CSX Train Location Updates - April 2024

[Saturnalia]

00:59 CT: Eastbound by Michigan City. Presumed loaded coal.

[Tom49801]

00:59 CT: Eastbound by Michigan City. Presumed loaded coal.

C801-29 @ 04:04:12 ET: eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing mp CG60.93 live cam with BNSF engine #6154 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6219. He’ll add CSX engines #7381 + #858 behind his leader at Grand Jct mp CG54 & then continue on to the power plant in West Olive, Mi.

U301-29 @ 04:17 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 108 axles. CSX engines #2428 + #4057 & 24 cars.

[Tom49801]

U301-29 @ 05:12:23 eastward Bangor, Mi Division St crossing mp CG60.93 live cam with CSX engines #2428 + #4057 & 24 cars.

U301-29 @ 05:40 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 108 axles. He'll be taking Saugatuck siding mp CG33.3 (not sure if he's tying down or just clearing up for Amtrak P371).

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-30 @ 06:37 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 24 axles. IDTX engine #4613 & 5 cars (2 Venture Coach + AmCafe + Venture Business + Venture Coach).

Amtrak P371-30 @ 07:14 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 24 axles.

Amtrak P371-30 @ 07:31:40 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam with 7 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5

C801-29 may have ended up tying down inside Grand Jct siding, no updates have been heard from him.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-30 @ 08:19 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 24 axles. IDTX engine #4613 & 5 cars (2 Venture Coach + AmCafe + Venture Business + Venture Coach).

[Tlout]

Michigan Shore lite power south at Riley St. Holland 9:37 PM.

[Andy24]

M326-30 @ 10:22 EDT currently sitting at CSX Curtis East Tracks, unknown power per ATCS

[Tlout]

Michigan Shore north at Riley St. Holland 10:57 AM.

[Tom49801]

L301-30 @ 10:59 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 on the Main Track with CSX engines #2428 + #4057 & 24 cars. This was U301-29 that had tied down in Saugatuck siding mp CG32.1 early this morning.

R597(??) @ 11:45 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with BNSF engine #6319 & BNSF engine #6154 & CSX engines #7381 + #858 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6219. This was C801-29 that had tied down in Grand Jct mp CG54 earlier this morning. In about ½ mile he’ll diverge onto the west end of the Wye & onto the Fremont sub-division. (Scanners are off line - full R i.d. # not known).

[Andy24]

2 odd sounding horns in GR right now. 1 sounds like the Marquette Rail that is turning north at the Sunnyside Wye. Other one I don’t know

[Tlout]

Coal drag north at Riley St. Holland 12:03 PM.

[Talk]

L303 through Sunnyside 12:17

[Andy24]

L303 through Sunnyside 12:17

L303-30 @ 12:17 eastward Sunnyside Wye with NS 4099, CSX 747 (elephant style) and 81 cars

[Tom49801]

M326-30 @ 12:41 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 284 axles. CSX engine #439 + 1 & 68 cars.

[Tom49801]

M326-30 @ 13:43 eastward Bangor, Mi Division St crossing mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engines #439 + #985 & 68 cars.

[Tom49801]

L303 through Sunnyside 12:17

L303-30 @ 12:17 eastward Sunnyside Wye with NS 4099, CSX 747 (elephant style) and 81 cars

L303-30 @ 14:36 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 336 axles. NS engine #4099 + CSX #747 (elephant style) & 81 cars.

M326-30 @ 14:53 eastward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #439 + #985 & 68 cars.

[Dan Cluley]

L303 through Sunnyside 12:17
L303-30 @ 14:36 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 336 axles. NS engine #4099 + CSX #747...

Through East Lansing at 16:25

[amessmann]

17:48 - L303-30 east thru EE Brighton with NS 4099 and CSX 747 leading 83 cars. They will meet L302 at South Lyon.
18:25 - L302-30 west thru EE Brighton with CSX 806 and 5269 leading 81 cars.
It sounds like L305 had 2047 again today which means four engines now sit at Ensel, unless 2047 made a sneaky exit on yesterday's L302. 2047 and 4037 are west-facing, 8054 and 8315 face east.

[kd_1014]

Y297 at Fuller currently. Just about to head south with the CSX 6549. 19:10

[Tom49801]

17:48 - L303-30 east thru EE Brighton with NS 4099 and CSX 747 leading 83 cars. They will meet L302 at South Lyon.
18:25 - L302-30 west thru EE Brighton with CSX 806 and 5269 leading 81 cars.
It sounds like L305 had 2047 again today which means four engines now sit at Ensel, unless 2047 made a sneaky exit on yesterday's L302. 2047 and 4037 are west-facing, 8054 and 8315 face east.

CSX engine #4037 was towed to Chicago on Monday's M327-29 (3rd engine in his consist).

L302-30 @ 19:56 was advised by the Dispatcher he is to set off cars in Lansing & not to make any pick ups.