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Got a G792-XX (empty grain) bound for Grand Ledge, MI after passing by on the Princeton Cam at 7:05am CT. CSX 918 and CSX 7223 and around 90 grain cars

L301-08 @ 19:50 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #4057 + #2428 & 10 cars (5 loads + 5 empties) @ 822 tons & 771 feet long. He’ll head westward for work at Buzzi Cement mp CG5.2 & then he’ll go into Waverly mp CG22.8 & when done there he'll head back east to Grand Rapids....

Power on L302-08 today is 5466 + 543 with its 110 car train. Now west of Fowlerville at 18:22. I need someone to take a photograph of the lead unit, 5466 for me yet today or sometime tomorrow regardless of if continues on to Chicago or returns on L303-09 tomorrow. I reported this as a new YN3c repa...

CSX M567-08 (Turns into M569 at Garrett to Barr) passing Deshler Cam and heading west @ 6:56 ET time with CSX #5362 and CSX #4718 and about 80 ish cars CSX M510-08 passed Deshler Cam and heading north @ 11:44 ET time with CSX #5436 + CSX #5430 elephant style and roughly 70 cars BNSF C-BTMCXC (Coal L...

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Wed May 08, 2024 12:00 pm

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 11:59am. WAMX 4124, 4209, and 15 cars.

Blowing north thru 68th Culterville at 12:05pm and 54th St at 12:10pm

L303 taking the siding at Fox with a little over 100 cars at 12:11. Most of the back half is all empty stone. 12:18 edit: L303 is holding the main at Fox for Y106. L303-07 @ 12:59 heading east reported by Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, MI with 448 axles. CSX #3114 + CSX #377 and 109 cars (...

M326-07 @ 10:50 heading east reported by Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, MI with 88 axles. CSX engines #5278 + 1 and 19 cars L303-07 @ 11:32 Job Briefing with RN Dispatcher in Grand Rapids: CSX #3114 + CSX #377 and 60? cars (29 loads and 31? empties) @ 6,033 tons and 6,762 ft long. He’s ready t...

M326-07 @ 9:40 ET lined up at Porter Junction CP482 per ATCS

Y121-07 @ 10:00 advised Dispatcher they need to open the Dock Track at Holland mp 25.3 and work for 1.5 hour with CSX #6085. Dispatcher advised Y121-07 that M326-07 was at Michigan City mp 126 as well.

L301-06 @ 23:14:46 heading west crossing N. Center St mp 60.35 in Bangor, Mi with CSX #4057 + CSX #2428 and 9 cars. He had work for Hartford mp 68.7, possibly Coloma mp 76.7 and maybe Sawyer mp 105.2. L301-06 @ 00:43:55 heading east crossing W Monroe St mp 60.72 in Bangor, MI with CSX #2428 + CSX #4...

R598-06 @ 22:00 copied their EC1 to depart the power plant in West Olive, Mi mp CGP 1.0 & diverge onto the Fremont sub-div & head south to the Grand Rapids sub-div in Holland, Mi with BNSF engine #9217 & 130(?) empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8494 & CSX engines #858 + #7381. Unknown if they...

L301-06 @ 20:33 heading west reported clear signal at Ivanrest mp CG4.7 with CSX #4057 leading MOW Equipment @ 20:44 activates DD 44.2 Pearl, Mi L301-06 @ 20:55 heading west reported by mp DD CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi at 96 axles, CSX #4057 + CSX #2428 and 20 cars. He has a 8-axle depressed flatcar in cons...

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:28pm. WAMX 4124 and 4190 facing north with 28 cars. Foliage getting thick back there again. Finally reached Hughart around 4:25. Heard them blowing for 32nd around 4:18, then I could hear the locos likely going under 28th at 4:20. Strong wind out of the eas...

Y297-06 @ 18:26 releasing EC1 at CGE 3.2 with CSX #6549 and 10 cars L301-06 @ 18:50 is stilling their train inside Wyoming Yard with CSX #4057 and CSX #2428 L301-06 @ 18:59 partial Job Briefing with RN Dispatcher in Grand Rapids: CSX #4057 (solo) & ?? cars. He’s going to work Buzzi and shove back in...

M326-06 @ 15:20 heading east reported by Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, MI with 288 axles. CSX engines #5335 + #5501 and 69 cars BNSF C-BTMCXC (Coal Loads for West Olive) 05/06/24 @ 14:23:10 CDT heading east passing Red Oak, Iowa cam with BNSF #6270 + BNSF #5647 + 130 coal loads + rear nose in BNS...

L303-06 @ 13:19 heading east reported by Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville , Mi at 144 axles: CSX #3026 + CSX #136 and 33 cars (29 loads and 4 empties) @ 3,962 tons and 2,019 for long. . They have work at Lansing L303-06 @ 13:59 heading east reported by DD 104.3 Mulliken, Mi at 144 axles M326-...

M326-06 @ 13:43 heading east reported by Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, MI with 288 axles. CSX engines #5335 + #5250(?) and 69 cars

L303-06 @ 13:19 heading east reported by Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi at 144 axles: CSX #3026 + CSX #136 and 33 cars (29 loads and 4 empties) @ 3,962 tons and 2,019 for long. . They have work at Lansing

SB Marquette turn dropped the 2043 at Newaygo for grain loading. Tomorrow’s Z151 will have 3345-2042-3391 as power. Tied down in Sparta. Marquette Rail Z151-06 @ 11:25 east at Godfrey mp 0.99 with MQT #3391 leading. Engineer emphasized “G151”. They have the 90 CSX grain cars left by G090-01 Marquet...

M267-06 by Selkirk NY @ 11:00am with CSX 1982 Seaboard HU and CSX 388 with a short train. Final destination is Rougemere Yard - Detroit, MI L303-06 @ 11:50 Job Briefing with RN Dispatcher in Grand Rapids, MI: CSX #3026 + CSX #136 and 33 cars (29 loads and 4 empties) @ 3,962 tons and 2,019 for long. ...

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Sun May 05, 2024 9:19 pm

SB Marquette turn dropped the 2043 at Newaygo for grain loading. Tomorrow’s Z151 will have 3345-2042-3391 as power. Tied down in Sparta.

Marquette Rail Z151-06 @ 11:25 east at Godfrey mp 0.99 with BPRR #3345 leading. Engineer emphasized “G151”. They have the 90 CSX grain cars left by G090-01