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Revision as of 02:58, 17 August 2015

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

Symbol Origin/Base Destination/Turn Location Frequency Notes
100 Kalamazoo Sun - Thu Night time lead job, on duty 2200.
105 Kalamazoo Mon - Fri Upjohn Switch Job, 1000 on duty
120 Grand Rapids Mon - Fri GR 1st Shift yard job on duty 0600. No PM yard job anymore.
302 Kalamazoo Elkhart Mon - Sat KZ-EK Turn; reported on duty time 0330
303 Kalamazoo Grand Rapids Mon - Fri KZ-GR Turn, reported on duty time of 1300
501 Kalamazoo White Pigeon Mon - Fri Kalamazoo South Local; 0700 on duty
503 Kalamazoo Wayland Mon - Fri Kalamazoo North Local; Currently not operated, work performed by 303
700 Unit train designators for Anderson's grain plant/stone pit trains

Grand Elk Locomotives

Number Model Year(s) Built Notes
BNSF 2108 GP38-2 1974 Built as BN 2108. Left property in 2011
BNSF 2109 GP38-2 1974 Built as BN 2109. Left property in 2011
BNSF 2972 GP39V 1964 Built as GM&O GP35 601, rebuilt to GP39V by VMV for BN. Left property in 2011
WAMX 3531 GP35 1965 ex-BNSF 2622 / ATSF 2922 / ATSF 3422 / ATSF 1422
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
WAMX 4002 GP40-2LW 1974 ex-CN 9405
WAMX 4009 GP40-2LW 1974 ex-CN 9448
WAMX 4012 GP40-2LW 1974 ex-CN 9481 (Departed GDLK in July, 2010)
WAMX 4017 GP40-2LW 1975 ex-CN 9564
WAMX 4020 GP40-2LW 1975 ex-CN 9605 (Departed GDLK in July, 2010)
WAMX 4189 SD40-2R ex-WSOR 4076 / MPEX 751 / EJE 751 / UTAH 9007 / CSXT 8381 / CO 7522 Arrived in 2013
WAMX 4190 SD40-2R ex-WSOR 4077 / MPEX 750 / EJE 750 / UTAH 9001 / CSXT 8382 / CO 7523 Arrived in 2013
WAMX 4124 SD40-2 1973 ex-EMDX 6304 / SOO 6304 / MILW 20 / MILW 181
WAMX 4125 SD40-2 1973 ex-EMDX 6305 / SOO 6305 / MILW 21
WAMX 4206 SD40-2 Arrived September 2014

Grand Elk Frequencies

Frequency AAR Channel Notes
160.335 15 Road Channel
161.535 95 Yard Channel


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