Shortline Train Location Updates - September 2022

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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - September 2022

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AARR is sB out of Osmer w CSX loaded grain train. 3926/4215/+1

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I just drove pass Hugart Yard in Grand Rapids at 10:54am, the yard is looking pretty empty near Burton St. Just 3 tracks of covered hoppers and 3 WAMX engines sitting near the engine shed.
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:20pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4189, and 20 cars. Mix of tank cars, steel coil cars, boxcars and covered hoppers.
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Mon Sep 12, 2022 3:21 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:20pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4189, and 20 cars. Mix of tank cars, steel coil cars, boxcars and covered hoppers.
Saw both engines at Hugart Yard at 4:30pm. No crew on duty yet. WAMX 4189 facing south and assumed its trail engine is WAMX 4125.

Grand Elk horn heard in the distance in Wyoming at 5:12pm. WAMX 4189 + WAMX 4125 and 7 cars?
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Correcto, south through Byron Center at 5:27pm. Wamx 4189, 4125, and 7 tank cars.
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Sounded like they were south of Plainwell at 9:15PM.
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:01pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4002 and 12 cars of boxcar, covered hopper, and tankcar types.
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Tue Sep 13, 2022 3:03 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:01pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4002 and 12 cars of boxcar, covered hopper, and tankcar types.
Grand Elk south horn heard through Wyoming 54th St area at 6:46pm. Assumed WAMX 4002 and WAMX 4125 and unknown number of cars
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Tue Sep 13, 2022 6:47 pm
Grand Elk south horn heard through Wyoming 54th St area at 6:46pm. Assumed WAMX 4002 and WAMX 4125 and unknown number of cars
Assumed right on the train, but wrong locos. WAMX 4017, WAMX 4225 both running long hood forward with 51ish cars seen from Douglas Walker park. South at 6:58pm.
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GRE went east and left a cut of BNSF hoppers on the AMWAY siding. Still a lot at Ann St.

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GDLK cruising into Elkhart Yard past the depot VR cam at 09:06, behind 4209 +1 and 53 cars.

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@12:15 The Grand Elk just passed the Elkhart cam heading back to Kalamazoo with WAMX 4206 and WAMX 4209 with 54 cars in tow. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and about 6 hopper cars loaded with coke.

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GRE has a cut of BNSF hoppers in Ada siding, i’m assuming they’re loaded waiting for room in Lowell.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:39pm. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4189 and 8 cars (boxcars, tank cars, and covered hoppers.)
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~Z~ wrote:
Wed Sep 14, 2022 4:41 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:39pm. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4189 and 8 cars (boxcars, tank cars, and covered hoppers.)
Grand Elk Job 303 south through Wyoming 54th St at 7:18pm. WAMX 4189 + WAMX 4225 and 22 cars (2 tankers, 2 NS loaded gondolas, 8 boxcars, 12 covered hoppers)
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Z151 waiting at Fuller Jct. North of Ann St. Three Sd-40-2's waiting to go thru the west side of G. R.

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@11:20am The Grand Elk just passed the Elkhart cam on its way back to Kalamazoo led by WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4189 with 18 cars.

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11:40 - ADBF 1751 solo at New Hollow interchange with CN picking up 15 cars.

Empty gons for Padnos, loaded coils for RDDC and empty tank cars for The Andersons

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11:40 - ADBF 1751 solo at New Hollow interchange with CN picking up 15 cars.

Empty gons for Padnos, loaded coils for RDDC and empty tank cars for The Andersons
IIRC the track arrangement at Hollow Yard is cramped. Are they able to spot all 15 cars on one track?

Are the empty tank cars for Anderson the corn oil that seems to bounce around from railroad to railroad (last I heard ADBF was handling it)?
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AARR wrote:
Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:27 pm
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Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:44 am
11:40 - ADBF 1751 solo at New Hollow interchange with CN picking up 15 cars.

Empty gons for Padnos, loaded coils for RDDC and empty tank cars for The Andersons
IIRC the track arrangement at Hollow Yard is cramped. Are they able to spot all 15 cars on one track?

Are the empty tank cars for Anderson the corn oil that seems to bounce around from railroad to railroad (last I heard ADBF was handling it)?
CN was able to spot 15. 1751 was able to grab 9 as the last six coils on the tail end would’ve been too much for just 1751 to handle up hill.

They r dropping five gondolas at Padnos, picked up two bulkhead flat cars at Alro (for NS) and have three loaded coils for RSDC and one empty tankcar for The Andersons.


Yea, the tank cars are the corn oil transfer. Formerly on INER now on ADBF/JAIL. Cars going to all three connections.

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