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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:43 am
by 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.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:29 pm
by ~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.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:45 pm
by 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

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:32 am
by 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

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:58 pm
by 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.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:45 pm
by ~Z~
Grand elk north through Byron Center at 3:45pm..wamx 4009, wamx 4189 and 16ish cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 4:10 pm
by 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.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 7:16 pm
by ~Z~
GDLK back south through Byron Center at 7:14pm. Wamx 4189 leading a 2nd loco, 15ish cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:19 am
by 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

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:43 am
by 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

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:55 pm
by GTW6401
DCON just pulled into CN East Yard in Hamtramck.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 1:24 pm
by 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.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:43 pm
by Tankcar123
2:43 GDLK 303 nb working Wayland

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 3:57 pm
by ~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.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:49 am
by 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

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:27 am
by 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

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:29 am
by LansingRailFan
AARR sB into Milan at 11:19 after dropping off that CSX unit grainer for GLC to take to Oakley

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:40 pm
by Andy24
Andy24 wrote:
Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:49 am
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

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:49 pm
by Tankcar123
1:47 GDLK rolling nb Wayland.
Wamx 4009 and Wamx 4189 with 13 cars.
GDLK is not going to run tomorrow.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:29 pm
by Andy24
Tankcar123 wrote:
Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:49 pm
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