CSX Train Location Updates - July 2023

[Tom49801]

CSX 3039, 3380 light power south at Riley St. Holland 10:51 AM.

That's R597-06 headed to Waverly to pick up some loaded coal car stragglers M326 had brought in during the week. Quantity is unknown.

L303-06 @ 11:18 Grand Rapids, Mi job briefing with the RN Dispatcher: CSX engines #4055 + #5216 & 61 cars (25 loads + 36 empties) @ 3,701 tons & 3,310 feet long. He’s building his train & has work for Lansing. These engines are from yesterday’s M326.

M326-06 @ 11:27 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 368 axles. CSX engines #5249 + #7807 & 89 cars.

L301-06 @ 12:07 westward, Pass Track to Main Track, Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.3 with CSX engine #4070 & 5 CH cars. He has work for Hartford mp CG68.7 He will pick up a bad order car yesterday’s M326 had set off in Sawyer mp CH105.2 & move it into Livingston siding's Sand Plant spur mp CG97.7 for repairs to be made there. They can't get a crane into Sawyer to lift the bad car to replace a wheel.

[Tom49801]

M326-06 @ 12:16 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 368 axles. CSX engines #5249 + #7807 & 89 cars.

[Tlout]

CSX 3039, 3380 (R597-06) with 4 coal hoppers north at Riley St. Holland 12:23 PM.

[Tom49801]

L303-06 @ 12:45 eastward reported from Snow Rd mp CH137 with CSX engines #4055 + #5216 & 61 cars.

[Andy24]

M326-06 @ 12:16 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 368 axles. CSX engines #5249 + #7807 & 89 cars.

M326-06 @ 12:35 cleared Franklin Ave mp CG 6.13 ơn Grandville, Mi.

Note: CSX #7807 is a CM40-8 with standard ditch lights compared to its sister engines.

[Tom49801]

L301-06 @ 12:51 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 26 axles. CSX engine #4070 & 5 CH cars.

L303-06 @ 13:03 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 248 axles. CSX engines #4055 + #5216 & 59 cars. He has work for Lansing. These engines are from yesterday’s M326.

L301-06 @ 13:11:48 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam with CSX engine #4070 & 5 CH cars. He has work for Hartford mp CG68.7 & will pick up a bad order car yesterday’s M326 had set off in Sawyer mp CH105.2 & move it into Livingston siding’s old Sand Plant spur track mp CG97.7 for repairs. After he completes his work at Hartford, he wants to set off his cars into Kirk Siding mp CG70.2 & go to Sawyer as lite power to move the bad order car.

[tsinoms]

Per conversations with Rouge Tower, power from today's 326 will be tomorrow's 303 power.
Sounds like a track gang is working down on the gr sub somewhere.
Lastly I don't know if the skip is just decently good today or not but I did hear somebody talking about a W001 with a 6025 somewhere.

[pudgy]

Per conversations with Rouge Tower, power from today's 326 will be tomorrow's 303 power.
Sounds like a track gang is working down on the gr sub somewhere.
Lastly I don't know if the skip is just decently good today or not but I did hear somebody talking about a W001 with a 6025 somewhere.

W00105 should be getting on the GR Sub now. CSX Geo Train with 6025 leader. Heading for GR.

[Tom49801]

L303-06 @ 14:22 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 248 axles. CSX engines #4055 + #5216 & 59 cars. He has work for Lansing. These engines are from yesterday’s M326.

L301-06 @ 14:47 westward reported by the Defect Dector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 6 axles. CSX engine #4070 lite power. He will pick up a bad order car yesterday’s M326 had set off in Sawyer mp CG105.2 & move it into Livingston siding’s old Sand Plant spur track mp CG97.7 for repairs. He had set off his cars in Kirk Siding mp CG70.2 to make this move.

[Mivers1988]

L301-06 @ 12:51 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 26 axles. CSX engine #4070 & 5 CH cars.

L303-06 @ 13:03 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 248 axles. CSX engines #4055 + #5216 & 59 cars. He has work for Lansing. These engines are from yesterday’s M326.

L301-06 @ 13:11:48 westward N. Center St crossing Bangor, Mi mp CG60.35 live cam with CSX engine #4070 & 5 CH cars. He has work for Hartford mp CG68.7 & will pick up a bad order car yesterday’s M326 had set off in Sawyer mp CH105.2 & move it into Livingston siding’s old Sand Plant spur track mp CG97.7 for repairs. After he completes his work at Hartford, he wants to set off his cars into Kirk Siding mp CG70.2 & go to Sawyer as lite power to move the bad order car.

The bad order car is still in Sawyer Siding, it is a tanker

[amessmann]

15:19 - L305 went to South Lyon today, westbound thru Brighton with 6 covered hoppers behind 8199 and 8066, passing a cut still in the siding.
According to radio chatter during L302 and L303's meet the other day, Ensel is getting pretty full. I wonder if L305 dropped anything at South Lyon on their eastbound trip.
I imagine cars sit in the siding at Trowbridge too, if I see any, I will update this post.

[Tom49801]

W001-05 “CSX Geometry Train” @ 15:29 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 18 axles. CSXT engine #6025 & 3 cars: Southern Pacific “Birch Grove” (4 axle type) + “Florence” (4 axle type) + the Track Geometry Car (6 axle type). HBD alarm north side axle 13. This may be an “on the fly” HBD test they have been known to do.

R597-06 @ 15:45 westward Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with BNSF engine #6661 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5622 & CSX engines #3039 + #3380. He’ll take Grand Junction siding mp CG54 & tie down.

[MuskegonRailfanning]

W001-05 @ 16:21:05 Eastward Monroe Street, Bangor MI with CSX engine #6025 & 3 cars: Southern Pacific “Birch Grove” (4 axle type) + “Florence” (4 axle type) + the Track Geometry Car (6 axle type).

[Tom49801]

R597-06 @ 16:24 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 with 544 axles. BNSF engine #6661 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5622 & CSX engines #3039 + #3380. He’ll take Grand Jct siding mp CG54 & tie down.

L303-06 @ 16:28 released his EC1 for Ensel / Lake Odessa & ready to depart eastward from Lansing to Detroit with CSX engines #4055 + #5216 leading.

L301-06 @ 16:48 eastward reported by the Defect Dector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 6 axles. CSX engine #4070 lite power. He will be picking up the cars he had set off in Kirk Siding mp CG70.2

W001-05 @ 16:48 eastward on the move from mp CG54. He was waiting for R597 to clear into Grand Jct siding. CSX engine #6025 & 3 cars.

W001-05 “CSX Geometry Train” @ 17:03 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 18 axles. CSXT engine #6025 & 3 cars: Southern Pacific “Birch Grove” (4 axle type) + “Florence” (4 axle type) + the Track Geometry Car (6 axle type). He had to wait for R597-06 to take his empty coal train into Grand Jct siding mp CG54. He had triggered the HBD for a test alarm south side axle #13.

[amessmann]

17:04 - L302 west thru Brighton with 792 and 5297 leading 63 cars.

[Tom49801]

W001-05 “CSX Geometry Train” @ 17:41 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp C19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 18 axles. CSXT engine #6025 & 3 cars: Southern Pacific “Birch Grove” (4 axle type) + “Florence” (4 axle type) + the Track Geometry Car (6 axle type).

​L301-06 @ 17:54:18 eastward Bangor, Mi Division St crossing mp CG60.93 cam with CSX engine #4070 & 1 CH car. He’ll be going into Holland mp CG25.3

L301-06 @ 18:16 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 10 axles.

[BL2-1843]

L302-06 and L303-06 departing Fowlerville in opposite directions at 18:30. L302 had to wait an hour for L303 there.

[Tom49801]

L301-06 @ 18:45 eastward Holland, Mi Depot mp CG25.25 Main Track diverging onto the Pass Track with CSX engine #4070 & 1 CH car.

[Steve B]

Westbound by Trowbridge at 1912

[amessmann]

19:11 - L303 east thru Brighton, 4055 and 5216 leading 120 cars. Impressive amount of (presumably empty) coil carriers among many many aggregate hoppers.