CSX Train Location Updates- July 2024

[Tom49801]

17:00 - L302-09 west thru Brighton, 5358 leading per the radio, no visual.
19:39 - L303-09 east calling US-23, no visual.

L302-09 @ 19:48 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH79.9 Okemos, Mi with 336 axles. CSX engines #5358 + #7041 (elephant style) & 81 cars.

E800-08 @ 20:04 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG108.9 Lakeside, Mi. with 532 axles. BNSF engine #6303 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9120.

[Tom49801]

E800-08 @ 20:57 westward, siding to Main Track, New Buffalo mp CG116.5 with BNSF engine #6303 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9120.

C800-09 @ 21:00:53 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing mp CG60.93 live cam with BNSF engine #6048 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6363. He’ll take Grand Jct mp CG55.6 & tie down.

Amtrak P370-09 @ 21:03 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG108.9 Lakeside, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4601 & 4 cars (AmCafe + 2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business).

Amtrak P370-09 @ 21:19 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles.

E800-08 @ 21:38 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG131.3 Doran (Porter, IN) with 532 axles. BNSF engine #6303 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9120.

[Tom49801]

17:00 - L302-09 west thru Brighton, 5358 leading per the radio, no visual.
19:39 - L303-09 east calling US-23, no visual.

L302-09 @ 21:41 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 212 axles. CSX engines #5358 + #7041 (elephant style) & 50 cars. He had work in Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids.

Amtrak P370-09 @ 22:05:17 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 IDTX engine #4601 & 4 cars (AmCafe + 2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business) with 8 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

L302-09 @ 22:20 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 212 axles.

Amtrak P370-09 @ 22:30 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 20 axles.

[GRHC]

Unidentified train passing westbound through Zeeland Michigan @ 04:18

[Tom49801]

C800-10 @ 01:43 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing mp CG60.93 live cam with BNSF engine #9294 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9275. He’ll add CSX engines #846 + #3133 behind his leader at Grand Jct mp CG54 & then R597-10 will take over the train.

[Tom49801]

Unidentified train passing westbound through Zeeland Michigan @ 04:18

R597-10 @ 04:21 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 18 axles. CSX engines #846 + #3133 + 1 lite power. From what I could gather, R597-10 had taken the loaded coal train C800-10's "pusher power" after stopping their train at the west leg of the Wye in Holland, cutaway the "pusher engines" from the train & head into Grand Rapids to exchange the CSX #846 + #3133 (coal train "pusher" power) with 2 of the 4 CSX engines from yesterday's M326-09 that had 2 engines on the head-end (#7293 + #819 elephant style) & 2 mid dpu engines (#966 + #7006 nose to nose). C800-10 had continued on to the power plant in West Olive, Mi. & released their EC1 at 05:01

[GRHC]

Unidentified train passing westbound through Zeeland Michigan @ 04:18

R597-10 @ 04:21 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 18 axles. CSX engines #846 + #3133 + 1 lite power.

Oh it was heading eastbound. It took me by surprise and I wasn’t quite sure what was going on but I know there was a train that went past my house @ 04:17 this morning.

[Tom49801]

Unidentified train passing westbound through Zeeland Michigan @ 04:18

R597-10 @ 04:21 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 18 axles. BNSF engine #9294 & CSX engines #846 + #3133 lite power. From what I could gather, R597-10 had taken over the loaded coal train C800-10 & stopped their train at the west leg of the Wye in Holland, cutaway the leading engines from their train & head into Grand Rapids to exchange the CSX #846 + #3133 (coal train "pusher" power) with 2 of the 4 CSX engines from yesterday's M326-09 that had 2 engines on the head-end & 2 mid dpu engines. Then, head back to their train & take i to the power plant in West Olive, Mi.

Oh it was heading eastbound. It took me by surprise and I wasn’t quite sure what was going on but I know there was a train that went past my house @ 04:17 this morning.

I had to revise my earlier post as more info was heard. I don't know what the 3rd engine on R597-10 was after hearing C800-10 releasing its EC1 for the Fremont sub-division at 05:01 with BNSF engine #9294. Also, whichever 2 CSX engines from yesterday's M326 end up being the new "coal train pushers" R597-10 might take them to Grand Jct siding mp CG54 to either park them there, or, to pick up loaded coal train C800-09 that had tied down there yesterday.

R597-10 @ 05:35 westward Ivanrest mp CG4.7 with CSX engines #819 + #7293 (might still be elephant style) & headed to the east end of Grand Jct siding mp CG54. They didn't say if they're tying down or will be eventually moving out C800-09.

[GRHC]

R597-10 @ 05:35 westward Ivanrest mp CG4.7 with CSX engines #819 + #7293 (might still be elephant style) & headed to the east end of Grand Jct siding mp CG54. They didn't say if they're tying down or will be eventually moving out C800-09.

Into Zeeland Michigan @ 05:58

Note: 3 engines. The CSX units are back to back.

[Andy24]

R597-10 @ 05:35 westward Ivanrest mp CG4.7 with CSX engines #819 + #7293 (might still be elephant style) & headed to the east end of Grand Jct siding mp CG54. They didn't say if they're tying down or will be eventually moving out C800-09.

Into Zeeland Michigan @ 05:58

R597-10 @ 5:58 westward reported by the DD 19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 18 axles. CSX #819 + CSX #966(?) + CSX #7006(?) or BNSF #?? trailing lite power

M327-10 has CSX #7293 this morning

[Tom49801]

R597-10 @ 06:07 westward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #819 + #7293 & BNSF engine #6048 lite power headed to the east end of Grand Jct siding mp CG54. Yesterday's C800-09 with BNSF engine #6048 leading had tied down in Grand Jct siding with the CSX "pushers" already parked there. R597-10 earlier this morning had gone eastward into Grand Rapids with 3 engines lite power which has me thinking it was the CSX "pushers" + BNSF #6048.

[GRHC]

Amtrak P371-10 cleared Zeeland Michigan @ 06:39

Arrived at the Amtrak station located in the Louis and Helen Padnos Transportation Center Holland Michigan @ 06:44

IDTX engine #4601 + 4 cars.

[Andy24]

Amtrak P371-10 @ 06:36 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4601 & 4 cars (AmCafe + 2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business).

R597-10 @ 06:40 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 18 axles: CSX engines #819 + #966 (back to back) & BNSF engine #6048 lite power. He is headed to the east end of Grand Jct siding mp CG54. Yesterday's C800-09 with BNSF engine #6048 leading had tied down in Grand Jct siding with the CSX "pushers" already parked there.

M327-10 @ 6:42 westward reported Medium Clear Signal at Grandville mp CG6.0 with CSX #7293 leading

R597-10 @ 6:50 westward Main to Siding at EE Grand Junction mp 54

[GRHC]

M327-10 into Zeeland Michigan @ 07:08

CSX engines #7293 + #7006 + #3133 + #846 + 126 cars.

[Andy24]

M327-10 into Zeeland Michigan @ 07:08

M327-10 @ 7:12 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 528 axles. CSX engines #7293 + #7006 + #3133 + #846 + 126 cars.

Amtrak P371-10 @ 7:12 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4601 & 4 cars (AmCafe + 2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business).

[GRHC]

M327-10 into Zeeland Michigan @ 07:08

CSX engines #7293 + #7006 + #3133 + #846 + 126 cars.

M327-10 @ 7:12 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 528 axles. CSX #7293 + 1 and 129 cars

Amtrak P371-10 @ 7:12 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4601 & 4 cars (AmCafe + 2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business).

Your a day late and a dollar short Andy24. lol

M327-10 passing through Holland Michigan @ 07:21

CSX engines #7293 + #7006 + #3133 + #846 + 126 cars.

Note: it was a busy and confusing morning on the CSX Grand Rapids subdivision.

[Andy24]

Thanks for providing the full M327 consist GRHC

Amtrak P371-10 @ 07:28:40 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 IDTX engine #4601 & 4 cars (AmCafe + 2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business) with 11 passengers On at the station

R597-10 @ 7:33 reported siding to Main east end Grand Junction with BNSF #6048 + CSX #966 + CSX #819 + 130 coal loads + rear BNSF #6363 DPU

Amtrak P371-10 @ 7:39 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 in Hartford, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4601 & 4 cars (AmCafe + 2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business).

R597-10 @ 7:55 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 in Pearl, Mi with 532 axles. He’s meeting M327-10 at Wells

[GRHC]

Y121-10 eastbound from the main to the M&J lead Zeeland Michigan @ 09:01

CSX engine #6085 running lite.

Note: this morning’s train will be picking up 1 empty covered hopper from Van Den Bosch feeds in Zeeland Michigan.

Departing Zeeland Michigan westbound @ 09:16

CSX engine #6085 + 1 car.

[Andy24]

Your day late and a dollar short Andy24. lol

M327-10 passing through Holland Michigan @ 07:21

CSX engines #7293 + #7006 + #3133 + #846 + 126 cars.

Note: it was a busy and confusing morning on the CSX Grand Rapids subdivision.

CSX M327-10 @ 8:52:35 westward W. Monroe St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 with CSX engines #7293 + #7006 (elephant style) + #3133 + #846 (back to back) + 126 cars.

[Tlout]

R597-10 coal drag north at Riley St. Holland 9:18 AM.