Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

[Dowagiac Train Dude]

Grand Elk went by the Elkhart cam just now at 8:38am with WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4206 leading the way with 54 cars. A good mix of box cars, hopper cars, covered hoppers and tank cars.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:28pm. WAMX 3808, WAMX 3807, and 23 cars. Bulk in the middle were box cars, along with some tank cars and covered hoppers.

Back south 6:45pm.

[Talk]

CSXT -> MICHIGAN SHORE Z627-19 os Grand Haven at 3:17 MMRR 2019 leading MMRR 2170 trailing NORTHBOUND

Ferrysburg: 3:46
North Yard Muskegon: 4:30

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL Z646-19 SB clear CP MA w ADBF 822 solo at 02:25 am w eight cars from CSX. They r waiting on one EB on CN before they will head south at cp cedar

[Plannerdad]

MQT NB at Comstock Park just before 1:00pm. 4 engines and around 90 cars; looked like some grain hoppers mid-train. GRE WB over the Grand River around 2:00pm; 7 cars: 1 tank and 2 hoppers from AMWAY, 4 empties from King.

[~Z~]

Grand elk north through Byron Center at 3:45pm..wamx 4009, wamx 4189 and 16ish cars.

[LansingRailFan]

Y110 out of Toledo w CSX 4542 solo led an 89-car empty grain train to the yard at AARR. They will eventually take the train to Osmer for the handoff to GLC for The Andersons in Oakley.

[~Z~]

GDLK back south through Byron Center at 7:14pm. Wamx 4189 leading a 2nd loco, 15ish cars.

[LansingRailFan]

JL-1 ran SB to Jackson overnight. 27 outbound and 26 inbound.

ADBF is running today.

DCON is running today.

No daytime JAIL or LIRR

[Andy24]

Z151-21 @ 10:43 reported SB with MQT #3406 leading

Z151-21 @ 11:22 reported SB at Fuller Junction

Z151-21 @ 11:41 reported SB at Market St

[GTW6401]

DCON just pulled into CN East Yard in Hamtramck.

[bluewonderrails]

HESR X702 with #3484 + #3036 arrived to Durand around 13:10. As of 13:24 it's backed into Durand Yd.

Departed Durand back north as X701 at 14:20 with #3036 on point.

[Tankcar123]

2:43 GDLK 303 nb working Wayland

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:56PM. WAMX 4009, WAMX 4189, and WAMX 3534 with 29ish cars. Mostly boxcars. Appears 3534 was last in GR back in September.

Back south at 8:21pm. Wamx 4189, probably wamx 4009, and 16ish cars.

[Andy24]

Z151-22 @ 9:49 reported southbound at Comstock Park Drive in Comstock Park, MI with MQT #3406 + MQT #3389 + MQT #3391 + MQT #3408, pretty sure they are switching cars at QLF, quality liquid feeds.

Z151-22 @ 10:49 copied an EC1 to proceed southbound from Turner Ave CGE mp 3.6 SAS Fuller; MQT #3406 + MQT #3408? with 26 cars

[LansingRailFan]

ADBF waiting on a grain train from NS for the MAC in Blissfield. They will spot the train today.

Edit: maybe they’ll spot the train tomorrow. It has not left Oakwood due to crew availability

[LansingRailFan]

AARR sB into Milan at 11:19 after dropping off that CSX unit grainer for GLC to take to Oakley

[Andy24]

Z151-22 @ 9:49 reported southbound at Comstock Park Drive in Comstock Park, MI with MQT #3406 + MQT #3389 + MQT #3391 + MQT #3408, pretty sure they are switching cars at QLF, quality liquid feeds.

Z151-22 @ 10:49 copied an EC1 to proceed southbound from Turner Ave CGE mp 3.6 SAS Fuller; MQT #3406 + MQT #3408 with 26 cars

Z151-22 @ 1:39p heard working at businesses north in Comstock Park, MI with MQT #3408 + MQT #3391 + MQT #3389 + MQT #3406 + xx cars

[Tankcar123]

1:47 GDLK rolling nb Wayland.
Wamx 4009 and Wamx 4189 with 13 cars.
GDLK is not going to run tomorrow.

[Andy24]

1:47 GDLK rolling nb Wayland.
Wamx 4009 and Wamx 4189 with 13 cars.
GDLK is not going to run tomorrow.

North through Wyoming 54th at 2:29pm. Assumed same info