CSX Train Location Updates - June 2024

[GRHC]

R598-23 @ 17:05 eastward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX #7200 + CSX #3355 LHF and elephant style lite power move. He’s heading to Grand Rapids

Passing through Zeeland Michigan @ 17:15

[Andy24]

R598-23 @ 17:05 eastward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX #7200 + CSX #3355 LHF and elephant style lite power move. He’s heading to Grand Rapids

Passing through Zeeland Michigan @ 17:15

R598-23 @ 17:20 eastward reported by the DD mp 19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 12 axles. CSX #7200 + CSX #3355 (back to back) lite power. He’s heading to Grand Rapids for M327 to use. R598-23 spun CSX #7200 at the West Olive Wye

[MQT1223]

R598-23 @ 17:05 eastward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX #7200 + CSX #3355 LHF and elephant style lite power move. He’s heading to Grand Rapids

Passing through Zeeland Michigan @ 17:15

R598-23 @ 17:20 eastward reported by the DD mp 19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 12 axles. CSX #7200 + CSX #3355 (back to back) lite power. He’s heading to Grand Rapids for M327 to use. R598-23 spun CSX #7200 at the West Olive Wye

Clear Grandville

[Saturnalia]

17:02 CDT: Train by Michigan City, presumed eastbound coal

[GTW6401]

M209 Southbound at Wayne, Michigan. CSXT 3427.

[pudgy]

17:02 CDT: Train by Michigan City, presumed eastbound coal

E800-19, w/b
BNSF 8437 BNSF 9064 + 130 empties.

[MQT1223]

R598-23 @ 17:05 eastward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX #7200 + CSX #3355 LHF and elephant style lite power move. He’s heading to Grand Rapids

Passing through Zeeland Michigan @ 17:15

R598-23 @ 17:20 eastward reported by the DD mp 19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 12 axles. CSX #7200 + CSX #3355 (back to back) lite power. He’s heading to Grand Rapids for M327 to use. R598-23 spun CSX #7200 at the West Olive Wye

Is this for today or tomorrow's 327?

[Andy24]

R598-23 @ 17:20 eastward reported by the DD mp 19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 12 axles. CSX #7200 + CSX #3355 (back to back) lite power. He’s heading to Grand Rapids for M327 to use. R598-23 spun CSX #7200 at the West Olive Wye

Is this for today or tomorrow's 327?

This pair (#3355 and #7200) came on M326-22 and will likely be tomorrow’s M327-24 power. Per schedule change, M327 is off on Sundays and M326 is off on Mondays. Today’s M326-23 pair (#3174 and #7252) will be Tuesday’s M327-25’s set.

Note: I could be totally wrong, but their job briefing occurs between 4:30am-6am in the morning, which Tom obtains.

[sparrow24]

18:55 - L302 west through South Lyon.

[amessmann]

18:55 - L302 west through South Lyon.

19:13 - L302-23 west thru Brighton with 5279 and 5277 leading 93 cars. Cool to see an almost numerical set of GEVOs, both are pretty matched weathering wise.
Two cuts of rip rap stone loads behind the typical string of aggregate hoppers. Throttling up after making it thru downtown with no ditchlights.

[LansingRailFan]

R598-23 @ 17:20 eastward reported by the DD mp 19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 12 axles. CSX #7200 + CSX #3355 (back to back) lite power. He’s heading to Grand Rapids for M327 to use. R598-23 spun CSX #7200 at the West Olive Wye

Is this for today or tomorrow's 327?

This pair (#3355 and #7200) came on M326-22 and will likely be tomorrow’s M327-24 power. Per schedule change, M327 is off on Sundays and M326 is off on Mondays. Today’s M326-23 pair (#3174 and #7252) will be Tuesday’s M327-25’s set.

Note: I could be totally wrong, but their job briefing occurs between 4:30am-6am in the morning, which Tom obtains.

Isn’t M326 and M327 back to 7 days a week?

[pudgy]

Isn’t M326 and M327 back to 7 days a week?

No, last week was backed off to 6 days again.

[SD80MAC]

Because reasons!

[Saturnalia]

Because reasons!

Earnings per share just went up $0.00021

[MQT1223]

Isn’t M326 and M327 back to 7 days a week?

No, last week was backed off to 6 days again.

So dumb...

[Tom49801]

Amtrak P370-23 @ 21:27 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4617 & 4 cars.

[Andy24]

Amtrak P370-23 @ 21:27 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4617 & 4 cars.

Amtrak P370-23 @ 22:00 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4617 & 4 cars (Venture Business + 2 Venture Coaches + AmCafe)

Amtrak P370-23 @ 22:07 eastward Division St crossing mp 60.93 Bangor, Mi with 3 riders off and 1 rider on at the station mp 60.50

[SD80MAC]

L302 west at Fox 23:42.

[Mikeyt2004]

L302 west at Fox 23:42.

Clear Breton Rd into Grand Rapids from Kentwood at 23:52

CSX engines 309 and 159, the power from W084 (Ballast train) just crossed lite at the same crossing 0:06

They went into Grand Rapids before then heading back east to their cars in Lake Odessa Mp 120.4.

[amessmann]

They went into Grand Rapids before then heading back east to their cars in Lake Odessa Mp 120.4.

02:32 - W084-19 on the phone with dispatch, ready to head east to Sheldon Rd. (CH 25 or so). Per the radio they have 15 loads and 62 empties totaling 77 cars. They must have wyed their power in Grand Rapids.
The RN advised L304 that they had about a half hour until W084 would pass them. L304 then informed dispatch that it would take them 45 minutes to finish up at what sounded like Stone Co.
03:13 - DD at CH 104.3 reported 320 axles (77 cars).
03:51 - W084 releasing their EC1, told to "hold west of the airport" while L304 finishes up.
05:30 - W084-19 east thru EE Brighton (CH 45.3) with 309 and 159 leading 77 cars (321 axles).