CSX Train Location Updates - Nov 2024

[GP30M4216]

L301 will run long today. They have a single CSXT coil car at the end of their short train. Switching Buzzi at 10:40. Usual power.

Y197 is switching on the City Market lead.

[Tlout]

Michigan Shore north at Riley St. Holland 10:41 AM.

[Mikeyt2004]

Y106-22 @ 11:57 westward clear Seymour

[GP30M4216]

Z151 entering Wyoming Yard behind MQT 3413, 3406, and BPRR 3343, 80+ cars inbound. 11:35am

[Andy24]

L301 will run long today. They have a single CSXT coil car at the end of their short train. Switching Buzzi at 10:40. Usual power.

Y197 is switching on the City Market lead.

L301-22 @ 11:43 westward reported at west end Hudsonville mp 13.2 ish. CSX engine 4082 + 4053 leading

[Tom49801]

Y121-22 @ 11:44 westward on the Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engine #6072 & 1 Box car & the OLS Caboose. He’s headed to Saugatuck mp CG32.1 to runaround his train & then head eastward to Coastal Containers mp CG27.5 for work there.

L301-22 @ 11:52 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 52 axles. CSX engines #4082 + #4053 & 10 cars. He’s headed into Waverly mp CG22.8 & later he’ll head west for work at Hartford mp CG68.7 & likely he'll be going to Sawyer mp CG105.2

[Andy24]

Per road on the road and Railfan: M326-22? @ 12:28pm is at CP 502 on the Chicago line with CSX 5462 & CSX 3002 in head end

BNSF C-BTMCXC / C-NAMCXC (Coal Loads for West Olive) 11/22/24 @ 13:48 CT heading east passing Red Oak, Iowa cam with BNSF #6363 + Montana Rail Link (MRL) #4305 + 130 coal loads + rear BNSF #9063 DPU. MRL #4305 will be dropped at Galesburg, IL?

[amessmann]

12:46 - L305 east thru EE Trowbridge. Ground crews continue to give roll-bys as they pass.
Regarding the CM44s we were discussing yesterday, 7085 and 7091 had the high-adhesion trucks, and 7302 had the radial steering trucks.
I intend to get a look of the remaining series as they come thru. Pictures of hi-ad vs self-steering trucks: https://trainiax.net/mephase-geac4400cw.php
13:01 - Unit grain thru Plymouth on the main track, likely NB G740 reported by Andy24 a few days ago.
16:47 - L305 returning west thru EE Trowbridge.

[Tom49801]

R598-22 @ 13:13 job briefing with the Dispatcher to Grand Jct Siding mp CG54.0 to move out C801-21 that had tied down there yesterday with BNSF engine #9115 & 127 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5285. It appears they had placed the CSX "Pusher engines" #886 + #7253 on the head end of the train to lead.

Y121-22 @ 13:15 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 on the Main Track with CSX engine #6072 & 1 Box car & the OLS Caboose. He’s returning from Coastal Containers mp CG27.5 & is headed onto the Fremont sub-div.

[pudgy]

Y121-22 @ 10:29 job briefed with the Dispatcher from Waverly ...
The engineer had said this is his last day on Y121 & will be the new engineer for L301 on Monday. L301's engineer is retiring after today.

L301s engineer is retiring today, but he's not on the train.

[Tlout]

Y121 north at Riley St. Holland 1:32 PM.

[Tom49801]

L301-22 @ 13:32 westward, Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #4082 + #4053 & 5 cars (3 CH + Gon with stone + Coil car). He has work at Hartford mp CG68.7 & Sawyer mp CG105.2 He'll take Wells Siding mp CG41.4 to clear up for R598-22.

R598-22 @ 13:57 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 532 axles. CSX engines #886 + #7253 & BNSF engine #9115 & 127 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5285. He is headed to the power plant in West Olive, Mi. This was C801-21 that had tied down in Grand Jct Siding mp CG54 yesterday. They had opted to use the CSX power as the leaders.

L301-22 @ 14:17 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 32 axles.

L303-22 @ 14:26 in Grand Rapids calling Rouge Tower to move CSX engines #4739 + #809 & start building their train.

[Tom49801]

L301-22 @ 14:47 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi with 32 axles. CSX engines #4082 + #4053 & 5 cars. He has work for Hartford mp CG68.7 & Sawyer mp CG105.2

R598-22 @ 14:51 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #886 + #7253 & BNSF engine #9115 & 127 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5285. This was C801-21 that had tied down in Grand Jct mp CG54 yesterday. In about ½ mile he’ll diverge onto the west end of the Wye & onto the Fremont sub-division.

L303-22 @ 15:17 Grand Rapids mp CG2.0 copied their EC1 for the Grand Ledge Holdout/Lake Odessa and proceed eastward with CSX engines #4739 + #806 & ?? cars.

[Mikeyt2004]

L303-22 @ 15:23 Departing eastward out of Grand Rapids.

[Andy24]

L303-22 @ 15:23 Departing eastward out of Grand Rapids.

L303-22 @ 15:54 eastward Breton Road mp CH145.45 with CSX engines #4739 + #806 and 59 cars. Note, it wasn’t csx 809 leading even though BL_1543 reported CSX 806 leading L302 last night.

[Tom49801]

L301-22 @ 16:01 westward reported from the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 28 axles. CSX engines #4082 + #4053 & 4 cars. He has work for Arlington Metals in Sawyer, Mi mp CG105.2

L303-22 @ 16:35 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 248 axles. CSX engines #4739 + #806 & 59 cars.

[BL2-1843]

Am now confused regarding the trailing unit on L303 this afternoon. Was it 806 as I reported on L302 last night, or was it 809? I did not actually see that number either, but thought for sure it was 806 that the RN gave them two forms to fill out after the train went by the DD at Fowlerville. Unfortunately, Andy posted two photos of 4739 but not the other unit. It would be better for me if it really was 809 because I had not seen that unit since 7-19-18 but had seen 806 on 4-25-24

[Tom49801]

Am now confused regarding the trailing unit on L303 this afternoon. Was it 806 as I reported on L302 last night, or was it 809? I did not actually see that number either, but thought for sure it was 806 that the RN gave them two forms to fill out after the train went by the DD at Fowlerville. Unfortunately, Andy posted two photos of 4739 but not the other unit.

Hi, it was a typo on my part.

L303-22 @ 17:13 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 248 axles. CSX engines #4739 + #806 & 59 cars. He has work in Lansing – final destination is Detroit.

L301-22 @ 17:32 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 28 axles. CSX engines #4053 + #4082 & 4 cars (coil car + 3 CH cars). He'll be going into Holland mp CG25.3 for work there.

[pudgy]

Per road on the road and Railfan: M326-22? @ 12:28pm is at CP 502 on the Chicago line with CSX 5462 & CSX 3002 in head end

Wasn't 326, wasn't on duty until 1400, and 326 doesn't pass thru CP502 in it's travels.

[Tom49801]

L301-22 @ 18:17 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi (only heard "no defects"). CSX engines #4053 + #4082 & 4 cars (Coil car + 3 CH cars).