Shortline Train Location Updates March 2022

[LansingRailFan]

GDLK 3885 running to Trout Lake today up in the yoop

[Steamlogger]

11:55 Marquette is departing Wyoming yard Northbound with 3 SDs 1 GP and 32 cars.

[LansingRailFan]

IORY nb at RiGa at 11:05 AM w 3472/3491

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL at Turner Street ready to head back onto CSX tracks with 1758/1751/1760, 2 tank cars and a CN coil car

13:50- blowing for Baker Street after crossing the CN at CP Cedar.

[Steamlogger]

Grand Elk ran up to Fuller earlier and returned with one car.
Here is a video of Z739 returning to Hugart yard.
https://youtu.be/7u5vdOhuaxA

[LansingRailFan]

IORY nb at RiGa at 11:05 AM w 3472/3491

Headed south from Flat Rock at 14:50

[GP30M4216]

Sunday 12:10pm, an extra Elk crew is just bringing almost 100 inbound cars through 421 and into Elkhart Yard. 2 units both LHF westbound. Apparently they had tied down at CP1 on the Kalamazoo branch on Friday with this train.

[LansingRailFan]

LSRC has the NB empty Z388 grainer that came in overnight on CSX as G702

[LansingRailFan]

Jail is NB outta Mason with 1751/1758, 2 coils for RSDC from NS (one maroon Conrail coil shield and one NS butter dish) and two empty boxcars for CN from Michigan Packaging

[~Z~]

Grand elk North through Byron Center at 6:50pm. Wamx 4189 and 4125 with 42 cars. First 25 we're short covered hoppers, then a mix of longer covered hoppers, tank cars and boxcars.

[AARR]

Does anyone know if these are for the sand transload north of Fuller?

First 25 we're short covered hoppers

[~Z~]

Dunno AARR. Grand Elk was back south through Byron Center at 9:57pm with WAMX 4189 running LHF and a 2nd loco with approx 60 cars. Did not have any of the short covered hoppers on this train, so they were left in GR.

[kd_1014]

Does anyone know if these are for the sand transload north of Fuller?

First 25 we're short covered hoppers

Most likely for storage

[dave989]

Z151 is holding for a signal at Ann St. MQT 3406, 2042 and 3408 for power. Meanwhile GRE 2104 is about to head east with ten covered hoppers and 2 tank cars. Z151 proceeding thru the west side of Grand Rapids headed to Wyoming Yard.

[David Collins]

12:31 PM: LSRC Z127 is sitting on the bridge just outside of Plymouth (engines sitting on the overpass over M14), T4 GEVO and a LSRC SD50 for power, this will become CSX L314.

Cross posted into CSX thread

[Plannerdad]

Z151 is holding for a signal at Ann St. MQT 3406, 2042 and 3408 for power. Meanwhile GRE 2104 is about to head east with ten covered hoppers and 2 tank cars. Z151 proceeding thru the west side of Grand Rapids headed to Wyoming Yard.

MQT went north around 1:00pm along WRD; around 2:30, GRE WB over the Grand River with 3 hoppers from King and 2 hoppers from AMWAY plus 1 tank from AMWAY.

[dave989]

Z151 proceeding thru the west side of Grand Rapids with the same power as yesterday's train, 2 SD-40-2'S bracketing GP38 2042.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:58pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 3531, and 51 cars.

[Talk]

Z627-09 os Grand Haven MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019 16:22

[~Z~]

Grand Elk back south through Byron Center at 7:04pm. WAMX 3531, likely WAMX 4125, and WAMX 4206 trailing with approx 36 cars.