holland
649a - depart holland
655a - clear pair east saugatuck
709a - clear pair wells

712a - 44.2 - 16 axles, 302'
4631 with 3 supers
721a - clear pair grand junction
729a/731a - arr/depart bangor
733a/735a - clear ee/we gross

[Tom49801]

D905-02 @ 06:35am westward reported from Pleasant St mp CH151.3 with CSXT #738 + mid CSXT #3211 & 174 total cars.

[Tom49801]

Q327-03 @ 07:00am westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 384 axles & 4,933 feet long. CSXT engines #5279 + #3160 & 93 cars. He has work for Waverly/Holland.

Amtrak P371-03 @ 07:13am westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 17 axles (+1 error) & 302 ft. IDTX engine #4631 & 3 Superliner cars.

Amtrak P371-03 @ 07:27:51am westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 (0 passengers on/off at the station mp CG60.5)

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-03 @ 08:14am westward reported by DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 309 ft. IDTX engine #4631 & 3 Superliner cars.

[donnieland]

d702 wednesday
6244 lead, 2742 trail with 128 axles, 30 cars
1 lumber and 29 covered gons from muskegon

812a - slow clear waverly - yard lead to waverly siding
822a - med app east waverly = siding to the main
826a - working zeeland, as gp30m4216 reported, they did pick up the 2 empty lumber
859a - clear zeeland
903a - 19.1 - 136 axles, 1971'
6244 lead, 2742 trail with 32 cars - the lumber load will be for standard lumber grandville

906a - clear vriesland
910a - clear we hudsonville
913a - clear ee hudsonville
926a - 702 3 step - working grandville standard lumber

[GP30M4216]

d702 wednesday
6244 lead, 2742 trail with 128 axles, 30 cars
1 lumber and 29 covered gons from muskegon

812a - slow clear waverly - yard lead to waverly siding
822a - med app east waverly = siding to the main
826a - working zeeland

There were two empty centerbeams from Friday to pick up at Zeeland Lumber. Sounds like they are finishing up now

[donnieland]

327 wednesday
5279 ld and 3160 trail with 93 cars

626a - app ivanrest ave
630a - med clear grandville - 1 track to the main
638a - clear dewent

644a - clear pair hudsonville
651a - clear vriesland
658a - clear zeeland
659a - 19.1 - 384 axles, 4933'

704a - clear 112th ave
5279 lead, 3160 trail with 93 cars and fred
rn to 327 - he has a light on in the old holland siding
327 will work waverly from the main at holland

706a - clear waverly
709a - clear pair legs east and west
722a - clear holland
engines lite - pick up only at waverly

725a - restricting holland - main to old siding
327 pick up today:
15 gons of scrap, 1 box ( refridge ), 2 hi top hoppers, 5 ch, 3 tamk, 1 box,
5 steel coils, 3 tank, 1 bulkhd ( empty ), 2 box, and 7 ch
picked up 45 cars

755a - med clear holland - old holland pass to the main
808a - restricting holland - back on thier train
power stopped in the os after coupling to their train

834a - departed holland from within the os
843a - fred clears holland
5279 lead, 3160 trail with 138 cars and fred in tow

853a - clear 30
859a - clear pair east saugatuck
909a - clear new richmond
917a - clear fennville
925a - clear pair wells
930a - 44.2 - 564 axles, 7421'
5297 lead, 3160 trail with 138 cars and fred

934a - clear 49
939a - clear 51
943a - clear pair grand junction
955a - os bangor
858a - clear we gross

[Tom49801]

Q327-03 @ 09:32am westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 564 axles & 7,421 feet long. CSXT engines #5279 + #3160 & 138 cars. He had picked up 45 cars from Holland.

[Tlout]

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

[Tom49801]

Q327-03 @ 09:54:46am westward Bangor's Center St crossing mp CG60.35 with CSXT engines #5279 + #3160 & 138 cars.

[BL2-1843]

Yesterdays D705 finally got the crew back home this morning after being on the road since they left to go east on D706 Sunday afternoon. By van, no doubt seeing they had been riding in it often since they left.

[Tom49801]

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

D801-01 @ 10:30am westward reported from mp CG30 with CSXT engines #989 + #5120 & BNSF engines #6259 + 1 & probably the usual 130 empty coal cars. He will be going into the east end of Grand Junction siding mp CG53.9 to tie down & to move the CSXT engines back to the east end of the siding.

[Tom49801]

D801-01 @ 11:08am westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 544 axles & 7,039 ft long. CSXT engines #989 + #5120 & BNSF engines #6259 + 1 & 130 empty coal cars.

Q327-03 @ 11:10am westward reported by DD mp CG91.9 w/ 564 axles & 7,514 feet. CSXT engines #5279 + #3160 & 138 cars.

Q327-03 @ 11:49am westward copied an EC1 at mp CG117.5 for the crossing at mp CG120.15 (?). Dispatcher had also said "NS is waiting for you".

[Tom49801]

D702-03 @ 12:39pm westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 56 axles & 800 feet long. CSXT engines #2742 + #6244 & 12 cars. He had no work in Boozie.

[Tom49801]

Q326-03 @ 3:13pm eastward reported by DD mp CG91.9 w/ 360 axles & 4,912 feet. CSXT engines #5203 + 1 & 87 cars.