CSX Train Location Updates - Sept 2024

[BL2-1843]

L302-27[/b] @ 21:18 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 218 axles. CSX engines #7252 + 2 & 50 cars (or could be 2 engines & a 6 axle car in his consist).

L302-27 had only one unit west at Howell yesterday. (7252) Running behind L305 to Lansing who possibly had issues with their power (5328-5489) because they left their entire cut of 63 cars for GLC at Brighton and picked up nothing going west even though GLC stuffed the transfer with cars on Friday and there were others in the passing track to move.

[Tom49801]

L302-27[/b] @ 21:18 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 218 axles. CSX engines #7252 + 2 & 50 cars (or could be 2 engines & a 6 axle car in his consist).

L302-27 had only one unit west at Howell yesterday. (7252) Running behind L305 to Lansing who possibly had issues with their power (5328-5489) because they left their entire cut of 63 cars for GLC at Brighton and picked up nothing going west even though GLC stuffed the transfer with cars on Friday and there were others in the passing track to move.

The other possibility for the axle math is #7252 running solo with 53 cars. Listening to the scanner archives for last night & found L302-27 talking to Rouge Tower for yarding instructions & heard no mention of him having extra power along. But, that has happened before, too. Usually, if power is brought in that is having mechanical issues they will tell Rouge.

M327-28 @ 10:40 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 340 axles. CSX engines #4567 + #5272 & 82 cars.

[Tom49801]

M326-28 @ 11:57 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 412 axles. CSX engine #3458 + 1 & 100 cars.

[dave989]

L303-28 putting it's train together with CSX 7252 & 4057. Reporting from the oval @ Wyoming Yard.

[Andy24]

M326-28 @ 11:57 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 412 axles. CSX engine #3458 + 1 & 100 cars.

CSX #374 trailing M326-28. This set came on a B714 empty ethanol train yesterday to Blue Island

L303-28 @ 12:20 coming up towards Seymour mp CH148.1 with CSX #7252 and CSX #4057

[SD80MAC]

L303 with CSX 7252-4057 (dead in tow) and 47 cars east by Seymour at 12:21.

[Tom49801]

M326-28 @ 12:58 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi (broken data, he has 412 axles). CSX engines #3458 + #374 & 100 cars. Thank you Andy for the trailing engine’s #

[Tom49801]

L303 with CSX 7252-4057 (dead in tow) and 47 cars east by Seymour at 12:21.

Thank you, SD80MAC, for L303's consist info

L303-28 @ 13:08 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 200 axles.

M326-28 @ 13:35 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 412 axles. CSX engine #3458 + #374 & 100 cars. Thank you Andy for the trailing engine’s #

L303-28 @ 13:51 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 200 axles. He has work for Lansing - final destination is Detroit.

[Tom49801]

M326-28 @ 14:26 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG19.1 Zeeland, Mi with 412 axles. CSX engine #3458 + #374 & 100 cars. He has 5 loaded coal cars in his consist. Thank you Andy for the trailing engine’s #

C801-27 @ 14:48 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 528 axles. BNSF engine #6417 & 129 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #(??). He’ll be taking either Grand Jct Siding mp CG54 or Wells Siding mp CG43.3 & tie down.

[~Z~]

M326 east clear Grandville. 2:48pm.

[Tom49801]

C801-27 @ 15:54 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG66.2 Hartford, Mi with 528 axles. BNSF engine #6417 & 129 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #(??). He’ll take either Grand Jct Siding mp CG55.6 & tie down.

[sparrow24]

17:11 - L302 and L303 met in South Lyon.

[Tom49801]

R598-28 @ 17:27 copied 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 heading westward with BNSF engine #8570 & 130? empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9772 & probably BNSF engines #9036 + #9107 as "pushers" instead of CSX “Pusher engines” #819 + #966 (one of the CSX engines had a dead battery yesterday). He’ll take Wells Siding mp CG41.4 & tie down & then take the "pusher engines" to Grand Jct siding mp CG54 to pick up C801-27 that had tied down there this afternoon.

[BL2-1843]

L302-28 by Howell at 17:50 with 38 cars. 107 + 557 on the head end.

[Tom49801]

R598-28 @ 18:25 westward train had cleared the Holland Depot mp CG25.3 Grand Rapids sub-div with BNSF engine #8570 & 130? empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #9772 & CSX engines #819 + #966. He’ll be taking Wells Siding mp CG41.4 & tie down, then, he'll either take the CSX power to the east end of Grand Jct siding mp CG54 to pick up loaded coal train C801-27 that had tied down there this afternoon, or, he'll bring C801-27 down to the east end of Wells & add the CSX power there behind the leading engine.

[Tom49801]

R598-28 @ 19:34 will be taking a cab to the east end of Grand Jct siding mp CG54 & will bring C801-27 down to the east end of Wells & add the CSX power there behind the leading engine. C801-27 had tied down in Grand Jct this afternoon.

[Tom49801]

L302-28 by Howell at 17:50 with 38 cars. 107 + 557 on the head end.

L302-28 @ 20:21 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH104.3 Mulliken, Mi with 136 axles. CSX engines #107 + #557 & 31 cars. He had work in Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi.

[Tom49801]

R598-28 @ 19:34 will be taking a cab to the east end of Grand Jct siding mp CG54 & will bring C801-27 down to the east end of Wells & add the CSX power there behind the leading engine. C801-27 had tied down in Grand Jct this afternoon.

R598-28 @ 20:43 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG44.2 Pearl, Mi with 528 axles. BNSF engine #6417 & 129 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #(??). This was C801-27.

L302-28 @ 20:57 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 136 axles. CSX engines #107 + #557 & 31 cars. He had work for Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi.

Amtrak P370-28 @ 21:08 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 20 axles. IDTX engine #4622 & 4 cars.

[Andy24]

R598-28 @ 22:04 eastward reported at Holland Depot mp CG25.3 with BNSF engine #6417 + CSX engines #966 + #819 & 129 loaded coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5627. In about ½ mile he’ll diverge onto the west end of the Wye & onto the Fremont sub-division This was C801-27 that was tied down at Grand Junction.