Short Line Train Location Updates - November 2024

[Plannerdad]

GRE east thru Ada 12:54

The ballast cars are east somewhere. There is new ballast down west of Alpine and east toward Plainfield and Leonard. Not sure how much farther east.

WB over the Grand around 4:45p. 2 engines, 24 or so hoppers, one 4-bay in the middle, plus the empty ballast cars.

[Plannerdad]

GRE east thru Ada 12:54

The ballast cars are east somewhere. There is new ballast down west of Alpine and east toward Plainfield and Leonard. Not sure how much farther east.

WB over the Grand around 4:45p. 2 engines, 24 or so hoppers, one 4-bay in the middle, plus the empty ballast cars.

MOW equipment under Crahen this morning.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk horns heard in the distance of Wyoming, Mi at 10:30. NB direction of travel, no idea on engines or cars

Marquette Rail reported 61 cars for Wyoming Yard around 11:30am

Marquette Rail is getting engine 2104 from GRE?

GRE @ 12:55 asking one time permission at Fuller Junction to head east

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail departed Wyoming Yard at 1:15pm

Grand Elk 303 SB @ 1:30pm from 44th to 54th St Wyoming, Mi

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL NB at Cedar in Lansing at 10:00

HESR 740 with 3867 LHF departed Bay City at 08:50 with 15 cars

HESR 800 using 3826 today

HESR 702 in Carrolton at 11:35 with HESR 2509/CFE 3415/HESR 3414/GEXR 3393 and 37 cars

14:51 - HESR 702 inbound to Durand using the Port Huron Wye with HESR 2509/CFE 3415/HESR 3414/GEXR 3393

[GP30M4216]

Grand Elk horns heard in the distance of Wyoming, Mi at 10:30. NB direction of travel, no idea on engines or cars

Marquette Rail reported 61 cars for Wyoming Yard around 11:30am

Marquette Rail is getting engine 2104 from GRE?

GRE @ 12:55 asking one time permission at Fuller Junction to head east

At 09:55 Z439 Grand Elk interchange entered Wyoming Yard behind the two geep 35s with 22 inbound cars: mostly boxcars with a few tankcars, several covered hoppers, and one empty centerbeam.

Several of the boxcars were the IARX weathered grey ones that go to the Atlantic Packaging in Sturgis on the MSO, so apparently that traffic comes to the Elk from CSXT.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk horns heard in the distance of Wyoming, Mi at 10:30. NB direction of travel, no idea on engines or cars

At 09:55 Z439 Grand Elk interchange entered Wyoming Yard behind the two geep 35s with 22 inbound cars: mostly boxcars with a few tankcars, several covered hoppers, and one empty centerbeam.

Several of the boxcars were the IARX weathered grey ones that go to the Atlantic Packaging in Sturgis on the MSO, so apparently that traffic comes to the Elk from CSXT.

You are correct, some of the cars that Elk gets comes from CSX. Another batch comes from the Elkhart Yard in Indiana, which interchanges with NS. Some of the IARX boxcars goes on L303 to Detroit too

[Plannerdad]

GRE EB with 2043 just crossed the Grand with 19 hoppers.

[SD80MAC]

Grand Elk horns heard in the distance of Wyoming, Mi at 10:30. NB direction of travel, no idea on engines or cars

At 09:55 Z439 Grand Elk interchange entered Wyoming Yard behind the two geep 35s with 22 inbound cars: mostly boxcars with a few tankcars, several covered hoppers, and one empty centerbeam.

Several of the boxcars were the IARX weathered grey ones that go to the Atlantic Packaging in Sturgis on the MSO, so apparently that traffic comes to the Elk from CSXT.

You are correct, some of the cars that Elk gets comes from CSX. Another batch comes from the Elkhart Yard in Indiana, which interchanges with NS. Some of the IARX boxcars goes on L303 to Detroit too

GDLK gets cars from CSX in GR, CN in Kzoo, and NS in Elkhart. Also MSO in White Pigeon.

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL Z646-08 clear CP MA onto home trackage at 16:33 with adbf 822/825 and 2 cars.

[Plannerdad]

GRE EB with 2043 just crossed the Grand with 19 hoppers.

Around 9:00p, GRE was south of Lowell with their headlight on and pointed west. All I could see in the dark.

[Plannerdad]

Still a long line of hoppers on the GRE main south of Lowell, but no engine I could see anyway.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

Detroit Connecting RR storing tanks south of Forest Ave. Usually empty gondolas are stored.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 5:41pm. WAMX 4125 LHF solo, that's it, no cars. Weird movement for sure.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 5:41pm. WAMX 4125 LHF solo, that's it, no cars. Weird movement for sure.

GDLK NB through Wyoming, Mi at 5:50pm. I thought I was my hearing was playing tricks on me. Rare train run

[Mikeyt2004]

14:12 Grand Elk is working the Hastings runner currently switching their engines at the runaround! 2:12pm

14:22 They are headed back currently crossing 36th/Eastern and will work their customer on the way back to the yard. 2:22 pm.

[AARR]

Did you catch who they serviced?

14:12 Grand Elk is working the Hastings runner currently switching their engines at the runaround! 2:12pm

14:22 They are headed back currently crossing 36th/Eastern and will work their customer on the way back to the yard. 2:22 pm.

[JT Railfan]

16:45 - HESR 702 crossing the Saginaw River with 3865/3415

[Plannerdad]

GRE (MQT) was parked south of Lowell with a line of hoppers, pointed west with the headlight off (a couple hours ago).

[LansingRailFan]

HESR 701 departed Durand at 21:40