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| Line 45: |
Line 45: |
| | |Grand Rapids | | |Grand Rapids |
| | |Mon - Fri | | |Mon - Fri |
| − | |KZ-GR Turn NB Symbol, reported on duty time of 1300 | + | |KZ-GR Turn, reported on duty time of 1300 |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |501 | | |501 |
Revision as of 03:14, 27 July 2010
Grand Elk History
- AAR Reporting Marks - GDLK (Locomotives WAMX)
- Owned by Watco Companies (WAMX)
- Began operations March 2009
- Interchanges rail traffic with CSX, Marquette Rail (via CSX), Grand Rapids Eastern and Coopersville & Marne (via GRE) in Grand Rapids, Norfolk Southern and Canadian National in Kalamazoo, Michigan Southern in White Pigeon, and Norfolk Southern in Elkhart.
Grand Elk Train Symbols
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| Symbol
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Origin/Base
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Destination/Turn Location
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Frequency
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Notes
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| 100
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Kalamazoo
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Sun - Thu
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Night time lead job, on duty 2200.
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| 105
|
Kalamazoo
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|
Mon - Fri
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Upjohn Switch Job, 1000 on duty
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| 120
|
Grand Rapids
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|
Mon - Fri
|
GR 1st Shift yard job on duty 0700. No PM yard job anymore.
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| 302
|
Kalamazoo
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Elkhart
|
Mon - Sat
|
KZ-EK Turn; reported on duty time 0100
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| 303
|
Kalamazoo
|
Grand Rapids
|
Mon - Fri
|
KZ-GR Turn, reported on duty time of 1300
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| 501
|
Kalamazoo
|
White Pigeon
|
Mon - Fri
|
Kalamazoo South Local; 0800 on duty
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| 503
|
Kalamazoo
|
Wayland
|
Mon - Fri
|
Kalamazoo North Local; Currently not operated, work performed by 303
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| 700
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Unit train designators for Anderson's grain plant/stone pit trains
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Grand Elk Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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Notes
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| WAMX 3531
|
GP35
|
1965
|
ex-BNSF 2622 / ATSF 2922 / ATSF 3422 / ATSF 1422
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| WAMX 3806
|
GP38
|
1970
|
ex-K&O 1155 / TFM 1155 / HATX 118 / CSXT 2125 / C&O 4825
|
| WAMX 3829
|
GP38-3
|
1967
|
ex-BAR 352 / BAR 86
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| WAMX 4002
|
GP40-2LW
|
1974
|
ex-CN 9405
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| WAMX 4009
|
GP40-2LW
|
1974
|
ex-CN 9448
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| WAMX 4012
|
GP40-2LW
|
1974
|
ex-CN 9481
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| WAMX 4017
|
GP40-2LW
|
1975
|
ex-CN 9564
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| WAMX 4020
|
GP40-2LW
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1975
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ex-CN 9605 (Departed GDLK in July, 2010)
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| WAMX 4124
|
SD40-2
|
1973
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ex-EMDX 6304 / SOO 6304 / MILW 20 / MILW 181
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| WAMX 4125
|
SD40-2
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1973
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ex-EMDX 6305 / SOO 6305 / MILW 21
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Grand Elk Frequencies
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|
| Frequency
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AAR Channel
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Notes
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| 160.335
|
15
|
Road Channel
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| 161.535
|
95
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Yard Channel
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