Shortline Train Location Updates - March 2023

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12:17 - HESR 810 job with HESR 3865 (railamerica)/HESR 3866 (railamerica)/HESR 2026 (oranj) f/r/r inbound to Durand.

HESR 810 job out of Vassar ran a 66-car soybean shuttle to Durand for ZFS/GLC.

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I have some relatives who farm in that area and say they don’t like trucking directly to ZFS because it takes too long to be processed and unloaded. That might explain why there are so many railroad shuttles to ZFS.

Do you know where this shuttle was loaded?
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Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:55 pm
12:17 - HESR 810 job with HESR 3865 (railamerica)/HESR 3866 (railamerica)/HESR 2026 (oranj) f/r/r inbound to Durand.

HESR 810 job out of Vassar ran a 66-car soybean shuttle to Durand for ZFS/GLC.
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AARR wrote:
Tue Mar 28, 2023 2:16 pm
I have some relatives who farm in that area and say they don’t like trucking directly to ZFS because it takes too long to be processed and unloaded. That might explain why there are so many railroad shuttles to ZFS.

Do you know where this shuttle was loaded?
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Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:55 pm
12:17 - HESR 810 job with HESR 3865 (railamerica)/HESR 3866 (railamerica)/HESR 2026 (oranj) f/r/r inbound to Durand.

HESR 810 job out of Vassar ran a 66-car soybean shuttle to Durand for ZFS/GLC.
HESR 702 was HESR 3037 (black CM)/HESR 3484/HESR 3390. All six units will be on the 701 return job.

I think Brown City, Marlette or Auburn for the ZFS shuttle.

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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - March 2023

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JAIL ran down to Jackson last night and got stuck by NS in the yard. Tonight they are NB out of Jackson with 1751/821 and will switch as many customers as they can to get caught up. Most likely Grief/Michigan Packaging, transloads in Mason, RSDC and who knows who else.

CN went to Hollow Yard today to interchange w JAIL so maybe a run north tomorrow.

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Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam toward Elkhart yard at 7:41am with WAMX 4206 and WAMX 4209 leading 33 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and four gondolas.

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Dowagiac Train Dude wrote:
Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:45 am
Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam toward Elkhart yard at 7:41am with WAMX 4206 and WAMX 4209 leading 33 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and four gondolas.
Watch out for NS 4003 leading NS 55K, grain empty to GDLK for The Andersons in White Pigeon.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:45 am
Dowagiac Train Dude wrote:
Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:45 am
Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam toward Elkhart yard at 7:41am with WAMX 4206 and WAMX 4209 leading 33 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and four gondolas.
Watch out for NS 4003 leading NS 55K, grain empty to GDLK for The Andersons in White Pigeon.
Thank you for the heads up. 👍🏻

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Dowagiac Train Dude wrote:
Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:45 am
Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam toward Elkhart yard at 7:41am with WAMX 4206 and WAMX 4209 leading 33 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and four gondolas.
Very quick turnaround as the Elk just went by the Elkhart cam at 8:58am heading back to Kalamazoo with the same power and no cars. Very strange to just see the power heading back without any cars to take back to Kalamazoo.

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12 :54 GDLK 303 working Wayland nb mp81.
WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4124 dropping off 1 car.
Then heading north. Looks like tankers for Bay Valley also.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:39pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, and 22 cars. Mostly tank cars with a couple boxcars and covered hoppers, plus a single loaded lumber car.
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:39pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, and 22 cars. Mostly tank cars with a couple boxcars and covered hoppers, plus a single loaded lumber car.
Southbound Grand Elk is rolling thru Wyoming at 7:17pm. Distance horns heard, no visual
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 7:30pm. Wamx 4124, 4125;4002 10 cars
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MSR arriving in the North Yard, Muskegon Michigan with MMRR #2019 leading. He’s ready to start building up his train, and head out to Holland. (he’ll have MMRR #2170 leading down to Holland).
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8:00 - JAIL arrived back in Mason from Jackson.

833, 7 cars & 1751

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Dan Cluley wrote:
Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:13 am
8:00 - JAIL arrived back in Mason from Jackson.

833, 7 cars & 1751
New crew should be OD. Gotta get up to CN interchange, Padnos and at least CSX. Maybe more.

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GRE went east around 9:00. Must be a long train. Looks like they left half of it parked on the Grand River bridge.

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Z439-30 @ waiting at Pleasant St mp 151.3 on the Hughart Runner track to head westward into Wyoming Yard with WAMX #4190 and 12 cars
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center early today at 10:27am. WAMX 3807, WAMX 4125, WAMX 4189 and 7 cars(2 boxcars then 5 covered hoppers)
If the clouds hold off for a few more hours, could be a decent sunny southbound journey.
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JAIL holding at CP MA to go NB at 11:16

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Grand elk wamx 4190 came back into hughart yard at 11:15am, power untied from cars, parked near Burton st bridge. 303 says quick turn today and will be headed south soon. After a quick lunch break at least. 3807 was cut off from train, 4125 and 4189 parked separately near the yard building, detached from their train.
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