Shortline Updates - December 2021

[LansingRailFan]

ADBF/JAIL update

North at CP Cedar at 9:10

Currently in Ensel Yard. 1751 is hooked up to a lone scrap gone while 1758 is picking up interchange cars from CSX.

Looks like a run to Friedland on the Old Town Spur today

Gon is being loaded by Friedland. 1751 sitting just outside.

[Jim_c]

GDLK 4124/4125 and 5 boxcars headed to Otsego about 11:00 AM.

[Tlout]

Michigan Shore south at Riley St. Holland 12:22 PM.

[LansingRailFan]

1758/1751 SB at Cavanaugh Rd with 16 cars - the loaded scrap gon from Friedland, 5 coils for RSDC, 2 gons of rebar for Ambassador Steek and 8 more coils for RSDC.

13:18 they are switching at Ambassador Steel, formerly Harris rebar.

[Jim_c]

The Elkhart cam showed GDLK 4209 and 4189 heading out at 1:30 with 17 cars.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:09pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 4125, and approx 40 cars.

[J T]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:09pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 4125, and approx 40 cars.

Now heading south. Should be approaching 44th as I post this.

[~Z~]

Right-o JT. South through Byron Center at 5:09pm. Wamx 4125, 4124 and about 13 cars. Almost all boxcars.

[LansingRailFan]

LSRC 491 is at Lois Kay in Carrollton with CSX 49/CSX 408 and an empty grain train going to Gavalon South

[LansingRailFan]

LSRC z127 is NB pulling up to Kearsley in flint but CN is lined so they will hold

[LansingRailFan]

LSRC Z491 is at Lois Kay in Carrollton with CSX 49/CSX 408 and an empty grain train going to Gavalon South

Approaching Lined thru Holly at 09:53

Earlier train was Z127 w CSX 9015 -9 and LSRC 6354 and empty fertilizer tanks from Sargents.

[LansingRailFan]

LSRC Z491 is at Lois Kay in Carrollton with CSX 49/CSX 408 and an empty grain train going to Gavalon South

Approaching Lined thru Holly at 09:53

Earlier train was X127 w CSX 9015 -9 and LSRC 6354 and empty fertilizer tanks from Sargents.

X127 at Milford at 10:43

[LansingRailFan]

Earlier empty tank train was an extra run. Then the Z491 grain train and now An empty coal train is building its train in Flint. Three on LSRC today.

[AARR]

I know you know your railroad stuff so I'm not challenging you but would you double check where the fertilizer tanks came from because I wasn't aware Sargents handled tanks but Brinks in Bay City (also on LSRC) does.

Earlier train was Z127 w CSX 9015 -9 and LSRC 6354 and empty fertilizer tanks from Sargents.

[LansingRailFan]

I know you know your railroad stuff so I'm not challenging you but would you double check where the fertilizer tanks came from because I wasn't aware Sargents handled tanks but Brinks in Bay City (also on LSRC) does.

Earlier train was Z127 w CSX 9015 -9 and LSRC 6354 and empty fertilizer tanks from Sargents.

Cool. I thought they did. Brinks also handles coins and bills too.

[LansingRailFan]

Signal is green for SB Z127 at Grand Blanc

[jaykirks]

MMRR #2019, MMRR #2170 leads Z627-13 Northbound, Airline Rd & E. Summit Ave, Muskegon Hts, 7:24 AM

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL NB across CN at CP Cedar at 09:31 - no visual

[~Z~]

Grand elk North through Byron Center at 5:37pm. Wamx 4124, wamx 4125, wamx 4009 and 28ish cars.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 12:31pm. WAMX 4009, WAMX 4124, and 20 cars. Covered hoppers, tank cars, and a couple steel coil cars. They left 4125 up in GR.