L303-02 @ 15:10 eastward Breton Road mp CH146 with CSX #5246 + CSX #3337 and 31 cars, running track speed today, clearing the crossing in 70 seconds. He’s meeting L302-01 at Fox mp CH142 and I will confirm the train via trackside as well
Notes of L302-01: 4 loaded bulkheads, 1 clean TFOX high walled gondola, 10 loaded AEX marked gondolas loaded with boulders (probably for Hartford?), 2 clean + loaded TILX hoppers, several shorty bay hoppers, 1 hopper with tubes at bottom, few tankers, 1 clean UP loaded boxcar
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L303-02 @ 15:10 eastward Breton Road mp CH146 with CSX #5246 + CSX #3337 and 31 cars, running track speed today, clearing the crossing in 70 seconds. He’s meeting L302-01 at Fox mp CH142 and I will confirm the train via trackside as well
L303-02 @ 16:09 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 136 axles. He has work for Lansing - final destination is Detroit. These engines are from last night’s M326-01.
L301-02 @ 16:36 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 88 axles. CSX engines #4070 + #4057 & 19 cars.
L303-02 @ 16:50 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 137 axles (+1 error). CSX engines #5246 + #3337 & 31 cars. He has work for Lansing - final destination is Detroit. These engines are from last night’s M326-01.
L301-02 @ 17:45 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 88 axles. CSX engines #4070 + #4057 & 19 cars. He’ll be going directly into the Grand Rapids Terminal. He’ll be going into Waverly mp CG24.7 for some work there & then head eastward.
17:53 - L302-02 west through South Lyon. CSXT 3217, CSXT 787, 96 cars.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 396 axles.
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R597-02 @ 19:28 modified their EC1 to depart the power plant in West Olive, Mi mp CGP 1.0 & diverge onto the Fremont sub-div & head south to the Grand Rapids sub-div in Holland, Mi with BNSF engine #9772 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8570 & probably CSX engines #819 + #966. He’ll be taking Grand Jct siding mp CG54 or Wells Siding mp CG41.4 & tying down.
R597-02 @ 19:28 modified their EC1 to depart the power plant in West Olive, Mi mp CGP 1.0 & diverge onto the Fremont sub-div & head south to the Grand Rapids sub-div in Holland, Mi with BNSF engine #9772 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8570 & probably CSX engines #819 + #966. He’ll be taking Grand Jct siding mp CG54 or Wells Siding mp CG41.4 & tying down.
Yes, it is a SD70MACe (rebuild) with a beautiful sunset in the distance
R597-02 @ 20:16 WB Holland Cam mp 25.3 with BNSF engine #9772 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8570 & CSX engines #819 + #966. He’ll be taking Grand Jct siding mp CG54 or Wells Siding mp CG41.4 & tying down
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R597-02 @ 20:56 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 544 axles. BNSF engine #9772 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8570 & CSX engines #819 + #966. He’ll take Grand Jct siding mp CG54 & tie down. BNSF engine #9772 was the "mystery" rear dpu on C801-31 that had ran in the very early morning hours yesterday.
Amtrak P370-02 @ 21:09 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4615(?) & 4 cars.
17:53 - L302-02 west through South Lyon. CSXT 3217, CSXT 787, 96 cars.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said 396 axles.
Calling clear for EE Trowbridge at 19:22.
L302-02 @ 21:14 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 344 axles. CSX engines #3217 + #787 & 83 cars. He had work for Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi.
Amtrak P370-02 @ 21:46 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 in Hartford, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4622 & 4 cars.
L302-02 @ 21:57 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 344 axles.
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