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Amtrak P370-03 @ 21:47:29 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 IDTX engine #4601 & 4 cars (AmCafe + 2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business) with 11 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

L302-03 @ 22:00 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 172 axles. CSX engines #5500 (Spirit of Cincinnati) + #5444 & 40 cars. He had work in Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi.

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 03, 2024 9:32 pm

sparrow24 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 03, 2024 9:26 pm

20:24 - L303 east through South Lyon.
Green Oak DD at CH39.1 said “Axle count malfunction! Total axle count 723 axles.”

2 engines and 177 cars with +3 axle error? Or 2 engines and 178 cars with a -1 axle error. From L303-03’s job briefing earlier, he stated “couple of set offs and 30 cars to pick up”. I’m thinking 178 cars is the correct count

177 cars after Lansing. Set off 2, picked up 31 in Lansing.

L302-3 cleared Seymour a few minutes ago, as it crossed Kalamazoo Ave and others along that stretch (Burton, Elliott, Eastern, ect) that horn was howling. You can usually hear them from my house (down Kalamazoo and 44th) but wow it was really clear! I bet they are enjoying the fireworks on their way in, been non stop!

E800-03 @ 03:30:03 westward W. Monroe St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.72 with BNSF engine #9264 & 126 empty coal cars & rear dpu CSX engine #6263. He had originated from the power plant in West Olive, Mi with CSX engines #3133 + #846 behind his rear dpu & had set those off in the east end of Grand Jct siding mp CG54.

M327-04 @ 04:55/05:25 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #807 + #897 & 171 cars (80 loads + 91 empties) @ 13,018 tons & 9,850 feet long. He’s building his train at this time.

Amtrak P371-04 @ 06:37 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).

M327-04 @ 07:00 westward reported from Ivanrest mp CG4.7 with an Approach Medium signal.

Tom49801 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 04, 2024 6:04 am

M327-04 @ 04:55/05:25 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #807 + #897 & 171 cars (80 loads + 91 empties) @ 13,018 tons & 9,850 feet long. He’s building his train at this time.


M327-04 @ 07:00 westward reported from Ivanrest mp CG4.7 with an Approach Medium signal.

Passing through Zeeland Michigan @ 07:37

Amtrak P371-04 @ 07:32:12 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 IDTX engine #4601 & 4 cars (AmCafe + 2 Venture Coaches + Venture Business) with 8 passengers On & 1 Off at the station mp CG60.5

M327-04 @ 07:37 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 696 axles. CSX engines #807 + #897 & 171 cars (80 loads + 91 empties) @ 13,018 tons & 9,850 feet long.

Amtrak P371-04 @ 08:26 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles.

M327-04 @ 09:05 westward Bangor, Mi N. Center St crossing mp CG60.35 cam. CSX engines #807 + #897 & 171 cars (80 loads + 91 empties) @ 13,018 tons & 9,850 feet long.

L301-04 @ 09:54 Grand Rapids, Mi mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #4057 + #8801 & ?? cars (he gave no car totals, tonnage, or length info). He’ll head westward for work at Buzzi Cement mp CG5.2 & then he’ll go into Waverly mp CG22.8 & later westward for work at Hartford mp CG68.7 only & will runaround his train at Kirk siding mp CG70.2 to head back east.

M327-04 @ 10:22 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 696 axles. CSX engines #807 + #897 & 171 cars (80 loads + 91 empties) @ 13,018 tons & 9,850 feet long.

L301-04 @ 10:53 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 128 axles. CSX engines #4057 + #8801 & 29 cars. He’s headed into Waverly mp CG22.8 & later he’ll head west for work only at Hartford mp CG68.7 & then runaround his train at Kirk siding mp CG70.2 to head back east.

L303-04 @ 11:22 Grand Rapids mark up with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #5444 + #5500 (Spirit of Cincinnati) & 96 cars (34 loads + 62 empties) @ 6,472 tons & 5,906 feet long. He’s building his train & has work for Lansing - final destination is Detroit.

L301-04 @ 11:35 westward, Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engines #4057 + #8801 & 13 cars. He has work only at Hartford mp CG68.7 & will runaround his train at Kirk siding mp CG70.2 to head back east.

L303-04 @ 12:23 eastward reported from Madison mp CH149.7 with CSX engines #5444 + #5500 (Spirit of Cincinnati) & 96 cars (34 loads + 62 empties) @ 6,472 tons & 5,906 feet long. He has work for Lansing.

L301-04 @ 12:38 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam with CSX engines #4057 + #8801 & 13 cars. He has work only for Hartford mp CG68.7 & will runaround his train at Kirk siding mp CG70.2 & head back east.

L303-04 @ 13:19 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 396 axles.

L303-04 @ 14:00/14/25 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 396 axles. CSX engines #5444 + #5500 (Spirit of Cincinnati) & 96 cars (34 loads + 62 empties) @ 6,472 tons & 5,906 feet long. He has work for Lansing

L301-04 @ 14:27 eastward W. Monroe St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 with CSX #8801 + CSX #4057 and 12 cars. He’s heading to work at Holland than straight to work at Standale Lumber mp 6.2 in Grandville, Mi

M326-04 @ 14:35 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 472 axles. CSX #953 + mid CSX #511 DPU and 115 cars

M326 has CSXT 953 and mid-train DPU CSXT 511, clear indication at Vine CG 92 at 14:34.

justin_gram wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 04, 2024 2:43 pm

M326 has CSXT 953 and mid-train DPU CSXT 511, clear indication at Vine CG 92 at 14:34.

M326-04 @ 15:41:30 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp 60.93 with CSX #953 with mid CSX #511 DPU and 115 cars

Coal Trains Spotted out West
BNSF E-CXCNAM @ 12:00 CT heading west passing Red Oak, Iowa cam with BNSF engine #8545 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu CSX engine #5315

BNSF E-CXCNAM @ 13:23:25 CT heading west passing Galesburg cam with BNSF engine #9264 & 126 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #6263.

BNSF C-BTMCXC/C-NAMCXC (Coal Loads for West Olive) 07/04/24 @ 14:08:18 CDT heading east passing Red Oak, Iowa cam with BNSF #8756 + BNSF #6431 + 130 coal loads + rear BNSF #5694 nose in DPU

BNSF C-BTMCXC/C-NAMCXC (Coal Loads for West Olive) 0 7/04/24 @ 15:43:20 CDT heading east passing Creston, Iowa cam with >>BNSF #8756 + BNSF #6431 + 130 coal loads + rear BNSF #5694 nose in DPU << (BNSF #6431 will be removed before Chicago)

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 04, 2024 3:46 pm

justin_gram wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 04, 2024 2:43 pm

M326 has CSXT 953 and mid-train DPU CSXT 511, clear indication at Vine CG 92 at 14:34.

M326-04 @ 15:41:30 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp 60.93 with CSX #953 with mid CSX #511 DPU and 115 cars

For those interested, 511 is in YN2 paint. Better get those YN2 units while you can!

MQT1223 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 04, 2024 7:56 pm

For those interested, 511 is in YN2 paint. Better get those YN2 units while you can![/quote]

By all means, there are only 316 YN2 left with 121 of those in storage. Quite a few more are at Erie for rebuild currently. L302-04 by Howell at 20:20 with two more YN2 81 + 15 with 5203 trailing and 92 cars as I sub for amessmann one more time while he is away from Brighton for a few days.

Amtrak P370-04 @ 21:09 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4614 & 4 cars (Venture Business + 2 Venture Coaches + AmCafe).

​​Amtrak P370-04 @ 21:52:26 eastward Division St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.93 with 10 passengers Off at the station mp CG60.5

M327-05 passed through Zeeland Michigan @ 05:59

Passing through Holland Michigan @ 06:08


CSX engines #953 + #511 + ? cars.

Note: this morning’s train was running very early and took me by surprise. I went to get a car count on the Holland cam somebody changed the camera angle as I was counting cars.

BL2-1843 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 04, 2024 8:27 pm

MQT1223 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 04, 2024 7:56 pm

For those interested, 511 is in YN2 paint. Better get those YN2 units while you can!

By all means, there are only 316 YN2 left with 121 of those in storage. Quite a few more are at Erie for rebuild currently. L302-04 by Howell at 20:20 with two more YN2 81 + 15 with 5203 trailing and 92 cars as I sub for amessmann one more time while he is away from Brighton for a few days.
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L302-04 @ 23:00 westward was reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 308 axles. CSX engines #81 + #15 & 74 cars. He had work in Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi. Axle math supports 2 engines, the #5203 was set off in Lansing for G076-02 to be added to the grain train in Grand Ledge that presently has 1 engine.

L302-04 @ 23:41 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 308 axles.

GRHC wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 05, 2024 6:01 am

M327-05 passed through Zeeland Michigan @ 05:59

Passing through Holland Michigan @ 06:08


CSX engines #953 + #511 + ? cars.

Note: this morning’s train was running very early and took me by surprise. I went to get a car count on the Holland cam somebody changed the camera angle as I was counting cars.

M327-05 @ 05:58 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 268 axles. CSX engines #953 + #511 & 64 cars (21 loads + 43 empties) @ 4,158 tons & 3,554 feet long.

Amtrak P371-05 @ 06:36 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 in Zeeland, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4614 & 4 cars (Venture Business + 2 Venture Coaches + AmCafe).

M327-05 @ 06:39 westward, Main Track into Siding, Wells mp CG41.4 to let Amtrak P371 pass by.

M327-05 @ 07:18, siding to Main Track, Wells mp CG43.3

Amtrak P371-05 @ 07:29:25 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 IDTX engine #4614 & 4 cars (Venture Business + 2 Venture Coaches + AmCafe) with 7 passengers On & 1 Off at the station mp CG60.5

M327-05 @ 07:49:56 westward Bangor, Mi N. Center St crossing mp CG60.35 cam. CSX engines #953 + #511 & 64 cars (21 loads + 43 empties) @ 4,158 tons & 3,554 feet long.

Amtrak P371-05 @ 08:16 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles.