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Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:35 pm

L302 west clear Trowbridge at 18:34. CSX duo #7200 + #5395. 38 cars

L302-24 @ 19:40 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 132 axles. CSX engines #7200 + #5395 & 30 cars. He had work in Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi.

L302-24 @ 20:20 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 132 axles.

Amtrak P370-24 @ 21:09 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4621 & 4 cars.

Amtrak P370-24 @ 21:49:36 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 IDTX engine #4621 & 4 cars (2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business + Horizon Cafe) w/ 2 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

Amtrak P370-24 @ 22:10 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4621 & 4 cars (2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business + Horizon Cafe).

Csx G789-22 Clear South lyon at 11:00pm.

L304-24 @ 02:12 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 10 axles. CSX engine #8054 & 1 car. He has work for Lake Odessa mp CH120.4

L304-24 @ 03:48 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 10 axles. CSX engine #8054 & 1 car. He is returning to Ensel (Lansing) mp CH90.

M327-25 @ 05:34 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #3105 + #3071 & 29 cars (18 loads + 11 empties) @ 2,758 tons & 1,935 feet long. He'll follow Amtrak P371 out of Grand Rapids.

Amtrak P371-25 @ 06:37 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4621 & 4 cars (2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business + Horizon Cafe).

M327-25 @ 06:58 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 128 axles. CSX engines #3105 + #3071 & 29 cars (18 loads + 11 empties) @ 2,758 tons & 1,935 feet long.

Amtrak P371-25 @ 07:13 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 20 axles.

Amtrak P371-25 @ 07:28:10 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam with 10 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5

M327-25 @ 07:41 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 128 axles. CSX engines #3105 + #3071 & 29 cars (18 loads + 11 empties) @ 2,758 tons & 1,935 feet long.

M327-25 @ 08:02:19 westward Bangor, Mi N. Center St crossing mp CG60.35 cam.

Amtrak P371-25 @ 08:21 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4621 & 4 cars (2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business + Horizon Cafe).

Y121-25 working in Waverly yard Holland Michigan @ 08:23

CSX engine #2686

Y121 north at Riley St. Holland 8:45 AM.

BNSF C-BTMCXC (Bound for West Olive) on 03/24/24 @ 20:46 CDT heading east passing Ottumwa, Iowa cam with BNSF #9113 + BNSF #?? (elephant style) with 130? coal loads and rear nose in BNSF #9202 DPU.

BNSF C-BTMCXC (Bound for West Olive) on 03/24/24 @ 22:07 CDT heading east passing Mount Pleasant, Iowa cam with BNSF #9113 + BNSF #?? (elephant style) with 130? coal loads and rear nose in BNSF #9202 DPU. 1 of the BNSF engines will be removed before heading towards Cicero, IL.

M500 @ 01:18:50 CDT northbound Princeton Cam with CSX #1850 with mid CSX ?? DPU and around 110 cars

BNSF C-BTMCXC (Bound for West Olive) today @ 03:14 CDT heading east passing Galesburg, IL cam with BNSF #9113 + 130? coal loads and rear nose in BNSF #9202 DPU (another train blocked the view of the loaded coal

R597-25 @ 08:55 contacted Rouge Tower to move CSX engines #796 + #741 lite power from Grand Rapids to Holland (don't know why they're going to there). He may be picking up loaded coal car "stragglers" & picking up a couple of loaded coal cars that are tied down in Harlem Siding on the Fremont sub-div & take them all to the power plant in West Olive, Mi. This was the extra power yesterday's M326 had gotten from Grand Junction mp CG54 to help them over the Saugatuck Hill mp CG32.5

M327-25 @ 09:04 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 128 axles. CSX engines #3105 + #3071 & 29 cars (18 loads + 11 empties) @ 2,758 tons & 1,935 feet long.

M326-25 @ 9:20 is waiting at CP497 on the Barr Sub East Curtis tracks waiting for a signal to head onto the NS Chicago Line. Unknown power and size

Y121 heading south at Riley St. Holland 9:25 AM.

R597-25 @ 09:46 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 12 axles. CSX engines #796 + #741 lite power. He’s headed into Holland. It's sounding like he's not going into Holland, instead, is getting onto the Fremont sub-division to pick up 2 loaded cars from the Harlem Siding, take them to the power plant in West Olive, Mi & then build an empty coal train to take to Grand Jct siding mp CG54.

R597-25 north at Riley St. Holland 10:09 AM.

L301-25 @ 10:12 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #8199 + #2428 & 80 cars (72 loads + 8 empties) @ 9,818 tons & 5,019 feet long. He is headed westward to go directly into Waverly mp CG22.8 & later westward to Hartford mp CG68.7 (40 cars to set off there) & possibly work for Coloma mp CG76.7 & will be going to Sawyer mp CG105.2

L301-25 @ 11:05 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 332 axles.

Y106 west over 28th St in Grand Rapids 11:45, 9 cars.

L301-25 @ 11:48 westward, Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #8199 + #2428 & 44 cars. He has work at Hartford mp CG68.7 & Coloma(?) mp CG76.7 & Sawyer mp CG105.2 He’ll set off 40 of these cars in Hartford (don’t know if he has any to pick up from there). He'll be taking Gross Siding mp CG61.3 to clear up for M326.

L303-25 @ 11:57 Grand Rapids mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #7200 + #5395 (has a bad air compressor) & 25 cars (14 loads + 11 empties) @ 2,234 tons & 1,719 ft long. He’s ready to depart & has work in Lansing - final destination is Detroit. He went into emergency while departing & they're checking train.

M326-25 at 12:09pm getting close to Livingston mp CG99.3 per the Dispatcher.

L303-25 @ 12:12 on the move eastward reporting from Godfrey mp CG 0.99

M326-25 @ 12:30 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 480 axles. CSX engine #7237 & 117 cars & rear dpu #(??)

Z151 has a light to come north at Godfrey. Still in the yard

Departing Wyoming now 12:32