Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

[Chip]

IORY leaving Southbound

3494 and 30ish cars

[LansingRailFan]

Lapeer industrial ran today. Pull 2, spot 2

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 6:58pm.
Wamx 3807 leading a 2nd motor and 31ish cars.

[Talk]

CSXT -> MICHIGAN SHORE Z627-14 through Grand Haven TWP with MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019 trailing? Southbound @ 13:54. No Visual, Just a horn

Back North @ 19:02. Massive Train for them today

[Dowagiac Train Dude]

Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam heading back towards Kalamazoo with WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4206 leading the way with 24 cars. A mix of 2 loaded center beams, box cars, tank cars, covered hoppers and about 8 coke loaded NS hopper cars with two of them being High Top.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

The Detroit Connecting RR is working today

[Andy24]

MQT Z151 @ 11:30 heard switching cars north of Comstock Park. MQT #3391 leading SB train

Sounds like they are ready to head south at 11:52

MQT Z151 @ 12:01 copied an EC1 to proceed SB from CGE mp 3.6 to NS Fuller. They will be waiting at Market St with 61 cars.

[Tankcar123]

12:29 GDLK 303 northbound Wayland mp 81.
WAMX 3808 and WAMX 3807 with 11 cars

[~Z~]

12:29 GDLK 303 northbound Wayland mp 81.
WAMX 3808 and WAMX 3807 with 11 cars

Woot woot vehicle north through Byron Center with same consist as above at 1:03pm. 2 covered hoppers, 1 open gon, and then 8 box cars.

Back south with same power and 12 cars at 3:33pm. Tank cars, mostly covered hoppers, steel coil and open gons at the rear.

[LansingRailFan]

DCON ran today
ADBF ran today
IORY was SB thru Riga at 13:25 w IORY 3494 LHF and a dozen or so cars. They had to pick up IORY 3488 the ex-BN unit at the ADBF interchange where it had died.

[MQT1223]

Southbound JAIL through Lansing. More then likely just hopped off CSX. 822 leading solo with around 10 cars. Beautiful P5 on the leader.

[Tankcar123]

1:03 GDLK 303 northbound Wayland mp 81.
WAMX 4017 leading wamx 4002 and wamx 4009 with 12 cars.

[~Z~]

1:03 GDLK 303 northbound Wayland mp 81.
WAMX 4017 leading wamx 4002 and wamx 4009 with 12 cars.

Thx for loco numbers, seen from wetlands out near 92nd st, counted 10 cars at 2:38pm.

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL Z646 ran into Lansing today to both CSX and CN. Grabbed 5 from CN, 6 from CSX and worked RSDC on their way back.

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:51pm. Wamx 4009, a 2nd loco and 9 cars.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk @ 11:31:20 am was seen on the VR Elkhart, Indiana rail cam heading back towards Kalamazoo with WAMX #4209 + WAMX #4206 and 25 cars. A mix of boxcars, tankers, and covered hoppers. Sorry I am late on the post. I was out of town.

[Dan Cluley]

JAIL did a rare daylight weekend run south from Mason to Jackson.
Left Mason just after 9. At noon, they are getting their train ready to head back north

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL did a rare daylight weekend run south from Mason to Jackson.
Left Mason just after 9. At noon, they are getting their train ready to head back north

14:24 approaching Rives Junction and the old Interurban Depot

[LansingRailFan]

Thru Mason at 15:50 w 26 loads. Headed to RSDC and then back south of Mason to Michigan Packaging

[ConrailDetr​oit]

Lake State SB by Burton.