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by Jim_c
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:56 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3754

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.
by Jim_c
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:55 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024
Replies: 93
Views: 3754

Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

At 9:50PM GDLK was in Plainwell. Sound carrying very well. Horn was LOUD at my house. Not sure which way they were going to go, but I suspect south.
by Jim_c
Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:40 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024
Replies: 181
Views: 25283

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Sounds like the GDLK was tied down in Plainwell all night.
by Jim_c
Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:44 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024
Replies: 181
Views: 25283

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Hearing the GDLK EOT in Plainwell. I imagine they're working Otsego at the moment. Probably NB after that. Currently 6:45 AM.
by Jim_c
Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:19 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024
Replies: 181
Views: 25283

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:13pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4206, and 20 cars. Mix of boxcars, tank cars, covered hoppers, open gons, and an empty centerbeam. Here's the youtube dude with the view of GDLK returning from the Otsego with 4206 and 4189 with its boxcars today: https://www.youtube.c...
by Jim_c
Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024
Replies: 181
Views: 25283

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

WAMX 4208 returned from Otsego, apparently solo, with several boxcars. I did not have a great view. But I did not see a second locomotive. I can see the remainder of the train setting south of the 89 crossing, and it did not appear to have an engine on the front. If my observations are accurate, 420...
by Jim_c
Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:50 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024
Replies: 181
Views: 25283

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

GDLK telemetry about 5:30 or 6:00 this morning in Plainwell. Sounds like an early morning run north.
by Jim_c
Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:38 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023
Replies: 134
Views: 64808

Re: Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023

~Z~ wrote:
Tue Dec 26, 2023 8:53 pm
Gdlk was southbound through Byron center at 5pm. Wamx 4206 solo with about 15-20 cars.
From the sound of the horns, I think they left the metro Plainwell area a bit after 8:00PM.
by Jim_c
Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:33 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023
Replies: 134
Views: 64808

Re: Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023

Hearing the EOT on the Elk in Plainwell since about 7:30AM. If I'm still hearing it when I head to the store I will try to get a visual.

9:20 - Sounds like they've moved on... No more telemetry.
by Jim_c
Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:10 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023
Replies: 134
Views: 64808

Re: Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023

INER arriving in Coldwater. Not sure on car count since I was too far away. I counted 9, mostly tanks with a couple CH's. There were more cars I couldn't get a reasonable count of.
by Jim_c
Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:06 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023
Replies: 134
Views: 64808

Re: Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023

When I went by at 6:45 a.m., gdlk4125 and a friend were sitting just south of the m89 Crossing in plainwell. The lights were dimmed, but they were obviously ready to rocket northward when the time came. I couldn't see the consist, but there was at least one box car behind the friend.
by Jim_c
Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:35 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - November 2023
Replies: 155
Views: 28916

Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - November 2023

I was hearing EOT telemetry in Plainwell when I got out of the shower at 5:30. Still there at 6:35.
by Jim_c
Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:39 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - November 2023
Replies: 155
Views: 28916

Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - November 2023

Grand Elk was southbound through Byron Center at 10:28am. WAMX 4206, WAMX 4190, and 33 cars. My wife and I are eating at Old Mill Brew Pub in Plainwell and the train just showed up and picked up 12 box cars from the Otsego paper plant spur. They hooked those up to the rest of the train and then unc...
by Jim_c
Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:14 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - November 2023
Replies: 155
Views: 28916

Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - November 2023

At 11:45 AM INER 3084 and 3125 were taking 7 tank cars and a covered hopper into Coldwater.
by Jim_c
Thu Nov 02, 2023 9:34 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - November 2023
Replies: 155
Views: 28916

Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - November 2023

~Z~ wrote:
Thu Nov 02, 2023 4:48 pm
Andy24 wrote:
Thu Nov 02, 2023 4:40 pm
Grand Elk J303(?) @ 4:40pm hearing their horns in the distance around 54th St, got no visual of the train or cars
Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:47pm. WAMX 4206, WAMX 4190, WAMX 4225 with 5 covered hoppers.
At 6:45 they were in Plainwell grabbing the Otsego cars.
by Jim_c
Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Replies: 137
Views: 31239

Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:57pm..wamx 4209 and 4190 with 31 cars. Guessing they got recrewed in GR if Jim heard them around 5am this morning. Makes sense on the long turnaround time today before the southbound run. When I crossed the tracks at 6:45AM they were idling just south of M-...
by Jim_c
Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:27 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Replies: 137
Views: 31239

Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023

It sounds like the GDLK is out working early again this morning. Presumably will be northbound like yesterday.
by Jim_c
Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:55 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Replies: 137
Views: 31239

Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023

Hearing the GDLK EOT telemetry in Plainwell. It's been there for a bit so I presume they're in Otsego Usually that means they'll be northbound when they're done.
by Jim_c
Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:25 am
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: CPKC Holiday Train 2023
Replies: 29
Views: 7793

CPKC Holiday Train 2023

Here is the route and the stops.

https://www.cpkcr.com/en/community/HolidayTrain
by Jim_c
Thu Oct 12, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Replies: 137
Views: 31239

Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023

Grand Elk was north through Byron Center at 10:38am, 20ish cars, mostly covered hoppers, with WAMX 4209 running LHF solo. Grand Elk back south at 2:47pm. WAMX 4209, WAMX 3807 with 18 cars(mix of boxcars, loaded centerbeam, covered hoppers and tank cars.) When they crossed M-89 going SB there were 2...