May 20, 2016 MONROE, MI -- The City of Monroe is about as far south and east as one can get in Michigan, on the banks of the River Raisin and one of the first settlements in the state.
Today, three Class One railroads serve the town, all along their Toledo-to-Detroit mainlines. Easternmost is Canadian National, then two (now under single ownership) Norfolk Southern mains, followed by the CSX, on former Pere Marquette Rails.
It is the latter which we focus in on today. CSX's Toledo Terminal Sub cuts across the western edge of town, crossing the River Raisin via a very accessible truss bridge.
Spend a May afternoon along the line, which produced a respectable load of 9 trains over a span of approximately 5 hours.
#1: CSX G983 SB
Consist:
- CSX 137 [CW44AC]
- CSX 520 [CW44AH]
- 65 cars [Loaded Grain Train]
Location/Time:
- CSX Toledo Terminal Sub, Monroe, MI, Front St xing/River Raisin Bridge, on 5-20-16 at 13:57 EDT
#2: CSX X788 Lite Power NB
Consist:
- CSX 4054 [SD40-3]
- CSX 5477 [ES40DC]
Location/Time:
- CSX Toledo Terminal Sub, Monroe, MI, Front St xing/River Raisin Bridge, on 5-20-16 at 14:03 EDT
#3: CSX Q151 Intermodal SB
Consist:
- CSX 831 [ES44AH]
- CSX 764 [ES44AH]
- 97 cars [Intermodal]
Location/Time:
- CSX Toledo Terminal Sub, Monroe, MI, Front St xing/River Raisin Bridge, on 5-20-16 at 15:01 EDT
#4: CSX Autorack SB
Consist:
- CSX 7920 [C40-8W]
- CSX 7556 [C40-8]
- 78 cars [Autoracks]
Location/Time:
- CSX Toledo Terminal Sub, Monroe, MI, Front St xing/River Raisin Bridge, on 5-20-16 at 15:29 EDT
#5: CSX Q150 Intermodal NB
Consist:
- CSX 509 [CW44AH]
- CSX 705 [ES44AH]
- 100 cars [Intermodal]
Location/Time:
- CSX Toledo Terminal Sub, Monroe, MI, Front St xing/River Raisin Bridge, on 5-20-16 at 15:42 EDT
#6: CSX Autoracks NB
Consist:
- CSX 3040 [ES44AH]
- CSX 3079 [ES44AH]
- ??? cars [Autoracks]
Location/Time:
- CSX Toledo Terminal Sub, Monroe, MI, Front St xing/River Raisin Bridge, on 5-20-16 at 17:26 EDT
#7: CSX Q132 Intermodal NB
Consist:
- UP 6173 [AC44CW]
- UP 8704 [SD70ACe]
- 93 cars [Intermodal]
Location/Time:
- CSX Toledo Terminal Sub, Monroe, MI, Front St xing/River Raisin Bridge, on 5-20-16 at 18:44 EDT
#8: CSX Q321 Manifest SB
Consist:
- CSX 7655 [C40-8W]
- CSX 5205 [ES40DC]
- 125 cars [Mixed]
Location/Time:
- CSX Toledo Terminal Sub, Monroe, MI, Front St xing/River Raisin Bridge, on 5-20-16 at 18:51 EDT
#9: CSX Grain Train SB
Consist:
- CSX 822 [ES44AH]
- CSX 328 [CW44AC]
- ??? cars [Loaded Grain CHs]
Location/Time:
- CSX Toledo Terminal Sub, Monroe, MI, Front St xing/River Raisin Bridge, on 5-20-16 at 19:03 EDT
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