CSX Train Location Updates - April 2022

[Dan Cluley]

Question for Tom and others. There was a meet at Trowbridge on Saturday. I noticed both trains had steel coil cars more than I had seen on past CSX trains in the Lansing area. Is there a reason for this? Thanks in advance.

The Jackson & Lansing has been getting quite a few coil cars from CSX lately for RSDC in Holt.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-04 @ 07:16 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 16 axles & 300 feet long. IDTX #4629 & 3 SuperLiners.

Amtrak P371-04 @ 07:31:58 westward Bangor’s Center St cam crossing mp CG60.35 (7 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5)

Q327-04 @ 07:39 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 112 axles & 1,399 feet long. CSX engines #3003 + #5244 & 25 cars.

[Tom49801]

Q327-04 @ 08:02:48 westward Bangor's N. Center St crossing cam mp CG60.35 with CSX engines #3003 + #5244 & 25 cars.

Amtrak P371-04 @ 08:22 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 16 axles & 309 feet long. IDTX #4629 & 3 SuperLiners.

[amessmann]

He’s taking the siding and rolling slow. Has a long cut of loaded grain cars that L305 pulled from ADM Webberville yesterday

Do larger grain operations get their own train, and smaller orders just get switched by L305? I had always wondered what L305 had to do at ADM Webberville if there are dedicated grain trains that run occasionally.

[jrgerber]

Thanks Dan.

[Tom49801]

Q327-04 @ 09:08 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 112 axles & 1,434 feet long. CSX engines #3003 + #5244 & 25 cars.

[SD80MAC]

He’s taking the siding and rolling slow. Has a long cut of loaded grain cars that L305 pulled from ADM Webberville yesterday

Do larger grain operations get their own train, and smaller orders just get switched by L305? I had always wondered what L305 had to do at ADM Webberville if there are dedicated grain trains that run occasionally.

ADM and The Anderson's share the plant at Webberville. The grain elevators are all ADM, while all of the large tanks and other structures on the south west side are all The Anderson's. The loose car loads of random hoppers and tank cars, as well as the occasional unit potash train, are all for The Anderson's. The grain trains are for ADM.

[LansingRailFan]

He’s taking the siding and rolling slow. Has a long cut of loaded grain cars that L305 pulled from ADM Webberville yesterday

Do larger grain operations get their own train, and smaller orders just get switched by L305? I had always wondered what L305 had to do at ADM Webberville if there are dedicated grain trains that run occasionally.

ADM and The Anderson's share the plant at Webberville. The grain elevators are all ADM, while all of the large tanks and other structures on the south west side are all The Anderson's. The loose car loads of random hoppers and tank cars, as well as the occasional unit potash train, are all for The Anderson's. The grain trains are for ADM.

ADM will load out single or small blocks of cars as well, especially if they don't have enough of a certain commodity for a unit train. That was the case with these cars. They were all loaded in CSX system hoppers.

[MQT1223]

Hearing horns on the north side of Holland…

[GRHC]

Y121-04 eastbound from the main to the M.J. lead Zeeland @ 10:20

Engine #6461 + 3 box cars + OLS caboose. He’s left the 3 box cars and the caboose on the main and @ 10:27 is making a pick up of 2 empty center beam flat cars from Zeeland lumber.

Y121-04 westbound from the M.J. lead to the main Zeeland @ 10:40
departed Zealand @ 10:55

Engine #6461 + 2 center beam flat cars + 3 box cars + OLS caboose

[DriverJon]

Unknown train ID backing up into North Yard in Plymouth @10:55. Switched from East track to West track after Farmer Street heading North. A single empty center beam coupled to the long hood end of CSXT #6143.

[BL2-1843]

There was a meet at Trowbridge on Saturday. I noticed both trains had steel coil cars more than I had seen on past CSX trains in the Lansing area.

The eastbound, L30302 had 26 coil cars on the head end of its train behind 17 boxcars in a row.

[Tlout]

Y121 (if that's still the designation) north at Riley St. Holland to visit Stow 11:26 AM.

Heading back south after dropping off cars 12:01 PM.

[MQT1223]

Y121 (if that's still the designation) north at Riley St. Holland to visit Stow 11:26 AM.

Departing now…

As far as I know Y jobs aren’t changing but I’m sure others can confirm

[GRHC]

L301-04 westbound working Waverley yard @ 12:20

Engine #4384 + 89 cars inbound

[MQT1223]

L301-04 westbound working Waverley yard @ 12:20

Engine #4384 + 89 cars

89 cars is a doozie!

[GRHC]

L301-04 westbound working Waverley yard @ 12:20

Engine #4384 + 89 cars

89 cars is a doozie!

Those cars just kept rolling by and I just kept on counting.

L301-04 westbound will be making a set out and possible pick up at Hartford for the WMR and will be making a trip down to Sawyer Michigan and Arlington metals

In the consist today were quite a few covered hoppers /sand service for the MS 2 refrigerated box cars + covered hoppers/grain service for the WMR numerous coil cars and quite a few cars bound for Holland area industries.

[Tom49801]

Q326-04 @ 12:36:40 eastward Bangor's W. Monroe St crossing mp CG60.72 cam with CSX engine #801 + mid dpu CSX #7026 & 131 cars.

[Tom49801]

Q326-04 @ 13:10 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 536 axles & 7,121 feet long. CSX engine #801 + mid dpu CSX engine #7026 & 131 cars.

[Tom49801]

L301-04 @ 14:00 westward Holland Depot, pass track to main, mp CG25.3 with CSX engine #4384 & 16 cars.

Q326-04 @ 14:12 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 with 536 axles & 7,087 feet long. CSX engine #801 + mid dpu CSX engine #7026 & 131 cars.

L301-04 @ 14:46 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 70 axles & 971 feet long.