Shortline Train Location Updates - November 2022

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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - November 2022

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Andy24 wrote:
Wed Nov 09, 2022 3:14 pm
Grand Elk south Wyoming 54th St at 3:13pm. Very clear horn blasts heard from my home. WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4017 assumed engines
Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 3:19pm. Louder blasts maybe as a different loco setup:
WAMX 4009, WAMX 4124, and WAMX 4125 with 34 cars.
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HESR returning north clear Lennon at 16:55. #2028 leading
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The Grand Elk just went past the Elkhart camera heading back towards Kalamazoo. WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading the way with 40 cars in tow.

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Z739 @ 9:35 Hughart Runner is on duty inside Hughart Yard in Grand Rapids
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GDLK Heading northbound Wayland at 10:03. WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4124 with 10 cars.

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GDLK Heading northbound Wayland at 10:03. WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4124 with 10 cars.
Righto, thx. North through Byron Center at 10:35am, WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, 7 boxcars, 1 covered hopper, and 2 tank cars on the rear.
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Z151 Marquette Rail SB @ 10:30am running parallel with Seward Ave with MQT 3391, 3408, 3406 and 47 cars
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ADBF 1751 w some MOW trucks on the Lansing Manufacturers branch between Ensel and CN today. Last spotted on the bridge over the Grand River

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Z739 @ 9:55 westbound Pleasant St with Hughart Runner interchange job with WAMX #4190 and 16 cars (mixed of tankers, boxcars, and covered hoppers)
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MQT Z151 soutbound clear Fulton Street Grand Rapids 12:09.

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2:30 GDLK is working in Wayland. Can hear the horn at Bay Valley. Didn't get to see him go by.

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Grand Elk presumably northbound Wyoming 54th at 3:27pm. Unknown on engines and cars. Horn is fairly louder than usual. Assume WAMX 4124 and WAMX 4125
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Andy24 wrote:
Fri Nov 11, 2022 3:28 pm
Grand Elk presumably northbound Wyoming 54th at 3:27pm. Unknown on engines and cars. Horn is fairly louder than usual. Assume WAMX 4124 and WAMX 4125
Was north through Byron Center at approx 3:20pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, and approx 18 cars.

Back south at 5:45pm, 4124, 4125 and 18 cars.
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Late report: I saw a SB Lakes State empty coal train with two BNSF locomotives going under I-75 south of Bridgeport Sunday around 1:45 pm.

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Grand Elk just went past the Elkhart cam towards the Elkhart yard. Led by WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4189 with 27 cars in tow.

Back towards Kalamazoo at 11:15am with WAMX 4189 leading and WAMX 4209 with 60 cars in tow. Mostly box cars with some covered hoppers, tank cars, a loaded center beam, and a loaded extra tall hopper car sprinkled in.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:22pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, and 14ish cars.
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Dowagiac Train Dude wrote:
Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:43 am
Grand Elk just went past the Elkhart cam towards the Elkhart yard. Led by WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4189 with 27 cars in tow.

Back towards Kalamazoo at 11:15am with WAMX 4189 leading and WAMX 4209 with 60 cars in tow. Mostly box cars with some covered hoppers, tank cars, a loaded center beam, and a loaded extra tall hopper car sprinkled in.
Nice, just saw footage of both train runs.
Grand Elk heading into Elkhart Yard had some interesting High Top NS hoppers, which I've never seen before
Grand Elk hearing to Kalamazoo had lots of boxcars indeed, and I'm curious where they are going to load utility poles for those 2 empty bulkhead flat cars with guards on the side.
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LSRC Y102 north through Rose Center @ 2:44 PM with LSRC 4201/4308.
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Grand Elk currently southbound out of GR and blowing at 36th St.
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 6:14pm. Wamx 4124 leading a 2nd loco and 19ish cars.
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