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Grand Elk went by the Elkhart VR camera at 12:10pm back towards Kalamazoo with WAMX 4009 and WAMX 3807 leading 21 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, an empty NS hopper and tank cars.

GAP wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 07, 2024 1:29 pm

RBEX is also the reporting marks for the stone cars used to transport the stone. That would indicate that the "new" engine is also owned by the same company, RBEX, Balkema Excavating.

Thank you for the info, I had never noticed the markings on the stone cars.

SD80MAC wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:55 pm

The stone yard in Kalamazoo purchased that GP9.

Thank you very much for the info.

Correct, ex-GTW 4910. They moved the tubes down from the top to the side of the hood so it would fit in the coal dumper shed IIRC. The 4910 was formerly at the Erickson Power plant of the Lansing Board of Water & Light. I believe it is ex GTW. Thank you both very much. Do guys know if they are just...

IMG_1097.jpeg My step dad and I were on our way to the Kalamazoo train show today and drove past Botsford Yard. As we got to the east end of the yard where the aggregate spur is at, I noticed an all black locomotive but didnt see any markings on it. On our way home we drove back by and we stopped a...

I will be visiting TC in April, does anyone have a good idea of what days they run in the area? It really varies. Last few months they have come up on every weekend of the week at some point. Usually 1 trip per week, but they've done 2 per week also. Seems Tuesdays and Fridays are the most common, ...

I will be visiting TC in April, does anyone have a good idea of what days they run in the area?

An NS Grain Train came through Dowagiac heading to Cargill in Decatur around 3pm today. One of the two “Power” units is the Lehigh Valley heritage unit. Here is a picture of it right after it pulled onto the Cargill spur.

I drove past the transload facility for WMI off of Red Arrow Highway today and noticed that they added a new spur that curves towards Red Arrow and dead ends right before the fence by the road across from the fair grounds. There were a few covered hoppers sitting on the spur today. The spur splits ...

I drove past the transload facility for WMI off of Red Arrow Highway today and noticed that they added a new spur that curves towards Red Arrow and dead ends right before the fence by the road across from the fair grounds. There were a few covered hoppers sitting on the spur today. The spur splits i...

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 uncoupled and went back down the paper plant spur towards Otsego. This picture was taken as they...

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...

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...

The Grand Elk went by the Elkhart VR cam at 11:39am heading back towards Kalamazoo with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 39 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers and a bunch of tank cars.

A long Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam at 11:50am heading back to Kalamazoo with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4206 with 99 cars in tow. It was a good mix of box cars, tank cars, covered hoppers, 1 NS hopper car, 2 loaded center beams, 2 Refrigeration Box cars and 11 loaded “High Top” NS hopper cars.

Grand Elk went by the Elkhart VR cam at 8:19am with WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4206 with no cars in tow. Heading back to Kalamazoo very light.

Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam at 10:33am heading towards the Elkhart yard with WAMX 4206 and WAMX 4225 leading 31 cars. Mostly box cars with some covered hoppers, tank cars and two NS hopper cars.

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:59 am

Dowagiac Train Dude wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:28 am

Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam at 11:23 am with two locos up front(I didn’t catch the loco numbers) with 30 cars in tow. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers and tank cars.

WAMX #4209 (south) and WAMX #4189 (north)

Thank you Andy!!

Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam at 11:23 am with two locos up front(I didn’t catch the loco numbers) with 30 cars in tow. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers and tank cars.

The Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam at 10:47am towards the Elkhart yard. It was a combined train that included an NS stone train. The train was led by NS 1164, NS 1112, WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 with the 33 cars for the Grand Elk (a mix of box cars, covered hoppers and tank cars) and 80 ston...