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The fuel pad at Battle Creek has been out of service since the early 2010s. Most of the equipment has been removed.

L303 crew for today ended up deadheading to Detroit.

L302 was headed west between Grand Ledge and Lake Odessa around 00:30 this morning, for what it’s worth.

M32610 east at CP 482 in Porter onto the GR Sub with CSX 724 and 5325 (?) 11:28 EST.

Loaded grain train from Decatur (MI Line) just went east through CP 482 in Porter with the CNJ unit leading.

I would assume because at the moment CSX/NS/BNSF have enough boxcars on hand to meet their current customer needs. As most of the "classic" 50' boxcars begin to age out in the next decade, I would assume you will see more new boxcars being built.

L303 east by CH 146 in Kentwood 12:17.

M326 with CSX 303 and 4748 east onto the GR Sub at Porter 11:35 EST.

SB CSX grain train just through Cohoctah with 386, 383, 391, and 393.

Bernie Beavers was commissioned by CSX to draw these maps of every subdivision on the railroad in the mid 90s. They were given to employees as training and reference material.

Loaded coal eastbound onto the GR Sub at Porter 11:21 EST.

W003 East at Fox 09:15.

ConrailDetr​oit wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 09, 2023 4:08 pm

Sitting by a railroad track at night is suspicious activity until it no longer is. Keep going back.

Or, you know, maybe don't.

Was that not Magic Steel before they moved to their current location over on the Grand Elk?

I mean to GLC defense, what can you ship when you have to go over a bridge that has a weight restrictions. So much that even 1225 can’t go over (it weights 401 tons) They still carry fully loaded center beams, cement, plastic pellets, scrap metal, gas, etc over that bridge so it's not like they can...

L303 East approaching Elmdale. Z151 getting ready to depart off the Old Even. M326 at New Richmond 12:53.

L303 departing Wyoming at Plaster Creek. Z151 in the yard dropping off their inbound and will have 105 to head back north with 11:55.

MQT grain train south at Sparta 10:30. 2042-3409-3345-3413.

Other way around, Don. Flexicoils are the older style, HTCs are the newer.

What is the difference between the 6-axle trucks on the SD40's that GLC currently has vrs. the SD38-2's 6-axle trucks that GLC is rumored to be getting? I don't think it is an issue with the 6 vs 4 axel, it has to do with the design of the trucks and the equipment the GLC has to do the work. Litera...