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by ~Z~
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11183
Views: 1830418

Re: Where Is It?

former gtw old main looking southwest towards where the bridge across I-75 use to be. riders used to be on corrunna east of I-75 and now is west. CorrectO, we are in Flint on Utley Rd looking west between Arlene and Corunna Rd. From the I-75 street view cam, there's codeline poles on both sides of ...
by ~Z~
Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:13 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Tankcar123 wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:59 am
11:58 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. Didn't see the power, had 10 to 12 cars
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:12pm. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4124, and 9 cars, boxcars and covered hoppers.
by ~Z~
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11183
Views: 1830418

Re: Where Is It?

David Collins wrote:
Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:44 pm
Somewhere on the former PM between Saginaw and Baldwin?
South of Saginaw. I bet a lot of folk here have passed where the bridge used to be that's just past this codeline pole.
by ~Z~
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11183
Views: 1830418

Re: Where Is It?

joeyuboats wrote:
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:43 pm
Near Cheboygan, Mich. ??
At least 150 south of that. There used to be a bridge just past that code line pole.
by ~Z~
Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:41pm. Wamx 4209, 4189 and 26ish cars.
by ~Z~
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:19 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:14pm. WAMX 4124, 4225, and 15 cars. Mostly covered hoppers and tank cars.
by ~Z~
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:37pm. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4124, and 17 cars.
by ~Z~
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 12:02pm. WAMX 4209, WAMX 4189, and 18 cars. An empty centerbeam on the rear.
Wonder if you're hearing GDLK switching L&W supply, or maybe magic steel Andy.
by ~Z~
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

GDLK 4189 and another of which I could not see the number.Are sitting in Plainwell at the moment pointed north. I've been hearing the telemetry since last night. Early morning GDLK indeed. Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 8:55am. WAMX 4189, 4209, and 29 cars. Loaded centerbeam with georgia p...
by ~Z~
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 9:20am, WAMX 4209, 4189, and 27 cars.
by ~Z~
Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand elk north through Byron Center at 7:21pm. Wamx 4189 4209 and 12 cars. Equal mix of tank cars, covered hoppers and boxcars.
by ~Z~
Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:03 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11183
Views: 1830418

Re: Where Is It?

Where be it? Old code line pole, tracks went from about the middle of bottom of photo towards the right side of the pole.
by ~Z~
Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11183
Views: 1830418

Re: Where Is It?

Michael wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:56 pm
You nailed mine Pat. It is Parma. But EWRice's photo is Muskegon
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2105309 ... ?entry=ttu
Correcto, Broadway crossing of the Musketawa trail. Have ridden that stretch quite a few times.
by ~Z~
Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:41 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 3:41pm.
Wamx 4209, 4189 and 32 cars, mostly boxcars.
by ~Z~
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 10:50am. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4209, and 20 cars. Loaded centerbeam in there, and a cool old "The Rock" covered hopper.
by ~Z~
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Hamilton Northwestern Railroad Co.
Replies: 201
Views: 1386009

Re: Hamilton Northwestern Railroad Co.

They do own a decent chunk of land there in Fillmore at the Fillmore Rd crossing. Looks like the local farmer has crops on some of their land, and a nearby house has a small building on their property too. Guess we'll see how large the transload gets as time goes on.
by ~Z~
Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11183
Views: 1830418

Re: Where Is It?

Dayton or Columbus Ohio area?
by ~Z~
Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:37 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 10:30am. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4209, and 15 cars. Mix of boxcars, tank cars, and covered hoppers.
by ~Z~
Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 11:58am, WAMX 4190, WAMX 4209 and 27 cars. Mostly boxcars. Boxcars seemed to alternate between yellow and red over and over for most of the train.

Back south at 1:53pm. WAMX 4209, 4190, 3 covered hoppers and 3 tank cars.
by ~Z~
Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3752

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5pm. Wamx 4124, 4225 and 16ish cars, almost all covered hoppers with a couple open gons. Likely stopping at Moline to work.