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by ~Z~
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:46 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: CN L507 chase - Charing Cross - Pontiac, Michigan
Replies: 5
Views: 179

Re: CN L507 chase - Charing Cross - Pontiac, Michigan

Might not be the best idea to be doing handheld recordings while driving. Gotta figure the new cell phone rules frown upon that. You have a co-pilot, they can film :)
by ~Z~
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:27 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 156
Views: 6147

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Mark F wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:19 pm
Grand Elk southbound through Cutlerville.
Indeed - WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4189 with 39 cars in tow at 1:25pm south through Byron Center.
by ~Z~
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 156
Views: 6147

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 10:12am. WAMX 4189, 4209, and 35 cars. Good mix of everything. loaded centerbeam on the headend, probably for L&W supply.
by ~Z~
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 156
Views: 6147

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 10:02am. Wamx 4225, 4124 and 21 mixed cars.
by ~Z~
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:37 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: New siding-business in Traverse City???
Replies: 27
Views: 1342

Re: New siding-business in Traverse City???

Any more details on the location of this work? Looks like it's right here in Traverse City, about a 1/2 mile south of Beacon: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gAuzxGwQ2r4EsSdK7 Might be owned by Britten Metal Fabrication. I see they had a small building on the property, but not positive if the new larger bu...
by ~Z~
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:21 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 156
Views: 6147

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

kd_1014 wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:14 pm
Where does the Elk turn locomotives?
Pretty sure they end up turning at Elkhart. It's a pretty rare occasion. They could turn in downtown GR as well, but generally they don't turn unless something is up with the locos.
by ~Z~
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 156
Views: 6147

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 9:55pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 4225, and 25 cars. Appears 4124 and 4225 must have been wyed somewhere as they usually don't face with 4124 north and 4225 south.
by ~Z~
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Goat Canyon Trestle
Replies: 2
Views: 157

Goat Canyon Trestle

Dude built a "speeder" to explore the Goat Canyon Trestle in CA. Pretty entertaining:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stsGKb_KMmM
by ~Z~
Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:42 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 156
Views: 6147

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

So after the triple Grand Elk runs yesterday, they head south this morning with WAMX 4209, WAMX 4189, WAMX 4002 lite power through Byron Center at 9:41am.
by ~Z~
Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 156
Views: 6147

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Crazy right Andy? Third passing of that train in the past 12 hours, truly unusual.
by ~Z~
Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:12 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Highway construction at Trowbridge
Replies: 14
Views: 1221

Re: Highway construction at Trowbridge

For CSX, used to be covered by T&E, usually conductors. Has since become a track dept job. I remember visiting with a CSX conductor quite some time ago. He was stationed as the flagman for a bridge project over CSX in Grand Rapids. NS used to stage a conductor I knew back when 44th St was getting r...
by ~Z~
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 156
Views: 6147

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 11:29am. WAMX 4209, WAMX 4189, and 5 covered hoppers.
by ~Z~
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:25 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 156
Views: 6147

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Jim_c wrote:
Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:47 am
I'm hearing g d l k telemetry this morning But no train readily visible yeoh at the M89 crossing
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 9:25am. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4209, and 23 cars.
by ~Z~
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:10 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 156
Views: 6147

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:10pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4209, and 13 cars. Think they dropped a couple tank cars at Bay Valley in Wayland. 1 tank car on the headend with boxcars trailing.
by ~Z~
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 156
Views: 6147

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:01pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 4225, and 8 cars. Covered hoppers and an empty centerbeam.
by ~Z~
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where Is It?
Replies: 11189
Views: 1861282

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: 156
Views: 6147

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: 11189
Views: 1861282

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: 11189
Views: 1861282

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: 156
Views: 6147

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:41pm. Wamx 4209, 4189 and 26ish cars.