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Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam towards the Elkhart yard at 11:42am with WAMX 4206 and WAMX 4209 leading 28 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, one loaded hopper car and tank cars.

Expecting Marquette Rail to bring down a heavy southbound train this week with the 91 loaded CSX grain cars from Newaygo on top of their normal consist of cars. Those 91 loaded grain cars will be transferred to a CSX crew to move eastward from Wyoming Yard.

Plannerdad wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:47 am

GRE went east around 9:00. Must be a long train. Looks like they left half of it parked on the Grand River bridge.

Went east with the second half around 11:15. Looked like a dozen or so hoppers.

GDLK southbound through Cutlerville at 1:53pm.

GRE westbound Ada 14:12

Grand Elk south by 104th Ave on the south side of Byron Center at 2:18pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4125, and 31 cars.

Later, they were south by 128th Ave near Bradley at 3:15 with I believe 29 or 30 cars. Likely stopped at Wayland's Endeavor Ag while they were southbound, because at 3:25pm, GLLX 4433 was shuffling one covered hopper around the circle track there. Took the car south in a clockwise loop to the scale, then back counterclockwise around to drop the car off up on the northeast side of the facility, then back clockwise around the loop again to park next to the scale on the north end. Guess they wanted to stretch the GT units legs rather than hop off and throw the switch, fine by me

13:45 - JAIL departing Ensel, side by side w L303. They worked Padnos, Alro and the CN interchange as well.

Huron Eastern, (700??) North-East hauling through Sheridan street, HESR #3390 leading, and looked like 58 cars.

What city?

MuskegonRailfanning wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:17 pm

Huron Eastern, (700??) North-East hauling through Sheridan street, HESR #3390 leading, and looked like 58 cars.

AARR wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:30 pm

What city?

MuskegonRailfanning wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:17 pm

Huron Eastern, (700??) North-East hauling through Sheridan street, HESR #3390 leading, and looked like 58 cars.

Durand

GRE is working early today… he’s already heading east but I have no visual on his train size.

Michigan Shore Z627-31 nearing CGC 34.5 with MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019 Southbound @ 11:23. 6 Tanks in tow today

11:35 NB GDLK 303 Wayland mp 81. WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4189.
Took the train apart between cars 16 and 17 and picked up 1 covered hopper.
11:46 heading north with 23 cars. May have a couple for Bay Valley today. 2 tanks up front.

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:41pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4189, and 25 cars. Mostly boxcars and tank cars with a few covered hoppers. Think there were 5 tank cars on the headend now.

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:46pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4125, and 14 cars. Mostly tank cars, 2 covered hoppers and an empty centerbeam.

Talk wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:23 am

Michigan Shore Z627-31 nearing CGC 34.5 with MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019 Southbound @ 11:23. 6 Tanks in tow today

Apparently they brought a boxcar back north. Expect a fremont run soon

Z739-31 @ 8:55pm ish brought in 20 cars for Wyoming Yard with WAMX #4190 leading

Z739-31 @ 9:38pm will be bringing back 6 cars for Hughart Yard

Z739-31 @ 10:25pm departing Wyoming Yard with WAMX #4190 and 6 cars

~Z~ wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:46 pm

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:46pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4125, and 14 cars. Mostly tank cars, 2 covered hoppers and an empty centerbeam.

At 6:20PM they were in Plainwell. I saw 4125 and couldn't see the other number. It looked like they were about to head toward Otsego.

Talk wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:37 pm

Talk wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:23 am

Michigan Shore Z627-31 nearing CGC 34.5 with MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019 Southbound @ 11:23. 6 Tanks in tow today

Apparently they brought a boxcar back north. Expect a fremont run soon

When did they head north?