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Coopersville Monorail freight update:

Pair of lumber centerbeams at Standard Lumber in Walker, one loaded and one already empty.

MQT:

A short northbound freight is laid over just south of the depot in downtown Grant: 3389, 3408, and a short train with lots of boxcars.

Grand Elk Job 303? @ 12:40pm horns heard in the distance of Wyoming area

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:42 pm

Grand Elk Job 303? @ 12:40pm horns heard in the distance of Wyoming area

More Grand Elk weekend weirdness - GDLK north through Byron Center on a Sunday at 11:53am. WAMX 4124 running LHF solo with no cars.

Back south with wamx 4209, wamx 3807 and 15 cars. Covered hoppers, an open gon, then tank cars at 2:18pm.

Mqt SB at Bailey @ 1627, short train 3 engines

I just drove by Hughart Yard and saw 2 WAMX engines elephant style shunting a line of cars that GDLK J303 brought up earlier this week.

I also noticed 2 tracks with string of cars were gone after seeing them this morning. They must have gone to Wyoming Yard on Z439

I didn’t see todays J303 in the yard

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:26 pm

I didn’t see todays J303 in the yard

GDLK's 303 north through Byron Center at 4:40pm. WAMX 4209 LHF with 10 cars. Boxcars, empty centerbeams, and a covered hopper.

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Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:41 pm

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:26 pm

I didn’t see todays J303 in the yard

GDLK's 303 north through Byron Center at 4:40pm. WAMX 4209 LHF with 10 cars. Boxcars, empty centerbeams, and a covered hopper.

Sounds like Grand Elk is blowing horns in the Wyoming area, hearing distance horns right now 7:07pm, no visual

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 7:19pm. Was out on a walk, but believe it was wamx 4209, definitely wamx 4190( Wisconsin Southern unit) and probably 25 cars trailing. Wonder what GDLK has planned for 4190... Didn't sound like it was online.

Hearing train horns blowing in the distance in the Wyoming area at this time 10:08pm, maybe around 36th and 44th St

2nd round of train horns blowing at 10:10pm, sounds like they are around 44th St

3rd round of train horns blowing at 10:13pm, horns are sounding further away now, maybe 36th St

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:21pm. WAMX 4190 (Wisconsin Southern unit) leading WAMX 4209 with 18 cars. Might be the first time I've seen that loco leading a train by the home. Only other sighting I recall is just the loco going by southbound with another unit lite, then coming back solo lite later in the day.

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Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:22 pm

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:21pm. WAMX 4190 (Wisconsin Southern unit) leading WAMX 4209 with 18 cars.

Hasn’t gotten to Hughart yet, speaking of; lots of brand new AEX covered hoppers in the yard. 3 locomotives in it, a faded yellow/black watco engine and a normal yellow/black watco engine (didn’t get the numbers), I did see a canadian widecab geep in there too.

David Collins wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:15 pm

Hasn’t gotten to Hughart yet, speaking of; lots of brand new AEX covered hoppers in the yard. 3 locomotives in it, a faded yellow/black watco engine and a normal yellow/black watco engine (didn’t get the numbers), I did see a canadian widecab geep in there too.

Wifey just called, said the wisconsin southern unit is at Hughart yard downtown GR as of 4:01pm.

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Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:03 pm

David Collins wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:15 pm

Hasn’t gotten to Hughart yet, speaking of; lots of brand new AEX covered hoppers in the yard. 3 locomotives in it, a faded yellow/black watco engine and a normal yellow/black watco engine (didn’t get the numbers), I did see a canadian widecab geep in there too.

Wifey just called, said the wisconsin southern unit is at Hughart yard downtown GR as of 4:01pm.

Visual confirmed! Just passed Hughart Yard at 4:30pm and saw 3 engines elephant style and all LHF. Tonight’s J303 will have WAMX #4017, WAMX #4190 and WAMX #4225. A rainbow colors of Grand Elk engines

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 7:42pm. Looked like wamx 4225 LHF solo with 10-12 cars.

Grand elk north through Byron Center across 104th at 12:35pm. Didn't see the power, maybe 20 cars.

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 3:48pm. Wamx 4225 LHF with 14 cars.

12:34 NB 303 with WAMX 4225 solo with 24 cars mp 81

Tankcar123 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 19, 2023 12:35 pm

12:34 NB 303 with WAMX 4225 solo with 24 cars mp 81

Agreed - same consist north through Byron Center at 1:21pm.

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Thu Oct 19, 2023 1:22 pm

Tankcar123 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 19, 2023 12:35 pm

12:34 NB 303 with WAMX 4225 solo with 24 cars mp 81

Agreed - same consist north through Byron Center at 1:21pm.

Grand Elk 303 SB rolling through Wyoming area with horns blasting at 4:35pm, no visual and assuming 4225 leading

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:36 pm

Grand Elk 303 SB rolling through Wyoming area with horns blasting at 4:35pm, no visual and assuming 4225 leading

Assuming right, but today it had the color lashup. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4190, and WAMX 4017 (all LHF) with 12ish cars.