Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center around 6:35, wamx 4225 and 4206 LHF with 56ish cars.

[Talk]

MoW Convoy heading North through Grand Haven 11:20

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151 was heard in GR around 11:25am

[Chip]

Marquette Rail Z151 was heard in GR around 11:25am

It’s a little hard to follow in this thread because it follows so many railroads so forgive my laziness here, is Z151 a daily M-F train?

[MuskegonRailfanning]

MoW Convoy heading North through Grand Haven 11:20

Where are they now? And do you know where they are headed?

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151 was heard in GR around 11:25am

It’s a little hard to follow in this thread because it follows so many railroads so forgive my laziness here, is Z151 a daily M-F train?

Yes, Marquette Rail is a daily M-F train. They come down south à varies times and heads north after

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:33pm. WAMX 4225, 4125, and 4017 with 35ish cars, mostly tank cars.

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL Z646 is SB across Mt. Hope Avenue in Lansing with adbf 821/adbf 822 and three cars

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:33pm. WAMX 4225, 4125, and 4017 with 35ish cars, mostly tank cars.

Just drove passed Hughart Yard about 15 minutes ago and saw WAMX #4125, wamx #4225 and WAMX #4189 all connected for their SB trip later today. I also saw those cut of cars on the farthest tracks. A lot of gray AEX hoppers were moved too

[Andy24]

Grand Elk Job 303 @ 7:11pm heading southbound passing 68th St mp 94.50 in Culterville, Mi with WAMX #4125 + WAMX #4225 + WAMX #4189 and 57 cars (mixed of tankers, covered hoppers and 2 NS open top hoppers in middle, 32 new empty AEX 3-bay hoppers at rear). Got a visual of the train on camera.

Confirmation by ~Z~ at 7:24 ish as GDLK passes Bryon Center area

[Dan Cluley]

JAIL south out of Mason at 22:57

821 822 & about 12 cars

[MuskegonRailfanning]

Z627-18 @ 8:09 Horns can be heard in Muskegon with MMRR #2019 leader, presumably #2170 trailing second. No visual, he’s headed Southbound.

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151 was heard in GR at 10:20am, heading southbound into Wyoming Yard, no visual on train

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151 was heard in GR at 10:20am, heading southbound into Wyoming Yard, no visual on train

Marquette Rail Z151 heading north at 11:46am in GR

[~Z~]

At 12:55pm, GDLK was northbound across 92nd Ave in Byron Center. Unknown locos or train length.

3:22pm - GDLK back southbound through Byron Center with WAMX 4125, WAMX 4225, and 6 cars.

[LansingRailFan]

21:05 - NB AARR with 3927/4215 is in downtown Ann Arbor as they make their way north to Osmer

[LansingRailFan]

21:05 - NB AARR with 3927/4215 is in downtown Ann Arbor as they make their way north to Osmer

22:45 - AARR is SB with loaded grain train off of GLC/Oakley with NS 4096/NS 4445

[LansingRailFan]

Both JAIL and ADBF ran today.

JAIL had 6 cars SB, 5 from RDDC and one loaded tank car and came back power light.

[TallMan]

GRE in Lowell currently. Just pushed a bunch of cars into King Milling.

[MuskegonRailfanning]

MQT Z151-21 @ 11:13 was seen in Wyoming yard getting ready to depart with MQT #3391 Leader.