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Generators at the transmitter sites is fine for the radios. Something I do not know, I'm sure some else does, would this outage affect grade crossings? If so, I can see why talking through signals would be risky. Just one car-train crash at a grade crossing and the lawyers would descend on that like...

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Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:43 pm

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Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:28 pm

GDLK Grand Elk @ 8:23 southbound with WAMX #4124, #4125 and #3807 with 49 manifest cars

Counted 50, but might have been off by one as counting through the trees South at 8:41pm.

Sounds like they're in the Plainwel area now

I crossed at Quincy last week, and the MOW equipment was involved in some unidentified project. Not sure what, and I didn't have time to stop and stare. I would think the project should be nearing completion.

The Elk came up to the Plainwell-Otsego metro area, and switched Otsego. Looked like a crew change in Plainwell. Consist was all boxcars as usual. Hard to get a count since I was driving and there were trees, but I think 6 or 7 cars.

I know this is an egregiously late report, but GDLK must have run up from Kalamazoo to switch Otsego. At 6:07 PM I heard the horn and I believe I caught a glimpse of them at the N. Main crossing in Plainwell. I was headed west to the car doctor so I couldn't gather any more information.

I can't say as I'm real surprised. According to the STB site MS and CSX have filed discontinuance and abandonment of the South Horn Spur on the south side of Muskegon Lake.

The contractor is Ameritrack. They are now working in the industrial area on the southwest side of Coldwater.

I will look more carefully next time I see them.

Tie replacement project has progressed to the east side of Coldwater.

If that is the case then it sounds like they are expecting to get some customers in the Lawrence area. That warehouse is to the East of the Teapot Dome closer to Paw Paw. Those tracks through there have been torn up for a while now. I am sure the residence on Lake Cora will be thrilled to have the ...

Today they were replacing ties in Quincy. Working both sides of main St. I didn't get a good look, but it seemed they might be totally replacing the passing/run-around track, IIRC the last run from Sturgis to Coldwater would have been in the late 90s or early 2000s. The MSO used to make that run. Th...

Yesterday the MOW equipment was all on the siding west of Clay St. That's just west of the old depot. There was a gaggle of guys in hardhats and yellow safety vests looking like they were getting ready to get to work. I'll try to get down that way tomorrow or Friday and see where they're working.

Ummm......doesn't the Michigan Shore RR count as a shortline switching in Waverly?? Also, since you’ve commented, when can we expect passenger service in Hamilton? I'm sure they are working on Hamilton to Holland express commuter service, and possibly a Hamilton to Hartford passenger run. :lol:

Rather late post I know: GDLK was in Plainwell by 8:45 last night.

GDLK in Plainwell around 8:45PM. No idea which way they were headed.

Looks like Hamilton Hartford Group is going to start a second shortline, The STB appears to have given the necessary approvals. It is 6.1 miles of the Hamilton Branch from MP12.9 to MP19.0. I'm guessing that is why the siding at (I believe) Fillmore Rd. was recently cleared.

Grand elk back south through Byron Center at 7:01pm. Wamx 4124, wamx 4125 and 35 cars. As of 8:15pm, no grand elk in Moline. No cars at Nutrien Ag Solutions in Moline either. GDLK was presumably picking up the Otsego boxcars when I left to walk the dogs at 8:45. At 9:01 they were blowing for M-89, ...

Rail Days was way cooler 30 years ago from what I've seen. A shame we cannot have that anymore. The world ain’t the same as 30 years ago. How was it cooler back then? Maybe 30 years ago Grand Funk Railroad with Mark Farner put on a free show. That would have made it way cooler. 😎 Now that's an Amer...

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Thu May 05, 2022 3:26 pm

Grand elk North through Byron Center at 3:24pm. Wamx 4125, 4124 and approx 24 cars.

Back south with same power at 5:57pm, about 25 cars with mostly boxcars.

I can hear them in Plainwell both EOT and horn at this very moment (9:29PM).

GDLK south through Plainwell at 8:41PM. I don't think they stopped as there were no cars set out on the Otsego branch earlier.