CSX Train Location Updates - March 2024

[MikeB89]

Y290 is the second shift switcher at the east end. Normally does not leave the yard so you probably wouldn't hear them on the road channel. Any X90 series yard job is a remote control job. Remote control jobs operating in yard limits have zones consisting of certain tracks or leads. These zones exist so that the remote job can go about its work and not have to worry about switches being thrown by other train crews or running into another train, since there isn't always someone watching the head end. No other train can enter into an established zone without permission from the foreman on the yard job, in this case Y290. Wyoming Yard has zones on the Old Even Lead (W41 switch to the signal at Plaster), Even Lead (E08 switch to the signal at Plaster), E08 track (all of E08), W01 Lead (E36 all the way up to the W01 switch on the Old Even), 33 Lead (W03 switch to the W35 switch, the west end of the odd tracks), and the Back Lead (top of the yard).

Thanks a ton for this information.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-29 @ 21:48 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 IDTX engine #4616 & 4 cars (2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business + Horizon Cafe) with 11 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

[pudgy]

Don't know who Y290 is. I feel like I've never heard that train number.

Y290 Grand Rapids, Mi works Tue-Sun Wyoming Yard RCO Switcher. East end job. For a list of train symbols see this railroadfan link:

https://railroadfan.com/wiki/index.php/ ... ial_Locals:

Y290 and Y390 are 7 day a week switch jobs at Wyoming Yard.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-29 @ 22:09 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 4 cars (2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business + Horizon Cafe).

E800-27 @ 22:16 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam with BNSF engine #9718 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF Executive engine #9786 @ 2,710 tons & 7,040 feet long.

E800-27 @ 22:29 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi. with 532 axles.

Amtrak P370-29 @ 22:44 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 20 axles.

[Tom49801]

E800-27 @ 23:21 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi. with 532 axles. BNSF engine #9718 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF Executive engine #9786 @ 2,710 tons & 7,040 feet long.

[Tom49801]

C800-29 @ 01:37 eastward Gross mp CG62 with BNSF engine #5717 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9148. He had added CSX engines #796 + #741 behind his leader at Grand Jct mp CG54 & continued on to the power plant in West Olive, Mi.

C800-29 @ 02:55 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 544 axles.

M327-30 between 05:11 / 05:41 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engine #3125 + mid dpu CSX engine #3177 & 171 cars (103 loads + 68 empties) @ 15,852 tons & 9,682 feet long. These engines are from Thursday's M326-28. He is building his train.

Amtrak P371-30 @ 06:38 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 4 cars (2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business + Horizon Cafe).

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-30 @ 07:15 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 4 cars (2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business + Horizon Cafe).

M327-30 @ 07:16 westward reported from Ivanrest mp CG4.7 with an Approach Medium signal. CSX engine #3125 + mid dpu CSX engine #3177 & 171 cars (103 loads + 68 empties) @ 15,852 tons & 9,682 feet long.

[MikeB89]

M327-30 is stopped at Ivanrest MP CG4.7.

Don't know who is listening to the scanner but they're stopped do to an error with PTC. They were moving at about 7 mph when it threw a com fault. It put them in brake suppression.

Right now PTC is tempting to remote into the locomotive system. Might be a bit before they depart.

No filming for me since it started to rain fairly heavy.

[GRHC]

M327-30 is stopped at Ivanrest MP CG4.7.

Don't know who is listening to the scanner but they're stopped do to an error with PTC. They were moving at about 7 mph when it threw a com fault. It put them in brake suppression.

Right now PTC is tempting to remote into the locomotive system. Might be a bit before they depart.

No filming for me since it started to rain fairly heavy.

I blame the clown.

[MikeB89]

M327-30 is stopped at Ivanrest MP CG4.7.

Don't know who is listening to the scanner but they're stopped do to an error with PTC. They were moving at about 7 mph when it threw a com fault. It put them in brake suppression.

Right now PTC is tempting to remote into the locomotive system. Might be a bit before they depart.

No filming for me since it started to rain fairly heavy.

I blame the clown.
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Lol something or someone has to take the blame.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-30 @ 07:30 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 IDTX engine #4616 & 4 cars (2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business + Horizon Cafe) with 3 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5

[MikeB89]

M327-30 should be leaving now. PTC help desk was able to get them up and running. Took a couple reboots from what I heard on the scanner.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-30 @ 08:18 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4616 & 4 cars (2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business + Horizon Cafe).

[MikeB89]

CSX M327-30 Calling medium clear Grandville at 8:20am.

[GRHC]

CSX M327-30 Calling medium clear Grandville at 8:20am.

Passing through Hudsonville Michigan @ 08:42

Approaching Zeeland Michigan @ 08:46

[Tom49801]

M327-30 @ 08:53 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 696 axles. CSX engine #3125 + mid dpu CSX engine #3177 & 171 cars (103 loads + 68 empties) @ 15,852 tons & 9,682 feet long.

[Andy24]

BNSF C-BTMCXC (C800-801 Bound for West Olive) 08:04 @ CDT heading east passing Galesburg, IL cam with BNSF #9072 + 130 coal loads and rear nose out BNSF Executive #9653 DPU

Curious is any grain trains are running today since we had G126 earlier this week

[Talk]

BNSF C-BTMCXC (C800-801 Bound for West Olive) 08:04 @ CDT heading east passing Galesburg, IL cam with BNSF #9072 + 130 coal loads and rear nose out BNSF Executive #9653 DPU

Should become C800-30

[Tom49801]

M327-30 @ 09:54 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 696 axles. CSX engine #3125 + mid dpu CSX engine #3177 & 171 cars (103 loads + 68 empties) @ 15,852 tons & 9,682 feet long.

M327-30 @ 10:17 westward Bangor, Mi N. Center St crossing mp CG60.35

[Tom49801]

M327-30 @ 11:32 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 696 axles. CSX engine #3125 + mid dpu CSX engine #3177 & 171 cars (103 loads + 68 empties) @ 15,852 tons & 9,682 feet long.

L303-30 @ 12:24 Grand Rapids mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #941 + #525 & 75 cars (36 loads + 39 empties) @ 6,000 tons & 4,800 feet long. He’s ready to depart from mp CGT2.5 & has work in Lansing - final destination is Detroit. These engines are from yesterday’s M326-29.