Shortline Train Location Updates - December 2022

[Andy24]

Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam on its way to the Elkhart yard. Two engines up front (missed the road numbers) and 23 cars.

It looks like WAMX 4006 leading and WAMX #4009 trailing. Will confirm the numbers again once they head back to Kalamazoo

[Dowagiac Train Dude]

Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam on its way to the Elkhart yard. Two engines up front (missed the road numbers) and 23 cars.

It looks like WAMX 4006 leading and WAMX #4009 trailing. Will confirm the numbers again once they head back to Kalamazoo

Hey Andy, they just went by the cam and it was WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4206 with 12 cars in tow.

[Andy24]

It looks like WAMX 4006 leading and WAMX #4009 trailing. Will confirm the numbers again once they head back to Kalamazoo

Hey Andy, they just went by the cam and it was WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4206 with 12 cars in tow.

Awesome! Was off by 1 digit.

[Andy24]

Z151-13 @ 10:15 am somewhere north of Fuller Junction. MQT #3391 + 2 SD40s + ? cars

Z151-13 @ 10:20 getting ăn EC1 to move SB from mp CGE 3.6 to NS Fuller. MQT #3391 leading

Z151-13 @ 10:42 SB Lake Michigan Drive with MQT #3391, MQT #3406, MQT #3408 and 76 cars, manual count

[LansingRailFan]

MMRR is EB at 127 w a dozen or so hoppers.

JAIL: JL1 ran SB last night to NS and was last seen working at Michigan Packaging this morning.

[Andy24]

Z151-13 @ 10:42 SB Lake Michigan Drive with MQT #3391, MQT #3406, MQT #3408 and 76 cars, manual count

Sounds like Z151-13 is heading north @ 1:22pm
MQT #3408 leading, #3406, #3391 trailing and about 85 cars, will have to do a manual count at 7th St in Grand Rapids

Z151 @ 1:32 NB 7th St with mentioned power and cars

https://youtu.be/LUMX3DuFkPk Z151 SB on 12/13/22

[Tankcar123]

Northbound GDLK working Wayland.
WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4125

[KC8RBK]

1215 mmrr wb at 127 with a string of high side open top gons. Power was below me so I couldn't see anything else.

1410 iner eb with 2 units and a string of black tanks a couple miles east of quincy.

[~Z~]

Northbound GDLK working Wayland.
WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4125

Hmm... It's 2:35, GDLK is between 84th and 92nd in Byron Center, parked. Not sure what's up.
Still parked at 2:55pm. Either 4189 or 4125 seems to have a higher pitched whining noise I don't recall hearing, but then again, i usually don't hear them idling. Not close enough to see well, but didn't appear derailed or anything. Headlights and ditchlights are on, train stretched across the Buck Creek bridge.

On the move north with 33 cars at 3:42pm.

[Talk]

CSXT -> MICHIGAN SHORE Z627-13 os Grand Haven @ 16:24 Northbound MMRR 2019 leading MMRR 2170 trailing with 5 cars

[Andy24]

GDLK @ 6:37 SB Wyoming 54th St. No idea on engines or cars

[~Z~]

GDLK south through Byron Center at 6:40pm, wamx 4189 LHF with 22ish cars.

[Dowagiac Train Dude]

GDLK south through Byron Center at 6:40pm, wamx 4189 LHF with 22ish cars.

I am outside again At 10:00pm and I can hear the Elk at the G Ave, Allen St and now the Mosul St crossings. Heading south past Graphic Packaging.

[LansingRailFan]

No JL1 last night.
No Z646 yesterday or today.
ADBF grabbing 30 offa NS w half of em headed to Blissfield.

[Andy24]

Z151-14 @ 12:05 reported at Plaster Creek. They are heading back north

[Tankcar123]

12:32 GDLK 303 northbound Wayland mp 81.
WAMX 3808 and WAMX 3807 with 29 cars.

[Plannerdad]

MQT NB at Leonard around 12:30. 3 engines, around 30 cars: tanks, hoppers and one boxcar at the end. GRE WB at the Grand River just before 1:00pm, around 15 hoppers.

[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

[~Z~]

GDLK northbound crossing 100th St in Byron Center - 1:57pm.

North at 84th at 2:15pm.

[Chip]

IORY staged and waiting to leave CN Flat Rock. Can’t see engine number from where I sit but they’re parked right at the viaduct crossing Telegraph in Flat Rock