Shortline Train Location Updates - October 2022

[Talk]

Z627-21 os Grand Haven 15:14 MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019 Trailing Northbound.

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron center at 7:52pm. Wamx 4125 long hood forward with 30ish cars. Wifey thinks it went north around 5:20pm.

[LansingRailFan]

10:14 - LSRC 1501 switching at CDW in Port Huron. Today is the last run to Dunn Paper.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:37pm. WAMX 4002, WAMX 4125(both facing north) with 11 cars.

[LansingRailFan]

10:14 - LSRC 1501 switching at CDW in Port Huron. Today is the last run to Dunn Paper.

LSRC finished up at 2:15 after a lunch break. CDW still has cars there.

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:20pm. Wamx 4125 and 4002 LHF with 12 cars.

[Talk]

Z627-25 os Grand Haven MMRR 2019 leading MMRR 2170 likely trailing Southbound 09:00

[LansingRailFan]

2 SBs on LSRC today

1 - loaded grain train with LSRC 6341/LSRC 4201/LSRC 6352/CSX 5281 f/r/r/r
2 - empty coal train with BNSF pumpkin power

First train departed Saginaw SB at 10:30, other to follow.

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL w 821/822 at 11:18 working Ambassador Steel in Lansing. Has cars to pickup at CSX and CN.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:37pm with WAMX 4002, WAMX 4125 (both north facing again) and 31ish cars.

[Plannerdad]

MQT NB at Ann St around 12:30, missed the head end, but it looked like it covered Ann to Turner. GRE WB around 2:00, approximately 25-30 cars, mostly empties from King.

[Andy24]

MQT NB at Ann St around 12:30, missed the head end, but it looked like it covered Ann to Turner. GRE WB around 2:00, approximately 25-30 cars, mostly empties from King.

MQT Engines #3408 + #3389 + #3391, assumed they kept the same 3 engines this entire week

[~Z~]

Was driving north on Clyde Park and saw GDLK in the distance heading south through Byron Center at 6:57pm. Looked like 10ish cars.

[Plannerdad]

Grand Elk WB at Plainwell with 3 engines and 9 boxcars. 10:30am

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:12pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 3808(both long hood forward) and 10ish cars. Don't know if 4002 was in front of 4125, but didn't get to the window quick enough. Jim did mention 3 engines, so might be the case.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:12pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 3808(both long hood forward) and 10ish cars. Don't know if 4002 was in front of 4125, but didn't get to the window quick enough. Jim did mention 3 engines, so might be the case.

Assumed Grand Elk reached Hughart Yard at 2:30pm with its 10 (?) cars. I did not get a good look at the engines from the freeway

[Andy24]

Grand Elk south @ 6:55 near 44th St. Faint horn heard

7:06, no horns heard after that

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 7:08pm. Wamx 4125 and wamx 4002(both LHF) with 15ish cars. Mostly boxcars with a few covered hoppers and 2 tank cars at the rear.

[Andy24]

Z151-27 @ 10:45am copied an EC1 to proceed south from mp 3.6 with MQT #3391 + 2 and 56 cars

Z151-27 @ 11:00am southbound Lake Michigan Drive worth MQT #3391 #3389 #3408 and 56 cars

[~Z~]

Grand ELk north through Byron Center at 3:26pm. WAMX 4002, WAMX 4125 (both facing north still, guess they aren't wying 4125 to have a more enjoyable ride south) with 14 cars. Boxcars followed by tank cars.

Back south at 8:23pm, unknown what it had.