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~Z~ wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:02 pm

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:02. WAMX 4190 solo facing north with 11 cars (1 covered hopper and 10 boxcars).

I thought I was hearing things until I saw this post. GDLK NB Wyoming area at 12:11

Marquette Rail @ 12:13 eastward Godfrey with MQT 3406 leader

Marquette Rail @ 9:25 ish southbound at Fuller Diamond with MQT 3408 leading, 61 cars for Wyoming Yard

Marquette @ 10:00 entered the yard and got yarding instructions. Waiting for track crews to clear up

C800-15 rear DPU should be BNSF 5824 C800-14 @ 4:14 CT eastward Porter VRF Cam with BNSF engine #8453 + 130 loaded coal cars + rear BNSF engine #8428? DPU M327-16 @ 7:37 is almost done building their train with CSX engines #3188 + #201 (elephant style) Amtrak P371-16 @ 7:40 westward reported by the ...

17:53 - L302 west thru EE Trowbridge. No visual. No L302 in Howell, but did have L302-15 go west at 20:15 with 133 cars and two units, running elephant style. 3188 leading. 302 met 303 at Brighton who had 161 cars. I believe L302-15’s trailing is csx 201. 3188 led M508-14 Late report: G766 empty gr...

Hearing Marquette horns? in downtown GR at 14:35. Maybe heading northbound Southbound. Headlight meet with WB GRE at Fuller around 14:25. Marquette Northbound out of GR at 16:00 hours ish GDLK 303 SB at 28th 16:10. Fairly short train seen from the highway and I went straight home after that. Didn’t...

Hearing Marquette horns? in downtown GR at 14:35. Maybe heading northbound

A very early B523 Steel Stab / Coils Manifest went by Deshler Cam at 1:34am ET with CSX engines 3382, 7300, 3003, 3386 on head end. Maybe one of them goes on L302 later or back south on M511 or M268 or B522 again. Who knows Few hours later, at 3:24am, M510-13 went by the Deshler cam with CSX engine ...

327 - 728a - clear holland with 2 motors for power and 3 motors in tow with ( guessing 95 to 120 cars ) heavy snow on cam, hard to count white covered hoppers and others IMG_3701.jpeg I could make an educated guess on some of those engines. Probably CSX engines 5218, 3201, 6072?, 2016? or 2003?, 40...

aflkproductions wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:27 pm

Anyone know where 303 is?

I would predict L303 finished their work at Lansing and heading east

~Z~ wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:07 pm

Mikeyt2004 wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 13, 2025 3:46 pm

Died before I could get a shot

What died, your camera?

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 16:05. WAMX 4190 and WAMX 4206 facing north with 21 cars.

GDLK 303 NB 54th at 16:15 with a visual and video.
4 tankers, block of boxcars (4 UP boxcars with graffiti), tanker and a CH at rear..

GRE @ 11:47 said something about Fuller Diamond with GRE 2104, unknown direction

Mikeyt2004 wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2025 7:58 pm

Hearing horns nw Grand Rapids / Walker at 19:25, any ideas?

Y297 possibly, working at the GRE Yard?

Marquette Rail @ 12:02 reported in Kent City with an unknown MQT engine and not sure about direction of travel either

Amtrak P371-12 @ 09:03:14 EST, westward Porter Jct, IN mp CG136.5 with IDTX engine #4622 & 4 cars (Venture Business + Venture Coach + AmCafe + Venture Coach) M326-12 @ 9:40 EST eastward Porter Jct, IN mp CG136.5 with CSX engines #3201 + #5218 & 87 cars. Likely meeting M327-12 somewhere up the line. ...

Tlout wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2025 12:29 am

M326 just finished going by Holland station 12:28 AM.

R598-11 (R599-11’s recrew for M326-11’s recrew) had CSX engine #7581 + #4755 + #7091 + 109 cars + CSX engine #7586 rear DPU. (Unless R598-11 decided to keep both engines up front with no DPU.)

Thanks for the confirmation Pudgy

CSX 957 should be trailing L302-11 if they aren’t running solo power. Pair came from B523 steel / coils manifest yesterday

Anyone get any cool pics of the W00310 in the snow yesterday? I saw a bunch of people along the tracks with cameras. Normally I don't seek out the pictures, but I was on it and I wouldn't mind having a few cool shots of what I do rather than the boring mixed freight and coal that I normally deal wi...

L302 was headed west between Grand Ledge and Lake Odessa around 00:30 this morning, for what it’s worth. L302-10 @ 00:41 westward was reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 460 axles. CSX engines #5421 + #(??) & 112 cars. CSX 862 should be trailing. Pair came from M510 on 0...

~Z~ wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 10, 2025 11:32 am

Grand Elk North through Byron Center at 11:15. Wamx 3808, 4190, and 4206 with 30ish cars. Could hear their horn from inside when they crossed 100th which is rare.

GDLK north at Wyoming 11:20am

GDLK south at Wyoming area at 15:28

M326-10 @ 15:24 heading east passing and reported by the Pearl Detector mp CG44.2 with 384 axles. CSX 724 + 5325 + 7581 + 7586 & 90 cars. He had added the 7581 and 7586 behind his leader at east end Gross.

L303-10 @ 15:46 heading east at Plaster Creek with CSX 3003 solo with a unknown number of cars