Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2023

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12:34 GDLK rolling nb Wayland mp81 with a single engine and approx 12 cars

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HESR 3390/3484 just arrived in Durand w 702

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Tankcar123 wrote:
Fri Jan 27, 2023 12:36 pm
12:34 GDLK rolling nb Wayland mp81 with a single engine and approx 12 cars
Wamx 4125 leading 9 cars for grand elk north through Byron Center at 2:25pm.
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Mark F wrote:
Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:40 pm
Anyone know where the "Coopersville Monorail" is? :?
That's a heck of an auto-correct not caught through proofreading. If you're going to do voice to text for writing your article, you sure as heck should be proofreading it! :lol:
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LansingRailFan wrote:
Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:22 pm
HESR 3390/3484 just arrived in Durand w 702
HESR 701 job backed onto the Port Huron Wye and preparing to depart Durand at 15:33 - 3484/3390

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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:18pm, wamx 4125 LHF with 13 cars, tank cars, boxcars and covered hoppers.
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AARR is NB power light to Osmer to fetch the train that GLC has for them. GLC is waiting for them.

AARR has 4049/3925/4215 NB and it will be the opposite for the SB.

17:30 - departed Toledo

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Z627-28? os West Olive Northbound MMRR 2019 leading 3 2 bays and 3 tank cars @ 11:44. Rare Weekend Run

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ADBF working a rare Saturday with 1759 leading east.

Been a busy week down south with back to back unit trains off of NS for MAC Blissfield. Took 21 cars to Blissfield.

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Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam at 9:19am with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4225 leading the way with 23 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers and tank cars.

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NB JAIL clear the Saginaw St overpass in Lansing. One coil and two tank cars trailing the 822
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Grand Elk back towards Kalamazoo at 11:00am with WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4189 leading 35 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and a covered steel coil car.

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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 1:35pm. Wamx 4125, wamx 4209 and 8 cars.

Grand Elk back south through Byron Center at 5:20pm. WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4125 long hood forward with 33 cars(covered hoppers, boxcars, and a few tank cars.)
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GRE working King in Lowell 17:45

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MQT1223 wrote:
Mon Jan 30, 2023 11:02 am
NB JAIL clear the Saginaw St overpass in Lansing. One coil and two tank cars trailing the 822
Outbound empty coil and two loaded tank cars were for CN.

They went south across Aurelius Road at 14:50 with one empty tank car from CN, 5 loaded boxcars and three loaded coils from CSX.

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Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam at 10:07am heading back to Kalamazoo with WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4206 leading 19 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and a loaded center beam.

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12:33 GDLK 303 nb wayland mp81. WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4189 with 19 cars

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Tankcar123 wrote:
Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:34 pm
12:33 GDLK 303 nb wayland mp81. WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4189 with 19 cars
Thanks for the update. Hoping they have a quick turnaround in GR and head back south in daylight.
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:11pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4189, and 19 cars. One steel coil car up front, couple box cars and mostly covered hoppers.
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~Z~ wrote:
Tue Jan 31, 2023 1:12 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:11pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4189, and 19 cars. One steel coil car up front, couple box cars and mostly covered hoppers.
GDLK south Wyoming 54th at 4:30pm. WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4125 and 14 cars exactly (mix of tankers, boxcars and some grain cars)
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