CSX Train Location Updates - June 2024

[GRHC]

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 1:22 PM.

Off of the Fremont subdivision and onto the Grand Rapids subdivision westbound Holland Michigan @ 11:40

Cleared the Louis and Helen Padnos Transportation Center Holland Michigan Michigan @ 13:48

[MQT1223]

M326-30 @ 12:55 ish eastward reported by the DD 44.2 Pearl, Mi with 244 axles. CSX engines #110 (YN2 Paint) + #5115 and 58 cars

Approaching Zeeland Michigan @ 13:31

Passing through Zeeland Michigan @ 13:34

Clear Grandville

[pudgy]

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L30230 on duty 1500 in Detroit.

Chessie not leading as previously advertised. Power changed last minute.

[amessmann]

16:09 - L303-30 east thru Brighton. Wasn't able to see the full train but CSX 483206 was in there.

[Andy24]

16:09 - L303-30 east thru Brighton. Wasn't able to see the full train but CSX 483206 was in there.

I did get L303-30 today and they had some gondolas. As followed, a rusted CSX 706616, CSX 916801, CSX 755819, CSX 798765, and à brand new and clean CSX 483206

L30230 on duty 1500 in Detroit.

Slated to have the 1973 leading, as 510 went around the Delray wye when arrived last night.

L302-30 @ 16:20 Rougemere Yard Job Briefing in Detroit with RN Dispatcher: CSX #7220 + CSX #902 with 98 cars (68 loads and 30 empties) @ 9,660 tons and 6,028 ft long. He’s almost finish building their train and departing soon. He will be working at Lansing. (Will need to verify car count at DD 39.1 and DD 79.9)

>> Note << I don’t post false info when it comes to Job Briefings

CSX 1973 will probably go on M511-30 or M268-30

[MQT1223]

16:09 - L303-30 east thru Brighton. Wasn't able to see the full train but CSX 483206 was in there.

I did get L303-30 today and they had some gondolas. As followed, a rusted CSX 706616, CSX 916801, CSX 755819, CSX 798765, and à brand new and clean CSX 483206

L30230 on duty 1500 in Detroit.

Slated to have the 1973 leading, as 510 went around the Delray wye when arrived last night.

L302-30 @ 16:20 Rougemere Yard Job Briefing in Detroit with RN Dispatcher: CSX #7220 + CSX #902 with 98(?) cars (68 loads and 30 empties) @ 9,660 tons and 6,028 ft long. He’s almost finish building their train and departing soon. He will be working at Lansing. (Will need to verify car count at DD 39.1 and DD 79.9)

CSX 1973 will probably go on M511-30 or M268-30

You sure about that? People I’ve talked to have 1973 in the system as the lead unit

[Andy24]

L30230 on duty 1500 in Detroit.
Slated to have the 1973 leading, as 510 went around the Delray wye when arrived last night.

L302-30 @ 16:20 Rougemere Yard Job Briefing in Detroit with RN Dispatcher: CSX #7220 + CSX #902 with 98(?) cars (68 loads and 30 empties) @ 9,660 tons and 6,028 ft long. He’s almost finish building their train and departing soon. He will be working at Lansing. (Will need to verify car count at DD 39.1 and DD 79.9)

CSX 1973 will probably go on M511-30 or M268-30

You sure about that? People I’ve talked to have 1973 in the system as the lead unit

I recorded the entire L302 Job Briefing. “RN Dispatcher said L302-30 with CSX 7 2 2 0 over”. I also shared my recording of L302-30 with static parts to some buddies for confirmation

[GRHC]

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L30230 on duty 1500 in Detroit.

Chessie not leading as previously advertised. Power changed last minute.

I guess we are sh!t out of luck. Once again the Plymouth and Grand Rapids subs are on the short end of the Heritage unit stick.

WTF is the name and the phone number/email address for the CSX railfan liaison.

[MuskegonRailfanning]

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L30230 on duty 1500 in Detroit.

Chessie not leading as previously advertised. Power changed last minute.

I guess we are sh!t out of luck. Once again the Plymouth and Grand Rapids subs are on the short end of the Heritage unit stick.

WTF is the name and the phone number for the CSX railfan liaison.

This is not making me happy either, I’d love to find that number with you

[MQT1223]

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L30230 on duty 1500 in Detroit.

Chessie not leading as previously advertised. Power changed last minute.

I guess we are sh!t out of luck. Once again the Plymouth and Grand Rapids subs are on the short end of the Heritage unit stick.

WTF is the name and the phone number for the CSX railfan liaison.

This is not making me happy either, I’d love to find that number with you

The GR Sub does ok, the Plymouth Sub not so much.

It would get here in the dark anyway, well past your bedtime.

[Andy24]

I guess we are sh!t out of luck. Once again the Plymouth and Grand Rapids subs are on the short end of the Heritage unit stick.

WTF is the name and the phone number for the CSX railfan liaison.

This is not making me happy either, I’d love to find that number with you

The GR Sub does ok, the Plymouth Sub not so much.

It would get here in the dark anyway, well past your bedtime.

It wouldn’t matter since teens are out of school for the summer.

But, even if the 1973 Chessie did end up on L302, not a lot of good lighting on the Plymouth Sub near GR

[MuskegonRailfanning]

I guess we are sh!t out of luck. Once again the Plymouth and Grand Rapids subs are on the short end of the Heritage unit stick.

WTF is the name and the phone number for the CSX railfan liaison.

This is not making me happy either, I’d love to find that number with you

The GR Sub does ok, the Plymouth Sub not so much.

It would get here in the dark anyway, well past your bedtime.

I’m on summer break, lol

I don’t have a bedtime

[Andy24]

L302-30 @ 16:20 Rougemere Yard Job Briefing in Detroit with RN Dispatcher: CSX #7220 + CSX #902 with 98(?) cars (68 loads and 30 empties) @ 9,660 tons and 6,028 ft long. He’s almost finish building their train and departing soon. He will be working at Lansing. (Will need to verify car count at DD 39.1 and DD 79.9)

L302-30 between 17:00/18:00 has departed Rougemere Yard with CSX #7220 + CSX #902 with 120 cars (78? loads and 42? empties) @ 9,660 tons and 6,028 ft long. He will be stopping in Lansing to work (Note: I am only able to hear Dispatcher’s side of the conversation. Dispatcher said “watch for the signal”

M510-29 @ 16:25 called Rougemere Tower for yarding instructions with CSX #3027 solo and their unknown number of cars

[Tom49801]

West Olive empties south at Riley St. Holland 1:22 PM.

That was R598-30 with BNSF engine #8437 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9386 & CSX engines #3133 + #846. He had taken Grand Jct siding mp CG54 & tied down.

E801-27 then took this train to Blue Island, Illinois & at 15:44:20 was westward Gross (Bangor, Mi) mp CG62.6 (as seen on the Bangor Cam Control site).

Note: The Bangor, Mi live cam is back online with a new YouTube address as seen below.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-30 @ 21:05 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4614 & 4 cars.

[amessmann]

21:47 - L302-30 west thru Brighton with 7220 and 902 leading 120 cars (492 axles). If my math is correct they spent around 4 hours in Plymouth.

Towards the front of the train was an impressive cut of MOW equipment, lots of machinery hauled on flat cars. CSXT 483385 was in the consist along with two MWAX covered hoppers.

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-30 @ 21:48:49 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 IDTX engine #4614 & 4 cars (Venture Business + 2 Venture Coaches + AmCafe) with 11 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

[Andy24]

21:47 - L302-30 west thru Brighton with 7220 and 902 leading 120 cars (492 axles). If my math is correct they spent around 4 hours in Plymouth.

Towards the front of the train was an impressive cut of MOW equipment, lots of machinery hauled on flat cars. CSXT 483385 was in the consist along with two MWAX covered hoppers.

I think your count is more accurate than what I heard during L302’s job briefing. I thought I heard 68 loads by 32 empties, which only equals 100 cars. It could have been 88 loads by 32 empties. Oh well

X511 (Walbridge to Queens) was seen on the Deshler Cam at 16:25 with CSX #787 leading with CSX #3017 M-DPU. After the mid-DP, there was a lot of empty ZVBX gondolas of various sizes. The gondolas markings as followed: ZVBX 721583, 321857, 18016, 18047, 97063, 76069, 77008, 18003, 97037, FPTX 84049, ZVBX 18141,76022, 1045, 97029, FPTX 84078, ZVBX 321776, 322222, 625801, 77018, 1060, 625802

[pudgy]

21:47 - L302-30 west thru Brighton with 7220 and 902 leading 120 cars (492 axles). If my math is correct they spent around 4 hours in Plymouth.

Towards the front of the train was an impressive cut of MOW equipment, lots of machinery hauled on flat cars. CSXT 483385 was in the consist along with two MWAX covered hoppers.

They picked up the MoW equipment in East Yard in Plymouth. Took about 2 hours to make the pickup.

They have 114 cars before setting off in Williamston and Lansing. (MoW cars (16) get set off in Williamston) 6 of the MoW cars are 8 axle, 2-4 axle connected flat cars.

Working Williamston btw 2230-2330.
Depart Williamston at 2345

2315, R59730 at Wells getting loads ready to go to the plant

G07730 coming in from Plymouth with empties for Grand Ledge overnight.

[amessmann]

They picked up the MoW equipment in East Yard in Plymouth. Took about 2 hours to make the pickup.
They have 114 cars before setting off in Williamston and Lansing. (MoW cars (16) get set off in Williamston) Some of the MoW cars are 8 axle.
29 cars for Lansing.

I wanted to confirm this but counted 120 in my video as well. I did not remember seeing any 8-axle cars in the consist, only some very long flat cars in addition to boxcars with human-sized doors inlaid on the side.

I think your count is more accurate than what I heard during L302’s job briefing. I thought I heard 68 loads by 32 empties, which only equals 100 cars. It could have been 88 loads by 32 empties. Oh well

It sounds like your count was correct, Andy. There were exactly 20 cars in the MoW block, between the weird boxcars, a few gons, and the flat cars. Given they had picked those up at Plymouth, it makes sense that they had left Detroit with/stated on their briefing as having 100 cars.