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Do you know which elevator they will be loaded at?

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 06, 2023 3:23 pm

...towards the head end is that large cut of ZFS hoppers that GLC brought down from Ithaca this morning. somewhere between 50-60ish.

~Z~ wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 06, 2023 3:10 pm

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 06, 2023 2:48 pm

Grand Elk 303 NB 54th Wyoming Area at 2:48pm. Probably the same train

Indeed it was. Was north through Byron Center at 2:42pm. WAMX 4225, 4206, and 15 cars. It might have switched at Bay Valley in Wayland, but same car count as earlier.

Grand Elk 303 SB 54th Wyoming Area at 4:44pm. No visual, assuming WAMX 4206/wamx 4225 trailing + ?? cars

South 68th at 4:47pm

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5pm with wamx 4206, 4225 and 11 cars.

AARR wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:22 pm

Do you know which elevator they will be loaded at?

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 06, 2023 3:23 pm

...towards the head end is that large cut of ZFS hoppers that GLC brought down from Ithaca this morning. somewhere between 50-60ish.

Nothing official but most likely Brown City/Marlette. I edited my quantities after counting again.

Thank you LRF

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:49 pm

AARR wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:22 pm

Do you know which elevator they will be loaded at?

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 06, 2023 3:23 pm

...towards the head end is that large cut of ZFS hoppers that GLC brought down from Ithaca this morning. somewhere between 50-60ish.

Nothing official but most likely Brown City/Marlette. I edited my quantities after counting again.

When I went by at 6:45 a.m., gdlk4125 and a friend were sitting just south of the m89 Crossing in plainwell. The lights were dimmed, but they were obviously ready to rocket northward when the time came. I couldn't see the consist, but there was at least one box car behind the friend.

10:25 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4206 with 13 cars.

Tankcar123 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:27 am

10:25 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4206 with 13 cars.

Through Byron Center northbound at 11am.

DCON NB underneath I-94 with six scrap loads on the head end.

At 11:25, they proceed NB and head to CN.

7 scrap loads
9 tank cars (various sizes)

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 1:39pm, same power, 20 cars.

Marquette Rail horns heard in Grand Rapids at 8:40am, sounds like a southbound heading into Wyoming Yard

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 10:43am. WAMX 4225, 4206, and 27 cars. Almost all boxcars with a few open gons and 1 tank car on the rear.

GDLK was back south about 2pm.

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 08, 2023 8:40 am

Marquette Rail horns heard in Grand Rapids at 8:40am, sounds like a southbound heading into Wyoming Yard

Sounds like Marquette Rail is heading north in Grand Rapids, MI à 10:50am

12:23 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. Single WAMX 4225 engine today with 14 cars

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:14pm. WAMX 4225 solo with 17 cars now after Bay Valley Foods pickup.

INER arriving in Coldwater. Not sure on car count since I was too far away. I counted 9, mostly tanks with a couple CH's. There were more cars I couldn't get a reasonable count of.

Thank you for the IN report

Jim_c wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:10 pm

INER arriving in Coldwater. Not sure on car count since I was too far away. I counted 9, mostly tanks with a couple CH's. There were more cars I couldn't get a reasonable count of.

~Z~ wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:14 pm

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:14pm. WAMX 4225 solo with 17 cars now after Bay Valley Foods pickup.

4:10pm, drove south and passed Hughart Yard and saw WAMX #4225 LHF connected with a single line of cars with the engine idling closest to Burton St overpass. Likely moving shortly

13:00 - HESR 702 job inbound to Durand - HESR 3484/HESR 3390/HESR 2144/HESR 2145
14:07 - HESR 2144 departs Durand Yard and heads SB across the CN diamond to spin their unit
14:20 - HESR 2144 is on the Port Huron Wye heading back into the yard, now facing

16:07 - HESR 701 taking head room on the PH Wye before departing Durand - HESR 2144/HESR 3509

19:30 - HESR extra job 771 in Durand is shoving a unit potash train onto the PH Wye for head room

19:40 - HESR 771 and 83 loaded potash hoppers departing Durand. HESR 3390/HESR 3484

HESR 2145 was left in Durand for the yard power.