CSX Train Location Updates - March 2023

[Tom49801]

C800-16 @ 10:10:21 eastward Bangor’s Division St crossing mp CG60.92 live cam with BNSF engine #9753 & 130 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #8523. He’ll be taking Wells Siding mp CG41.3 & tie down.

[GRHC]

Y121-17 westbound departing Zeeland Michigan and heading to Waverly yard Holland Michigan @ 10:27

CSX engine #2768 + 1 covered hopper.

[Tom49801]

L301-17 @ 10:22 stopped at mp CG6.0 with CSX engines #4062 + #2428 & 22 cars (12 loads + 10 empties) @ 1,728 tons & 1,332 feet long. He'll be going into Waverly & then later go west to Hartford mp CG68.7 & Coloma & Sawyer then to head back east into Holland.

[Mivers1988]

M326-17 eastbound at Lakeside CSX engines #? & #? at front with what looked like a depressed flat car behind engines.

[GRHC]

M326-17 eastbound at Lakeside CSX engines #? & #? at front with what looked like a depressed flat car behind engines.

Was the car loaded or empty? If it’s empty I can’t help but wonder if this is the car that the transformer in Zeeland Michigan has been waiting for.

[Mivers1988]

M326-17 eastbound at Lakeside CSX engines #? & #? at front with what looked like a depressed flat car behind engines.

was the car loaded or empty? If it’s empty I can’t help but wonder if this is the car that the transformer in Zeeland Michigan has been waiting for.

Loaded with a possible generator

[Howellsignalman]

G125-14 (loaded grain train) @ 08:41 eastward reported by the DD mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 376 axles. CSX engines #3462 + #811 & 91 cars & 12,864 tons & 5,312 ft long. The #811 may be running as a rear dpu, hopefully someone can confirm.

G125-14 clear Howell @ 10:57 can confirm 811 rear DPU

[GP30M4216]

Y121-17 westbound departing Zeeland Michigan and heading to Waverly yard Holland Michigan @ 10:27

CSX engine #2768 + 1 covered hopper.

That would be this BNSF car with the classic ATSF style logo.

[GRHC]

L301-17 @ 10:22 stopped at mp CG6.0 with CSX engines #4062 + #2428 & 22 cars (12 loads + 10 empties) @ 1,728 tons & 1,332 feet long. He'll be going into Waverly & then later go west to Hartford mp CG68.7 & Coloma & Sawyer then to head back east into Holland.

Cleared Zeeland Michigan @ 10:59

Note: This morning‘s train had in its consist a large number of gondolas for Louis Padnos in Holland Michigan along with a number of cars for the MS and 2 CSX box cars which I believe are headed to Coloma Michigan.

[BL2-1843]

Westbound G026-15 grain empty yesterday that Adam said 3096 was leading at Trowbridge, I can also confirm the trailing unit was 5211. Train went to Grand Ledge. Also confirmed 811 on G125 was on the rear, as already reported.

[Tlout]

Michigan Shore north at Riley St. Holland 11:34 AM.

[Andy24]

L303-17 @ 11:53 reported heading eastbound from Godfrey Ave mp 0.99

[Talk]

Appears 326 has an SD50 type trailing today. From a spotter in Hartford

[Andy24]

L303-17 @ 11:53 reported heading eastbound from Godfrey Ave mp 0.99

M326-17 @ 11:57:30 heading eastbound approaching Division St MP CG60.93 in Bangor, MI with CSX #5387 (ES40DC) + CSX #8536 (SD50-3) + 58 cars. His 2nd car was a 8-axle depressed flatcar carrying a transformer.

L303-17 @ 12:10 passed 36th mp 144.34 with CSX #885 + CSX #767 and 46 cars

[Tom49801]

M326-17 @ 12:24 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 248 axles. CSX engines #5387 + #8536 & 58 cars. He has a High/Wide load today. His 2nd car is an 8 axle depressed flat car with a transformer.

[SD80MAC]

Appears 326 has an SD50 type trailing today. From a spotter in Hartford

CSX 5387 and 8536 with 58 cars, through Bangor at 11:58.

[CSXT9040]

M326-17 @ 12:24 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 248 axles. CSX engines #5387 + #8536 & 58 cars. He has a High/Wide load today. His 2nd car is an 8 axle depressed flat car with a transformer.

8536 is one of the few SD50-3s CSX has left, good thing I don’t have any plans tomorrow

[Tom49801]

L303-17 @ 11:53 reported heading eastbound from Godfrey Ave mp 0.99

L303-17 @ 12:10 passed 36th mp 144.34 with CSX #885 + CSX #767 and 36 cars

L303-17 @ 12:47 eastward reported by the DD mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 196 axles. CSX engines #885 + #767 & 46 cars (25 loads + 21 empties) @ 4,034 tons & 3,029 ft long. He has work in Lansing.

Note: the DD's are now transmitting a short "greeting" by stating its location when the train is detected.

[GRHC]

M326-17 @ 12:24 eastward reported by the DD mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 248 axles. CSX engines #5387 + #8536 & 58 cars. He has a High/Wide load today. His 2nd car is an 8 axle depressed flat car with a transformer.

Passing through Zeeland Michigan @ 13:05

Note: yes it was a typo Steve I got it corrected thank you for pointing that out to me.
Ericksons is setting up their crane by the transformer in Zeeland Michigan. It looks like the transformer load coming in on M326-17 should be set off in Zeeland and unloaded with the old transformer being reloaded onto the then empty car.

[SteveHiuzenga]

at 1:05 through Zeeland, not 12:05