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GDLK nb from Plainwell at about 1:52, WSOR (4190?) and another unit I did not catch the number of. Since we were in the car on a day off I thought we would head north and get a better report. After some maneuvering, caught them at 9th St. and 109th Ave at about 2:25. Certainly not GDLK fast freight ...

GDLK made it to Plainwell around 9:00ish.

GDLK was sitting south of the M-89 crossing around 7:00PM. It was pointed north. It wasn't there half an hour earlier. One of the WSOR units (maybe 4190) was in the lead. Headlight on bright. I did not see the rest of the consist. I'm hearing regular telemetry on the EOT frequency, but none on the H...

GDLK was NB from Plainwell around 9:45 to 10:00 AM. No visual.

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 3:29pm. WAMX 4209, 4189, and 4124 with 24 cars. They were sitting just north of the M-89 crossing when I went through around 8:00PM. I'm guessing the dispatcher (or the crew) wanted to wait to be sure it was safe to proceed into Kalamazoo. When I got to the r...

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Mon May 06, 2024 8:13 pm

GDLK - Saw a string of boxcars and tank cars near Moline about 6:30pm, so maybe they were switching on their southbound run.

That's probably the case. They didn't get to Plainwell until after 8:00. There were several, I think 8 or 9, box cars from Otsego waiting for them.

This may help: https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC50V8Q_sws-white-cloud-on-the-mbr-co Would it be possible to have someone here sketch on a present day satellite image roughly where all of that would’ve been? Fascinating map though for sure. I'm not quite that talented, to sketch it out. The str...

At 1:45PM two Harsco units were WB from Galesburg. Per the Harsco website I think they were Mark IV Production/Switch Tampers. Farther to the west was a Hi-Rail.

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Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:08 pm

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Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:57 pm

Grand Elk south at Wyoming 50th area at 4:57pm

South by Douglas Walker park in Byron Center at 5:08pm. WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4124 LHF with 20 cars.

There are the usual 5 Otsego boxcars waiting in Plainwell.

Sometime in the wee hours of the morning GDLK rolled into Plainwell and parked for a few hours. They can now be heard on the radio, apparently having returned from their work in Otsego. Presumably they will be northbound soon.

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 5:05pm. WAMX 4190 and 4124 with 31 cars. Couple short gons in there. Based on the EOT/HOT telemetry, I believe they tied down in Plainwell last night. When I went past the power was South of the crossing and I didn't see anything to the North, so this might b...

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Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:07 pm

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 5:05pm. WAMX 4190 and 4124 with 31 cars. Couple short gons in there.

Based on the EOT/HOT telemetry, I believe they tied down in Plainwell last night.

Wont matter anyways. Michigan just voted 5-3 to tear out "all rail extending from Walton junction to traverse city". Reason being lack of business and poor rail managment. Looks like there will be a new bike trail in michigan. Darn, I thought they would double track the line to help facilitate A2TC.

I really don't know when the roundhouse was torn down. I was away from Kalamazoo for quite a few years, when I left in 1964 it was still up but when I moved back in 1998 it was long gone. I was hoping someone else would chime in with the answer. I just remember it was neat to drive past the roundho...

Same power sitting in Plainwell at 5:35. it's just North of the M89 crossing. it looks like they've picked up the Otsego box cars and I presume. They have hooked it to the rest of the train l. There is no sign of life around the engines.

I'm hearing g d l k telemetry this morning But no train readily visible yeoh at the M89 crossing

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.

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.

Sounds like the GDLK was tied down in Plainwell all night.

Hearing the GDLK EOT in Plainwell. I imagine they're working Otsego at the moment. Probably NB after that. Currently 6:45 AM.