CSX Train Location Updates - Jan. 2023

[Tom49801]

L301-05 @ 11:23:46 westward Bangor, Mi Center St crossing mp CG60.35 cam with CSX engines #8181 + #4059 & 10 cars. He has work only for Hartford mp CG68.7 & will runaround his train at Kirk mp CG70.2 & then return eastward & go into Holland. Mp CG25.3

[Andy24]

L303-05 @ 12:46 had their Job Briefing in Grand Rapids, Mi with the RN Dispatcher: CSX #5495 (solo) with 75 cars (19 loads and 56 empties) at 4,107 tons and 4,499 ft long. He has work at Lansing? He’s ready to depart off the Old/Even tracks at Plaster Creek

[Tom49801]

L301-05 @ 12:52:30 eastward Bangor, Mi Division St crossing mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engines #4059 + #8181 & 17 cars.

M326-05 @ 13:14:33 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engines #307 + #520 + #4062 & 89 cars. M326 had advised the Dispatcher the CSX #520 is good only as a trailing engine.

L303-05 @ 13:31 eastward reported clear a pair Fox mp CH141.8 with CSX #5495 (solo) with 75 cars.

L301-05 @ 13:35 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 80 axles. He'll be going into Holland mp CG25.3

M326-05 @ 13:45 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi (axle count was cut out on the message).

[Tom49801]

L301-05 @ 14:01 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.25 Main Track to Pass Track w/ CSX engines #4059 + #8181 & 17 cars.

L303-05 @ 14:09 eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 306 axles. CSX engine #5495 (solo) & 75 cars (19 loads + 56 empties) @ 4,107 tons & 4,499 ft long. He has work for Lansing.

M326-05 @ 14:34 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 374 axles. CSX engines #307 + #520 + #4062 & 89 cars.

L301-05 @ 14:45 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 272 axles. CSX engines #4059 + #8181 & 65 cars.

L303-05 @ 14:51 eastward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 306 axles.

[LansingRailFan]

Also…

M510 is now Louisville, KY to Detroit, MI.

M511 is Detroit, MI to Louisville, KY.

Gonna be interesting to see how many autoracks these trains will have now that they're coming from Louisville.

Why? Enlighten me, idk

[amessmann]

17:01 - L305 westbound headed out of Brighton. 4003 blowing plumes of smoke in a turbo slipping at high throttle manner. Evidently pulling hard with 57 cars.

17:16 - L302 westbound thru WE Brighton. 5470 and 5218 leading 34 cars (148 axles according to 39.1)

L305-05 ran around in Brighton, leaving their cars on the main. L302-05 waited for them east of Brighton rather than bypassing in the siding.

[Chip]

Also…

M510 is now Louisville, KY to Detroit, MI.

M511 is Detroit, MI to Louisville, KY.

Gonna be interesting to see how many autoracks these trains will have now that they're coming from Louisville.

Why? Enlighten me, idk

Ford has 2 assembly plants in Louisville, one builds the Escape and Lincoln Corsair and the other Super Duty trucks, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.

[LansingRailFan]

Gonna be interesting to see how many autoracks these trains will have now that they're coming from Louisville.

Why? Enlighten me, idk

Ford has 2 assembly plants in Louisville, one builds the Escape and Lincoln Corsair and the other Super Duty trucks, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.

How were those racks getting to Michigan before?

[David Collins]

Why? Enlighten me, idk

Now that I look back at my post, I should've said there would be more cars carrying auto parts. I asked my dad who was an executive at GM Powertrain for his thoughts, and he said the parts would be coming from places in Canada or Michigan, then going to Louisville and then the cars would come back empty. Since CSX interchanges with CN (which takes quite a few CSX cars to Canada out of Detroit/SE Michigan), I feel like this theory would make sense.

How were those racks getting to Michigan before?

From what I could find on the wiki, my best guess for routing would've been M208 from Louisville to Walbridge (I couldn't find anything on a direct Louisville/Cincy turn job or road train). Then a train would pick up the cars in Walbridge (M510 in this case), and drop them in Rougemere. Like I said above, it'll probably be an increase in auto parts, not autoracks.

[SD80MAC]

It changes nothing because 510 and 511 still stop in Cincinnati.

[amessmann]

18:17 - EAS Howell showing a R/Y/Y into the siding for L303-05, presumably running around a cut on the main.

18:31 - L303-05 thru Howell, 5495 leading my count of 77 cars, wishing them the best getting up the hill tonight.

[Saturnalia]

17:40 CT: Loaded coal EB by Michigan City

[Steve B]

Westbound by Trowbridge at 1902

[Mivers1988]

Eastbound loaded coal at 94.9

17:40 CT: Loaded coal EB by Michigan City

[Tom49801]

Eastbound loaded coal at 94.9

17:40 CT: Loaded coal EB by Michigan City

C800-06 @ 19:35 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 532 axles. BNSF engine #5643(?) & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6143(?) St Joseph Bridge Tender called out C800-06 when he had cleared the bridge & C800 made no correction. I've heard this happen a couple of times before in the past, where, the assigned date ran the day before.

[Saturnalia]

Eastbound loaded coal at 94.9

17:40 CT: Loaded coal EB by Michigan City

C800-06 @ 19:35 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 532 axles. BNSF engine #5643(?) & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6143(?) St Joseph Bridge Tender called out C800-06 when he had cleared the bridge & C800 made no correction. I've heard this happen a couple of times before in the past, where, the assigned date ran the day before.

By Coloma at 20:12 ET, saw the DPU from 196

[Chip]

Why? Enlighten me, idk

Ford has 2 assembly plants in Louisville, one builds the Escape and Lincoln Corsair and the other Super Duty trucks, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.

How were those racks getting to Michigan before?

I’m guessing they were either coming by way of Chicago or somewhere in Ohio. Maybe Cincy?

[Tom49801]

C800-06 @ 20:44:36 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing mp CG60.92 cam with BNSF engine #5643 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF #6143(?). His radio calls weren't the best & it was too dark for the Bangor cam to see the engine numbers. He'll be taking Wells siding mp CG43.3 & tie down.

Amtrak P370-05 @ 21:22 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 16 axles. IDTX engine #4615 & 3 cars (Venture coach & Horizon coach + Café).

C800-06 @ 21:22 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 532 axles.

[Tom49801]

17:01 - L305 westbound headed out of Brighton. 4003 blowing plumes of smoke in a turbo slipping at high throttle manner. Evidently pulling hard with 57 cars.

17:16 - L302 westbound thru WE Brighton. 5470 and 5218 leading 34 cars (148 axles according to 39.1)

L305-05 ran around in Brighton, leaving their cars on the main. L302-05 waited for them east of Brighton rather than bypassing in the siding.

L302-05 @ 21:24 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 332 axles. CSX engines #5470 + #5218 & 80 cars.

R597-05 @ 22:01 West Olive Mi mp CGP 1.0 copied his EC1 with BNSF engine #8471 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6315 & CSX engines #3468 + #7005. He'll tie his train down in Grand Jct mp CG54.3 & might be picking up C800-06 that had tied down in Wells Siding mp CG41.5 this evening.

L302-05 @ 22:03 westward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 332 axles.

Amtrak P370-05 @ 22:06:53 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 cam. IDTX engine #4615 & 3 cars (Venture coach & Horizon coach + Café) & 2 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

[Talk]

L302-05 arrived @ Wyoming 23:08

P370-05 in Wyoming @ 23:27