CSX Train Location Updates - May 2022

[Tom49801]

C800-11 @ 19:57:37 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing cam mp CG60.93 with BNSF engine #9046 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF Executive #9786. He’ll add CSX engines #717 + #3138 at the east end of Grand Jct mp CG54.

[GRHC]

L301-12 eastbound thru Zeeland fires everywhere along the north side of the tracks I already put out one

Overheated journal bearings?

[amessmann]

L303 appears to have stalled coming out of the siding at Howell.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-12 @ 21:19 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 308 feet long. IDTX #4606 & 3 SuperLiners.

[Tom49801]

L301-12 eastbound thru Zeeland fires everywhere along the north side of the tracks I already put out one

Overheated journal bearings?

When Tom gets back into the office and goes through his archives I’m curious as to what DD19.1 reported.

The DD @ 20:38 at mp CG19.1 had only said "no defects, no defects, end of transmission". He was going too slow to be read correctly by the HBD equipment & I heard no calls from L301 regarding any issues.

[GRHC]

L301-12 eastbound thru Zeeland fires everywhere along the north side of the tracks I already put out one

Overheated journal bearings?

When Tom gets back into the office and goes through his archives I’m curious as to what DD19.1 reported.

The DD @ 21:10 at mp CG19.1 had only said "no defects, no defects, end of transmission". He was going too slow to be read correctly by the HBD equipment & I heard no calls from L301 regarding any issues.

Something started those fires along the tracks and there were a lot of them. I was standing next to the fire truck and I could hear radio chatter and I heard references made to a train a number of times.

I’m not a railroader so I would not know if a crew of a train would know if they had a bad journal box.
If the bad car was far enough back would they be able to see it? By the time a fire would start the train would be long gone so the crew would never know.

Maybe somebody out there could enlighten me.

[Tom49801]

C800-11 @ 21:38 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 544 axles & 7,025 feet long. BNSF engine #9046 & CSX engines #717 + #3138 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF #9786. He’ll go into Wells Siding mp CG43.3 & a “R Crew” is on duty at 21:00 to take the train the power plant in West Olive, Mi.

[Tom49801]

L301-12 eastbound thru Zeeland fires everywhere along the north side of the tracks I already put out one

Overheated journal bearings?

When Tom gets back into the office and goes through his archives I’m curious as to what DD19.1 reported.

The DD @ 20:38 at mp CG19.1 had only said "no defects, no defects, end of transmission". He was going too slow to be read correctly by the HBD equipment & I heard no calls from L301 regarding any issues.

Something started those fires along the tracks and there were a lot of them. I was standing next to the fire truck and I could hear radio chatter and I heard references made to a train a number of times.

I’m not a railroader so I would not know if a crew of a train would know if they had a bad journal box.
If the bad car was far enough back would they be able to see it? By the time a fire would start the train would be long gone so the crew would never know.

Maybe somebody out there could enlighten me.

When there were Cabooses, the crew was to look for any smoke or maybe smell it (thinking of dark conditions). Now that they're gone, it isn't likely the crew on the headend would be aware of any bearings having issues.

[sparrow24]

21:52 - L303-12 east through South Lyon. (assume it was L303. They didn't call any signals)
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 556 axles, 7449 feet. 136 cars.

[Tom49801]

​Amtrak P370-12 @ 22:02 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing cam mp CG60.93 with IDTX #4606 & 3 SuperLiners (5 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5)

Amtrak P370-12 @ 22:23 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 16 axles & 317 feet long.

[amessmann]

21:52 - L303-12 east through South Lyon. (assume it was L303. They didn't call any signals)

That would be correct. This afternoon, as L305 was sorting out their brake issues, GLC came south and put 12 cars in the transfer track. L305 did not take them further west. With L305 stuck on the main, L303 would take the siding, running around. GLC was warned of L303's approach and asked if their move (across the diamond and into the transfer) would interfere, they were told it wouldn't and shortly after were fouling the diamond by about three feet.

After GLC cleared up, and as L303 came by, L305 could be heard calling Howell then CH 56. After about half of L303 was out of the siding, they came to a complete stop for about twenty minutes, then proceeded east, not sure if they stalled or what.

Though it was mentioned a few times already, L305 had 8199 and 8016, L303 had 338 and 117, and GLC was using 382 and 386. Ironically, none of the issues at Ann Pere today were caused by signaling.

[Tom49801]

R597-12 re-crew for C800-11 @ 22:32 eastward, siding to main, Wells mp CG41.4 with BNSF engine #9046 & CSX engines #717 + #3138 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF #9786.

[GRHC]

​Amtrak P370-12 IDTX #4606 & 3 SuperLiners.

Holland depot mp CG25.3 @ 22:47

mp CG20.67 @ 22:59

[GRHC]

R597-12 re-crew for C800-11 @ 22:32 eastward, siding to main, Wells mp CG41.4 with BNSF engine #9046 & CSX engines #717 + #3138 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF #9786.

mp CG25.3 @ 23:29

[Vinnie5497]

CSX L302 Clear South lyon at 4:20 am.

[Tom49801]

L304-12 @ 02:12 westward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 18 axles & 260 feet long. CSX engine #8199 & 3 cars.

L304-12 @ 04:04 eastward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 with 14 axles & 202 feet long. CSX engine #8199 & 2 cars.

[Tom49801]

Q327-13 @ 04:45/05:15 Grand Rapids job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: NS engine #4117 + CSX engine #210 + CSX engine #6461 & 168 cars (91 loads + 77 empties) @ 14,333 tons & 9,386 feet long.

[GRHC]

Amtrak P371-13 into Zeeland @ 06:36

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-13 into Zeeland @ 06:36

Amtrak P371-13 @ 06:36 westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 16 axles & 310 feet long. IDTX #4606 & 3 SuperLiners.

[GRHC]

Amtrak P371-13 into Zeeland @ 06:36

Amtrak P371-13 IDTX #4606 & 3 SuperLiners.

Holland depot mp CG25.3 @ 06:45