CSX Train Location Updates - Jan. 2023

[DriverJon]

Something is going through South Lyon right now, 02:17 am. It sounds like a K5LLA. Not sure what it could be as L302 and L303 have already run.

[amessmann]

Something is going through South Lyon right now, 02:17 am. It sounds like a K5LLA.

This is G077-15 headed to Webberville. At around 01:30, L304 (or at least 4003) could be heard giving three-step calls... this was during a chase of a CN train with DPU.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-16 @ 07:28:52 westward on N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 cam. IDTX engine #4630 & 3 cars (Horizon Café + coach & AmFleet coach) & 3 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5

M327-16 @ 07:37 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 144 axles. CSX engines #3460 + #874 & 33 cars (12 loads + 21 empties) @ 2,225 tons & 1,989 feet long.

M327-16 @ 07:57 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam.

Amtrak P371-16 @ 08:16 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 16 axles.

[TSS]

Amtrak P371-16 @ 07:28:52 westward on N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 cam. IDTX engine #4630 & 3 cars (Horizon Café + coach & Venture coach) & 3 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5

Looked like Horizon + Horizon + Amfleet when it went by me. No venture. Didn’t have enough time to see window patterns to know if the cafe was Horizon or Amfleet.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P371-16 @ 07:28:52 westward on N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 cam. IDTX engine #4630 & 3 cars (Horizon Café + coach & Venture coach) & 3 passengers On at the station mp CG60.5

Looked like Horizon + Horizon + Amfleet when it went by me. No venture. Didn’t have enough time to see window patterns to know if the cafe was Horizon or Amfleet.

Ahhh, indeed it was an AmFleet Coach as the 3rd car (Horizon Café + Horizon coach & AmFleet coach). Thank you Todd

M327-16 @ 08:58 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 144 axles. CSX engines #3460 + #874 & 33 cars (12 loads + 21 empties).

[BL2-1843]

The G077-15 grain train that went to Webberville over night that DriverJon commented about it's horn, had 4758 leading one of only two units in the 4700 and 4800 series that were never stored and remained active. Had not seen a 4700 series unit in years. Trailing unit was 3392. Crew had the train spotted by 06:00 but commented to the RN it was difficult to spot 90 cars in a plant that holds 90 cars when there was 30 extra cars to work around. Not sure if this mean they had 30 extra cars in their train or there were 30 extra cars in the plant. Regardless, not sure how they could get that many cars there at one time and would still be able to have ADM room to load it.

Never reported it, but the last grain load from Grand Ledge went east loaded by Howell at 05:30 Saturday morning running as G801-13, from the empty that went west on the 12th which ran as G802-09.

[GP30M4216]

Waverly Yard in Holland seems to be home to long lines of loaded bulkhead flats with lumber for Lumberman’s, and the typical graffiti clad boxcars which go to Stow on the Fremont Subdivision. An assortment of other tankcars and a loaded lumber centerbeam were also seen.

Meanwhile, in Grandville, the lumberyard spur has a BNSF boxcar spotted late last week. I don’t think they get boxcars all that often.

[Tom49801]

M326-16 @ 09:25 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 404 axles. CSX engine #5428 + 1 & 98 cars.

L301-16 @ 10:14 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #8181 + #4059 & 22 cars (6 loads + 16 empties) @ 1,320 tons & 1,407 feet long. He is headed west to go into Waverly mp CG22.8 & will hold at Grandville mp CG6 until MoW workers clear up.

[Tom49801]

M326-16 @ 10:26:11 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engines #5428 + #5209 & 98 cars.

M326-16 @ 10:53 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 404 axles.

L303-16 @ 11:16 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #9005 + #5498 & 46 cars (16 loads + 30 empties) @ 3,090 tons & 2,810 ft long. He’ll be departing soon & has work in Lansing.

[Tom49801]

L301-16 @ 11:28 westward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 100 axles. CSX engines #8181 + #4059 & 22 cars. He’s going into Waverly mp CG22.8

[Tlout]

Anyone hear why M326 has stopped in Holland? Anyway they're rolling again 11:41 AM.

[Tom49801]

Anyone hear why M326 has stopped in Holland? Anyway they're rolling again 11:41 AM.

He was waiting for L301 to clear up into Waverly & L301 was waiting on Y121.

M326-16 @ 11:56 eastward reported by the DD mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 404 axles. CSX engines #5428 + #5209 & 98 cars.

L301-16 @ 12:07 westward, Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #8181 + #4059 & 11 cars. He is headed to Hartford mp CG68.7

L301-16 @ 12:41 westward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 56 axles.

[Tom49801]

L301-16 @ 13:02 westward Bangor, Mi Center St crossing mp CG60.35 cam with CSX engines #8181 + #4059 & 11 cars. He has work for Hartford mp CG68.7

L303-16 @ 13:11 eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 196 axles. CSX engines #9005 + #5498 & 46 cars (16 loads + 30 empties) @ 3,090 tons & 2,810 ft long. He has work in Lansing.

Y121-16 @ 13:16 westward on Holland’s Dock Track mp CG25.0 with CSX engine #2785 & 2 Tank cars.

[Talk]

L303 clear Lakeo 13:19

[Tom49801]

L303-16 @ 13:50 eastward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 196 axles. CSX engines #9005 + #5498 & 46 cars (16 loads + 30 empties) @ 3,090 tons & 2,810 ft long. He has work in Lansing.

C801-14 @ 14:01 eastward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 with 528 axles. BNSF engine #6038 & 129 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5763. Many thanks to K1NGxBONDx007 for being trackside & reporting

Y121-16 @ 14:15 eastward Holland’s Dock Track diverging onto the Main Track at mp CG25.0 with CSX engine #2785 & 1 Tank car.

L301-16 @ 14:32 westward reported by the DD mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 60 axles. CSX engines #8181 + #4059 & 12 cars. He has work at Arlington Metals in Sawyer mp CG105.2

[LansingRailFan]

EB L305 clear Trowbridge at 14:05
EB L303 w CSX 9005/CSX 5498 working in Ensel Yard

SB L314 sitting in Wixom with CSX 396 (YN2)/LSRC 6434 (SD70M)/CSX 8335/CSX 4068

[Tom49801]

C801-14 @ 15:09:32 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing mp CG60.92 cam with BNSF engine #6038 & 129 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5763.

[bluewonderrails]

L303 east clear CH84.43 East Lansing at 15:20. CSX duo #9005 + #5498. 23 cars

[Tom49801]

C801-14 @ 15:42 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 with 528 axles. BNSF engine #6038 & 129 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5763. He’ll add CSX engines #3462 + #811 behind his leader at the east end Wells Siding mp CG41.4

[KenB]

CSXT I-150 n.b., OS ROMULUS at 1552 on Jan 16, 2023.