CSX Train Symbols

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All CSX Symbols are welcome. If the symbol itself is clickable, there's usually a timetable shown on the following page.

Contents

Alphabetical:

D Series:

Symbol Based In Works as far as Frequency Notes
D006 Varies Varies As needed Work train
D007 Varies Varies As needed Work train
D008 Varies Varies As needed Work train
D550 Cleveland, OH (Parma Yard) Mon-Fri RCO, Works the yard and industries at Parma Yard
D700 Grand Rapids, MI Sawyer, MI 5 days per week Runs GR-Holland and back 3 times/week, as far as Sawyer 2 times/week
D708 Lansing, MI South Lyon, MI-Lake Odessa, MI Monday-Friday M-W-F goes east, Tu-Th goes west
D709 Lansing, MI Currently Abolished
D710 Flint, MI Port Huron, MI See notes Flint to Port Huron Turn. Summer works Mon-Wed-Fri. Winter Mon-Sat.
D714 Wayne, MI Wayne, MI Mon-Fri. Switches Ford auto loads, Wayne Industries, and lumber at Chevy Yard.
D716 Plymouth, MI Carleton, MI Mon-Fri. Switches all industries south of John Hicks Rd, except Wayne Industries, and Chevy Yard.
D717 Plymouth, MI Detroit, MI (CR North Yard) Tues-Sat. Local between Plymouth and Detroit
D718 Detroit, MI Windsor, ON Windsor interchange turn to CN
D737 Flint, MI Holly, MI Friday Flint local to switch Delta Tube in Holly
D738 Plymouth, MI Livonia, MI Mon-Sat Works all industries east of Plymouth on the Detroit Sub.
D739 Plymouth, MI Milford,MI Mon-Sat Works all industries north of Plymouth, plus all Wixom yard work and Iverson's in Milford.
D741 Cleveland, OH (Clark Ave. Yard) Lester, OH Mon-Fri Switches industries around Clark Ave. Yard and south to Lester.
D743 Lima, OH Deshler, OH Mon-Fri Works all industries north of Lima to Deshler.
D744 Lima, OH Tipp City, OH Mon-Fri Works all industies south of Lima to Tipp City.
D754 Lester, OH Lorian, OH Mon-Fri Switches industries from Lester Yard north to Lorian
D801 West Olive, MI Varies As needed
D802 West Olive, MI Varies As needed
D803 West Olive, MI Varies As needed
D900's All All All D900's are recrews, or extra's on days off, of all there respective local trains. Example D900 is a recrew, or extra of D700, etc.

E Series:

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
E435
E441 Belle River, MI Russell, KY Eastern coal empties from DTE Energy
E443 Flint Russell, KY Eastern coal empties
E445 West Olive, Mi Varies As Needed
E446 West Olive, Mi Varies As Needed
E848 West Olive, Mi Varies As Needed
E927 Flint, MI (SBS) Chicago, IL (BNSF) Western coal empties from CMS Energy Essexville, MI
E945 Flint, Mi (SBS) Chicago (BNSF) Western coal empties from CMS Energy Essexville
E949 West Olive, Mi Chicago (BNSF) Western coal empties from CMS Energy
E950 West Olive, Mi Chicago (BNSF) Western coal empties from CMS Energy
E951 Flint, Mi (SBS) Chicago (BNSF) Western coal empties from CMS Energy Essexville
E958 Harriet, NY Chicago (UP) Western coal empties

G Series:

  • All symbols subject to change
Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
G010 Grand Rapids, MI Varies Symbol normaly used for crew to built trains at Webberville, Fowlerville, and Grand Ledge
G028 Newaygo, MI (MQT) As needed
G367 Green Springs, WV (SBV) Flint, MI (SBS) Grain empties
G640 Flint, MI (SBS) Monroe, NC Grain loads via Blue Ridge
G774 Walbridge, OH Pinckard, AL As needed Lapaz IN pickup loads
G824 Hamler, OH (I&O) Boliver, GA Grain loads
G852 MI locations Rocky Mount NC As needed
G855 Rocky Mount, NC Flint, MI (SBS) Grain empties
G862 Flint, MI (SBS) Rock Mount, NC Grain loads
G883 Marquette Rail (Grand Rapids) Grain empties
G977 Aberdeen, NC Hamler, OH (I&O) Grain empties
G983 Aberdeen, NC Wellsboro, IN (?) Grain empties
G990 Hamler, OH (I&O) Aberdeen, NC Grain loads

H Series

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
H710 Walbridge, OH (CSX Stanley yard) Woodville, OH Mon-Fri Woodville Local
H719 Kenton, OH Bowling Green, OH Mon-Fri Kenton North Night local
H793 Fostoria, OH Fostoria, OH Mon-Fri Usualy switches trash cars and dump south of town. Can run as far north as Pemberville
H794 Fostoria, OH Fostoria, OH Mon-Fri Switches industries around town, and the yard.
H795 Walbridge, OH Walbridge, OH Wes-Sun Fostoria turn for racks to and from mixing center on NS.

J Series

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
J716 Garrett, OH Garrett, Oh Mon-Fri Limits are from Garrett to Wellsboro & Garrett to Indo (including up to SDI)
J717 Garrett, OH Garrett, OH Mon-Fri Limits are from Garrett to Wellsboro & Garrett to Indo (including up to SDI)

K Series:

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
K356 Chicago, IL Detroit, MI as needed usually 60-66 cars
K357 Detroit, MI Chicago, IL as needed usually 60-66 cars
K380 Bessemer, PA Gary, IN (EJE) Loaded coke for USS
K381 Gary, IN (EJE) Bessemer, PA Coke empties from USS
K388 Detroit, MI Willard, OH (WLE) Coke empties from Servastal
K389 Willard, OH (WLE) Detroit, MI Coke loads for Servastal
K557 BALT BAY VIEW, MD Detroit, MI Slab
K651 Linden, NJ Chicago, IL (CN) Empty ethanol
K685 Port Reading, NJ Chicago, IL (CN) Empty ethanol
K690 Chicago, IL (BNSF) Albany, NY Ethanol loads
K694 Chicago, IL (ICE/CP) Albany, NY Ethanol loads
K697 Albany, NY Chicago, IL (UP) Empty ethanol
K700 Detroit, MI Chicago, IL Salt loads
K906 Walbridge, OH Flint, MI As needed Stone loads for Conrad Yelvington
K907 Flint, MI Walbridge, OH As needed Stone empties from Conrad Yelvington
K908 Thornton, MI Lansing, MI As needed Stone loads for Conrad Yelvington
K909 Grand Rapids, MI Thornton, IL As needed Stone empties from Conrad Yelvington
K910 Thornton, IL Grand Rapids, MI As needed Stone loads for Conrad Yelvington
K911 Lansing, MI Thornton, IL As needed Stone empties from Conrad Yelvington
K930 Carey, OH Lansing, MI As needed Stone loads for Conrad Yelvington
K931 Lansing, MI Carey, OH As needed Stone empties from Conrad Yelvington

N Series:

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
N803
N820 Chicago, IL (BNSF) Toledo, OH (CN Lang) Western coal loads for DTE Monroe
N859 Chicago, IL (BNSF) Cleveland, OH Western coal loads for Cleveland Electric
N900
N901
N903 Chicago, IL (BNSF) West Olive, MI Western coal loads for CMS Energy
N904 Grand Rapids, MI West Olive, MI Eastern coal loads, turn at Damron Fork, KY
N905
N907
N910 Chicago, IL (BNSF} West Olive, MI Western coal loads for CMS Energy
N912
N913
N914
N915
N923
N924
N947
N948 Flint, MI Flint, MI As Needed TomsFork, WV turn
N954 Chicago, IL (BNSF) Flint, MI (SBS) Western coal loads for CMS Energy in Essexville
N955
N956 Chicago, IL (BNSF) Flint, MI (SBS) Western coal loads for CMS Energy in Essexville
N964 Grafton, WV Flint, MI (SBS) Eastern coal loads for CMS Energy in Essexville
N969 Grafton WV Flint MI(SBS) Eastern coal loads for CMS Energy in Essexville
N991 Russell, KY Detroit, MI River Rouge

Q Series:

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
Q090 Chicago, IL (UP) Schenectady, NY Tri-weekly (usually beginning of the week) Fruit/Vegetables from the West Coast
Q091 Schenectady, NY Chicago, IL (UP) Tri-weekly Empty refrigerated boxes returning to the West Coast
Q100 Chicago, IL (Bedford Park) Little Ferry, NJ Thurdsay UPS
Q105 Boston, MA East St. Louis, IL Saturday Only
Q106 East St Louis IL Marion Yard OH
Q107 Marion Yard OH East St Louis IL
Q108 East St. Louis, IL Little Ferry, NJ Daily except Monday
Q109 North Bergen, NJ Chicago, IL (Bedford Park) Tue-Sun UPS
Q110 Chicago, IL (Bedford Park) North Bergen, NJ Tue-Sat (L110 on Sunday) UPS
Q113 Syracuse, NY Chicago, IL (59th St) Tue-Sat
Q114 Chicago, IL (Bedford Park) Boston, MA (Beacon Park) Daily
Q117 Boston, MA (Beacon Park) Chicago, IL (Bedford Park) Daily
Q119 Boston, MA (Beacon Park) Chicago, IL (Bedford Park) Tue-Sat
Q120 Jacksonville, FL Chicago, IL Tue-Sat
Q121 Chicago, IL Jacksonville, FL Wed-Sun
Q124 Jacksonville, FL Chicago, IL Daily
Q127 Chicago, IL Jacksonville, FL Tue-Sat
Q128 Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Mon-Sat
Q129 Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Sat-Thu
Q131 Detroit, MI (CR Livernois Yard) Salem, IL (UP) Mon-Sat ZDTMX on the UP
Q132 Salem, IL (UP) Detroit, MI (CR Livernois Yard) Mon-Sat ZMXDT on the UP
Q133 Columbus, OH Cincinnati, OH M, W, F
Q134 Cincinnati, OH Columbus, OH Tu, Th, Sa
Q135 Chambersburg, PA Chicago, IL (Bedford Park) Daily
Q136 Chicago, IL (Bedford Park) Chambersburg, PA Daily
Q137 Baltimore, MD Chicago, IL (59th St) Daily
Q138 Chicago, IL (59th St) Baltimore, MD Sat-Wed
Q146 Chicago, IL (59th St) Columbus, OH Sun-Fri
Q147 Columbus, OH Chicago, IL (59th St) As Needed
Q149 Cleveland, OH (Collingwood) Chicago, (59th St) Tue-Sun
Q150 Detroit, MI (CR Livernois Yard) Cleveland, OH (Collinwood) Mon-Sat Runs via Plymouth to make pick up of east coast auto racks, at TDSI New Boston.
Q151 Cleveland, OH (Collinwood) Detroit, MI (CR Livernois Yard) Daily
Q153 Little Ferry, NJ Chicago, (Bedford Park) Tuesday UPS
Q156 Chicago, IL (59th St) South Kearny, NJ Daily
Q157 South Kearny, NJ Chicago, IL (Bedford Park) Tue-Sat
Q160 Chicago, IL (Bedford Park) Port Newark, NJ Daily Replaced Q112
Q161 South Kearny, NJ Chicago, IL (59th St) Tue-Sun
Q162 Chicago, IL (Bedford Park) South Kearny, NJ Daily except Sunday Replaced Q118
Q163 Port Newark, NJ Chicago, IL Daily except Saturday
Q164 Chicago, IL (59th St) South Kearny, NJ Daily
Q169 North Bergen, NJ Chicago, IL (Bedford Park) Tue-Sat UPS
Q200 Chicago, IL Toledo, Oh (Walbridge Yard) As required
Q216 Toledo, Oh (Walbridge Yard) Philadelphia, PA (East Side Yard) As required
Q218 Indy, IN (Avon Yard) Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Daily
Q219 Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Indy, IN (Avon Yard) Daily
Q231 Detroit, MI Louisville, KY (Osborn Yard) Daily
Q236 Baldwin, FL Toledo, OH (Walbridge Yard) As required
Q241 Toledo, OH (Walbridge Yard) Louisville, KY As required
Q242 Louisville, KY Toledo, OH (WalbridgeYard) As required
Q244 Louisville, KY Gibson, IN (IHB) As required
Q246 Marysville, OH Chicago, IL (IHB Blue Island) As required
Q249 Baltimore, MD Toledo, OH (Walbridge Yard) As required
Q257 Toledo, OH (Walbridge Yard) Marysville, OH As required
Q267 Chicago, IL (IHB Blue Island) Marysville, OH As required
Q272 Louisville, KY (Osborn Yard) Detroit, MI As required
Q277 Connellsville, PA Toledo, OH (Walbridge Yard) As required
Q281 Selkirk, NY Toledo, OH (Walbridge Yard) As required
Q287 Toledo, Oh (Walbridge Yard) Detroit, MI As required
Q288 Chicago, IL (IHB Blue Island) Toledo, OH (Walbrige Yard) As required
Q289 Toledo, Oh (Walbridge Yard) Plymouth, MI As required Power may be routed to Detroit, as needed
Q291 Buffalo, NY Toledo, MI (Walbridge Yard) Daily
Q321 Flint, MI Toledo, Oh (Stanley Yard) Mon.-Sat.
Q322 Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Flint, MI Mon.-Sat.
Q324 Chicago, IL (Barr Yard) Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Tue-Sun
Q326 Chicago, IL (Barr Yard) Detroit, MI 2 days as Q326, 2 days as L326
Q327 Detroit, MI Chicago, IL (Barr Yard) Sun,Tues,Thurs,Sat
Q334 Grand Rapids, MI Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Tues-Sun
Q335 Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Grand Rapids, MI Wed-Mon
Q339 Willard, OH Cincinnati, OH Daily
Q342 Cincinnati, OH Willard, OH Daily
Q351 Selkirk, NY Willard, OH Daily
Q368 Chicago, IL (Barr Yard) Cumberland, MD Daily
Q369 Willard, OH Chicago, IL (Barr Yard) Daily
Q374 Salem, IL Avon, IN Daily
Q375 Cumberland, MD Cincinnati, OH Daily
Q380 Chicago, IL Selkirk, NY Daily
Q381 Selkirk, NY Willard, OH Daily
Q386 Chicago, IL (BRC Clearing Yard) Selkirk, NY Daily
Q389 Cumberland, MD Chicago, IL (BRC Clearing Yard) Daily
Q390 Chicago, IL (UP Proviso) Selkirk, NY Daily "Express lane" from UP North Platte, NE (UP QNPSKP)
Q392 Toledo, Oh (Stanley Yard) Detroit, MI Daily
Q393 Selkirk, NY Chicago, IL (BRC Clearing Yard) Daily
Q394 Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Cumberland, MD Daily
Q395 Willard, OH Chicago, IL Daily
Q396 Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Willard, OH Daily
Q397 Willard, OH Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Daily
Q399 Detroit, MI Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Tues-Sun
L399 Detroit, MI Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Monday Alternate schedule-works Plymouth East Yard
Q500 Cincinnati, OH Chicago, IL Daily
Q501 Chicago, IL Cincinnati, OH Daily
Q506 Cincinnati, OH Toledo, OH Daily
Q507 Toledo, OH Cincinnati, OH Daily
Q509 Toledo, OH Garrett, IN As required Works at Defiance
Q514 Nashville, TN Indy, IN (Avon Yard) Daily
Q515 Indy, IN (Avon Yard) Nashville, TN Daily
Q558 Cincinnati, OH Lima, OH Daily
Q559 Lima, OH Cincinnati, OH Daily
Q588 Nashville, TN Chicago, IL (CP Bensenville Yard) Daily
Q590 Evansville, IN Terre Haute, IN As required
Q591 Terre Haute, IN Evansville, IN As required
Q592 Birmingham, AL Chicago, IL Daily
Q595 Indy, IN (Avon Yard) Birmingham, AL Daily
Q596 Nashville, TN Chicago, IL Daily
Q597 Chicago, IL Nashville, TN Daily
Q634 Russell, KY Willard, OH Daily
Q635 Willard, OH Russell, KY Daily
Q636 Columbus, OH Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Daily (via Fostoria)
Q637 Toledo, OH (Stanley Yard) Columbus, OH Daily (via Fostoria)
Q642 Indy, IN (Avon Yard) Chicago, IL (Barr Yard) Daily
Q643 Chicago, IL (Barr Yard) Indy, IN (Avon Yard) Daily
Q645 Chicago, IL Nashville, TN Daily
Q648 Nashville, TN Chicago, IL Daily
Q649 Chicago, IL Birmingham, AL Daily
Q688 Birmingham, AL Indy, IN (Avon Yard) Daily

U Series:

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
U994 Chicago, IL (BNSF) Colona, PA Western coal loads
U967 Michigan Eastern coal empties
U968 Michigan Eastern coal loads

V Series:

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
V771 Chicago, IL (UP) Dunkirk, NY Western coal loads

X Series

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
X500 Chicago, IL (CP) Detroit, MI (CSX Rougemer yard) 5 per week
X508 Detroit, MI (CSX Oak Yard) Detroit, MI (Michigan Ave Conx)
X509 Detroit, MI (Michigan Ave Conx) Detroit, MI (CSX Oak Yard)
X525
X740 Chicago, IL (CP) Detroit, MI Currently unused Last used during summer 2008
X741 Detroit, MI Chicago, IL (CP) Currently unused Last used during summer 2008

Z Series

  • Foreign Line trains operating on CSX trackage
Symbol Railroad Origin Turn Point Frequency Notes
Z151 Marquette Rail Fuller Jct (CGE 3) (Grand Rapids Yard Limit) Wyoming Yard (CG 1) T, TH, SA Baldwin origin for Marquette Rail
Z152 Marquette Rail Fuller Jct (CGE 3) (Grand Rapids Yard Limit) Fuller Jct (CGE 3) (Grand Rapids Yard Limit) M, W, F Sparta local, still uses the Z151 Symbol on CSX unless running during a day with a scheduled Z151.
Z193 Norfolk Southern Porter, IN IHB (Gibson Yard) NS 31K
Z207 Union Pacific Chicago, IL (UP Global 1) Chicago, IL (CSX 59th St.) Intermodal transfer from Global 1 to 59th St.
Z243 Canadian National Toledo, OH (AA Hallett Tower) Toledo, OH (CSX Walbridge) Daily CN Turn job, from Flat Rock, via, CN to AA, to CSX and back
Z247 Canadian National Toledo, OH (Lang Yard) Toledo, OH (CSX Stanley) Daily Comes off the CN as M383, and returns back to the CN as M382
Z250 Norfolk Southern Toledo, OH (Oregon, Homestead Yard) Toledo, OH (CSX Stanley) Daily On a year on year off trade with CSX,
Z502 CSS (South Shore) Miller, IN East Chicago IN Monday-Friday Chicago South Shore & South Bend transfer
Z611 Northern Ohio & Western Tiffin, OH Kellers, OH Enters CSX main at Tiffin, runs west to Kellers pass, exchanges cars then back.
Z627 Mid Michigan Muskegon, MI Holland, MI 6 days per week Muskegon to Holland turn, work at Waverly
Z634 Mid Michigan (GRE) Grand Rapids, MI Lowell, MI 3 days per week avg Given this symbol when crossing the diamond @ Fuller (CGE 3) or doing work on CSX north of Fuller, GRE train
Z738 Grand Elk Pleasant St (CH 151) Hugart Runner (GDLK Hugart Yard) Fuller (CGE 3) May not be used now with Watco takeover (former NS/CR first shift yard job)
Z739 Grand Elk Pleasant St (CH 151) Hugart Runner (GDLK Hugart Yard) Fuller (CGE 3) Used on CSX when switching Joe Brown, GRE, or Yard transfer to Wyoming (former NS/CR second shift yard job)

Significant Yard Jobs:

Symbol Based from Work as far as Frequency Notes
Y101-Defiance, Ohio Defiance Yard Defiance, Ohio/North Baltimore, OH Usually Daily Runs as Y150 on the weekends and occasionally alternately scheduled as a Y250.
Y103-Grand Rapids Wyoming Yard Elmdale, MI/Grandville Monday-Friday took over duties of Y106
Y106-Grand Rapids Wyoming Yard Elmdale, MI Monday-Friday Now Y103, every other day service
Y121-Holland Waverly Yard Varies Monday-Friday
Y201-Grand Rapids Wyoming Yard Grand Rapids Yard Varies Sometimes goes up to switch Padnos and the GRE interchange
Y221-Grand Rapids Wyoming Yard Fuller, MI Monday-Friday
Y107- Plymouth (Morning) Plymouth North Yard Wayne Monday-Friday, sometimes Saturday
Y205- Plymouth/Wayne Plymouth/Wayne Yard Job North/East Yard to Newburgh/Wayne Yard Varies
Y303-Plymouth (Midnights) Midnight Plymouth Yard Job/Ford Heater Job North Yard to Ford Heater Monday-Friday
Y122-Detroit Oak Yard Job Oak Yard Detroit, MI Monday-Friday

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