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No loaded grain train is making it over Ann Pere hill with 1 AC4400. I said the same thing too. Maybe pull something from Detroit? The original plan was for an engine to be sent yesterday on L302 to Lansing. However, as it usually goes, that engine was sent instead back to Walbridge, leaving the gr...

BL2-1843 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:29 pm

Going by the house here in Howell where I see all the trains. 3rd unit facing forward on L303-27. Have not been away from Howell in five years, further than a few miles. Perhaps it will return on L302 today.

Went south towards Cincinnati on M51128 this morning.

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 10:38 PM. R598-27 @ 22:57 westward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 Grand Rapids sub-div with CSX engines #741 + #796 & BNSF engines #8519 + #5683 & 130 empty coal cars. He’ll take Grand Junction siding mp CG54 & tie down & cut away the CSX power & move them int...

L303-26 @ 11:05 Grand Rapids job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #461 + #440 lite power? He’s ready to depart & has No work in Lansing. Job briefing for his side of the conversation was all static hiss. Lite power to Detroit. M327-26 @ 11:09 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp ...

they are coke cars iirc That could be I do know that they were much larger than a normal hopper that you would see hauling aggregate or coal. They could also be cars that were used in dual service. I will get a better image of these cars once they passed Bangor Cam Empty coke cars from the GLC.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:58 am

M327-26 @ 07:55 westward reported from Grandville, Mi mp CG6.0 with a Medium Clear signal. CSX engine #3201 + mid? dpu CSX engine #3293 & 193 cars (71 loads + 22 empties) @ 13,194 tons & 11,655 feet long.

3293 supposed to be 107 deep.

L303-25 @ 11:40 calling Rouge Tower to start building their train in Rapids with CSX engines #4537 + #792 that had arrived on last night's L302, or, they may opt to use a pair from M326 that won't have to be spun around. L302 spun the power after they arrived last night. Not sure where the conversa...

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:19 pm

BL2-1843 wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:38 pm

L302-24 by Fowlerville at 19:35 with 87 cars. 4537 + 8199 + 792 on the head end.

I believe all 3 engines are elephant style...

Confirmed all facing west.

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:29 pm

CSX L396 Manifest (Ottawa, IL to Barr Yard - Chicago, IL) was seen on the Blue Island Cam at 4:53am/5:18am Central time with CSX #1776 Spirit of Armed Forces with 2 other engines towards Barr Yard

Departed on M56623 for Buffalo, NY. Currently in Garrett.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:19 pm

L303-22 @ 12:20 eastward reported by east end Fox mp CH141.8 with CSX engines #542 + #4535 & ?? cars. No job briefing heard due to the online scanners having intermittent issues.

37 x 21, 5499 tons, 3645 feet

Work in Lansing.

MQT1223 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:53 am

Just happed to see 326 as I was crossing over the GR sub on 94 in Indiana. Has 7222 up front solo. Has a rear DPU but no idea on the number.

Any updates on 1776?

Went back to Walbridge on M568 last night.

Rear DPU on M326 is CSX 947
77 x 24, 11019 tons, 6079 feet

G80216 headed for Plymouth from Walbridge. Will turn the corner and go to Grand Ledge after GR crew gets to Plymouth around 1am.

Engines CSXT 3092 and 520, 90 empties.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:03 pm

L302-19 @ 15:38 sounded like they're departing Detroit with CSX engines #5285 + #5445(?) leading. No other details, the radio call was poor quality.

Engine #s correct.

50 x 30, 7241 tons, 4732 feet

Work for Lansing.

L301-19 @ 10:12 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #8095 + #8066 + #2738 & 44 cars (24 loads + 20 empties) @ 3,655 tons & 2,738 feet long. He has work for Buzzi Cement mp CG5.2 & then he’ll go into Waverly mp CG22.8 & later westward to Hartford mp CG68.7 & possibly Co...

Somewhere in west Michigan. Old spur running into the building probably hasn't been used in my lifetime (I'll be 57 this year). Rails are also buried in the parking lot running along the drive to the left. I'm sure this is probably an easy one for some people here. :) IMG_2755.JPG Old Kelvinator pl...

R598-18 @ 20:19 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 #6418 & 130 empty coal cars (??) & rear dpu BNSF engine #6199. He’ll take Grand Jct siding mp CG54 & ti...

At this time 17:20, R598 is currently moving BNSF #9208 with 130 loaded coal cars with rear BNSF #9337 into West Olive. Expecting R598 to pull out an empty soon. Unknown if CSX power will be associated with the the first set out. BNSF 6199/BNSF 6418 was the 1st set to head in, first one out I am as...

M327-16 @ 04:47 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: nothing at all was heard for M327's side of the conversation, not even static, just dead air time. Dispatcher had repeated M327's leading engine number & I'll have to grab that from the scanner archives. CSX 82 / 5438 head end 55...

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:03 pm

Note: L302 had departed Detroit with the #8095, don't know if he still has this engine to bring into Grand Rapids, or, was it exchanged with the CSX #4045 that L304/L305 in Lansing uses.

CSXT 5462/5336 + 8095 and 65 cars were by Seymour at 2110 into GR

NNW Z283-09 southbound departing Waverly yard Holland Michigan and entering onto the Hamilton branch @ 21:38 Cleared the 32nd St. grade crossing Holland Michigan @ 21:49 GLLX engines #1410 + #1397 + 6 cars. Where are you getting that train number from? Wiki E538F6E1-0E08-4C1F-81E1-10112A8F0758.jpeg...