CSX Train Location Updates - June 2023

[Tom49801]

L301-26 @ 11:23 westward, Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engine #4070 & 5 Coil cars. He has cars to pickup from Hartford mp CG68.7 & delivery to Sawyer mp CG105.2

L303-26 @ 11:31 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #862 + #5111 & 16 cars (7 loads + 9 empties) @ 1,193 tons & 1,287 feet long. He’s ready to depart & has work for Lansing. He’ll be meeting Y106 at Fox mp CH141.8

E801-25 @ 11:32:57 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 cam with BNSF engine #8555 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8472 @ 2,720 tons & 7,050 feet long. He’s headed to Chicago.

M326-26 @ 11:34 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 264 axles. CSX engines #5313 + #275 & 63 cars.

L301-26 @ 11:53 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 26 axles.

L303-26 @ 11:58 eastward reported from Seymour mp CH148.1

L301-26 @ 12:13:35 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam.

[Tom49801]

L303-26 @ 12:27 eastward reported from Thornapple mp CH139 with CSX engines #862 + #5111 & 16 cars.

[Mivers1988]

L301-26 @ 11:23 westward, Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engine #4070 & 5 Coil cars. He has cars to pickup from Hartford mp CG68.7 & delivery to Sawyer mp CG105.2

L303-26 @ 11:31 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #862 + #5111 & 16 cars (7 loads + 9 empties) @ 1,193 tons & 1,287 feet long. He’s ready to depart & has work for Lansing. He’ll be meeting Y106 at Fox mp CH141.8

E801-25 @ 11:32:57 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 cam with BNSF engine #8555 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8472 @ 2,720 tons & 7,050 feet long. He’s headed to Chicago.

M326-26 @ 11:34 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 264 axles. CSX engines #5313 + #275 & 63 cars.

L301-26 @ 11:53 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 26 axles.

L303-26 @ 11:58 eastward reported from Seymour mp CH148.1

L301-26 @ 12:13:35 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam.

E801-25 just entering the St Joe swing bridge @ 12:37

[Tom49801]

L303-26 @ 12:49 eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 76 axles. CSX engines #862 + #5111 & 16 cars (7 loads + 9 empties) @ 1,193 tons & 1,287 feet long. He has work for Lansing.

E801-25 @ 12:55 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 532 axles. BNSF engine #8555 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8472.

[bluewonderrails]

G804-17 westbound grain empty by Howell at 10:45am. Was out cutting grass but both the wife and I confirm the power to be 3194, the blue "Spirit Of Law Enforcement" unit, with 866 trailing. First time I have have seen 3194 in blue. All CSX cars. No car count. Train is going to Webberville.

Got a little lucky making an excursion out here to try to get it and did so just as they were preparing to shove the last of their empties into ADM

Image from a video I took

[Tom49801]

L303-26 @ 13:28 eastward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 76 axles. CSX engines #862 + #5111 & 16 cars (7 loads + 9 empties) @ 1,193 tons & 1,287 feet long. He has work for Lansing.

L301-26 @ 13:33 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 54 axles. CSX engine #4070 & 12 cars. He had picked up 7 cars from Hartford & is headed to Arlington Metals in Sawyer, Mi mp CG105.2

[MQT1223]

Z151 clear Fuller Jct with MQT 2040 leading NB

[Tom49801]

L301-26 @ 14:56 eastward reported by DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 46 axles. CSX engine #4070 & 10 cars. He had set off 5 Coil cars at Sawyer mp CG105.2 & picked up 3 Coil cars from there.

L301-26 @ 15:45:58 eastward Bangor, Mi Division St crossing mp CG60.93 live cam. He will be going into Holland to pick uo a couple of cars & then head into Grand Rapids.

[Tom49801]

L301-26 @ 16:08 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 46 axles. CSX engine #4070 (Long Hood Forward) & 10 cars.

L301-26 @ 16:39 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.25 Main Track diverging onto the Pass Track.

[Tom49801]

L301-26 @ 17:10 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 54 axles. CSX engine #4070 (Long Hood Forward) & 12 cars.

[AndrewsTrains]

L302 clear east end Brighton. Code lines were down. 3 autoracks up front and stones in the middle

[BL2-1843]

L302 clear east end Brighton. Code lines were down. 3 autoracks up front and stones in the middle

That was L303-26 Code lines always go down somewhere on the Plymouth Sub when it rains, and it has been raining more than it hasn't since 11:00. Sounds like L305 turned at Fowerville again. This is getting to be the norm.

[Tlout]

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 6:05 PM. BNSF 5074 head end. BNSF 6324 rear DPU.

[Howellsignalman]

L302 clear east end Brighton. Code lines were down. 3 autoracks up front and stones in the middle

That was L303-26 Code lines always go down somewhere on the Plymouth Sub when it rains, and it has been raining more than it hasn't since 11:00. Sounds like L305 turned at Fowerville again. This is getting to be the norm.


The reason for this is GLC not running south as much due to a crew shortage

[Tom49801]

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 6:05 PM. BNSF 5074 head end. BNSF 6324 rear DPU.

R597-26 @ 18:18 westward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with BNSF engine #5074 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6324. He’ll take Grand Junction siding mp CG54 & tie down. Note: these engines were on C800-24’s head end & elephant style (#6324 + #5074) on June 24th.

R597-26 @ 18:56 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 532 axles.

[sparrow24]

19:35 - L302 west through South Lyon.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 reported over 500 axles, was hard to hear due to poor quality transmissions simultaneously on the channel.

[BL2-1843]

19:35 - L302 west through South Lyon. Green Oak DD at CH39.1 reported over 500 axles, was hard to hear due to poor quality transmissions simultaneously on the channel.

By Howell at 20:05. 3274 on the lead with a LONG string of stone loads up front . DPU 3430 was after the 73rd car, with 64 more cars after. Total cars in train was 137.

[Andy24]

19:35 - L302 west through South Lyon. Green Oak DD at CH39.1 reported over 500 axles, was hard to hear due to poor quality transmissions simultaneously on the channel.

By Howell at 20:05. 3274 on the lead with a LONG string of stone loads up front . DPU 3430 was after the 73rd car, with 64 more cars after. Total cars in train was 137.

Should be 560 axles if I did the math right. 137 x 4 = 548, 2 x 6 = 12, 548 + 12 = 560.

But yeah, it is a MASSIVE TRAIN

[Dan Cluley]

L302 by Trowbridge at 21:00

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-26 @ 21:10 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4612 & 3 cars.