Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

[MQT1223]

NB JAIL at Saginaw St in Lansing with about half a dozen tank cars. 822 on the point, 821 on the rear.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk horns heard in the distance between 44th and 54th St in Wyoming, Mi at 1:16pm. No visual of the train itself

[MQT1223]

NB GDLK what I assume is 503 at Lyons St in Schoolcraft. 3807 and 3808 on the point.

[GP30M4216]

Standard Lumber in Walker has two lumber loads on their spur off the coopersville monorail.

MQT is tied down facing northbound at the Nelson’s farm market parking spot with a lengthy train, 3406, 3391, 3389 for power (maybe not in that order).

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL NB across Aurelius Rd power light at 09:00.

10:45 - ADBF 822 solo at CN interchange picking up 6 cars. ADBF 821 site lonely at Ensel Yard.

[Jim_c]

GDLK in Plainwell at 7:15 picking up the Otsego cars. 4124 and 4125. There are a bunch of covered Hoppers I can see 8 and I can't see any further than that because of the trees.

Edit: they got going quickly tonight. They added three Otsego cars to their train which made a total of 36. And they were headed south about 7:25.

[Andy24]

GDLK in Plainwell at 7:15 picking up the Otsego cars. 4124 and 4125. There are a bunch of covered Hoppers I can see 8 and I can't see any further than that because of the trees.

Edit: they got going quickly tonight. They added three Otsego cars to their train which made a total of 36. And they were headed south about 7:25.

Going off on your post, I would have assumed GDLK went south through Wyoming between 5:30-6:30pm with mentioned power WAMX 4124-4125. Always a hit or miss with the direction of the wind when I hear them

[Andy24]

Posting this kinda late, I drove pass Hughart Yard in Grand Rapids around 3:50pm today and saw Grand Elk local switching cars around with WAMX #3531 and WAMX #3534 trailing with maybe 15 cars behind. Didn’t have a solid view from the freeway

[LansingRailFan]

I AM IN KALAMAZOO WHERE IS GRAND ELK GOBBLESS

[Andy24]

Grand Elk Job 303(?) @ 7:30pm is processing southbound through Wyoming 44th St area with assumed WAMX #4125 and WAMX #4124 with an unknown set of cars. No visual of the train but hearing horns right now

[GTW6401]

PRLX 6007 is no longer being stored on Lake State in Saginaw. It left on this evenings train to Flint. This is one of the former Soo Line SD60s.

[LansingRailFan]

NB JAIL Z646 at Ensel Yard at 11:05 with adbf 1751 and 821. They had 7 coils from RSDC plus some other assorted cars. They worked RSDC and Cavanaugh Yard before going further north.

[LansingRailFan]

13:10 - JAIL Z646 spotted one empty and four loads at Padnos before headed SB back to Saginaw Yard on the Lansing Manufacturers branch.

They’ll head NB eventually to Ensel and pickup 821 before headed RR east on CSX back to home tracks.

13:40 - NB JAIL Z646 with adbf 1751 solo back to Ensel Yard with 12 empty LPG tank cars for CSX and 2 loaded coils from CN for RSDC.

They have to set off the 12 empties before headed back south to RSDC in Holt.

Adbf 821 will lead out.

[LansingRailFan]

14:14 - JAIL Z646 with adbf 821/adbf 1751 and 2 coil cars for RSDC on CSX tracks EB back to Holt.

[AARR]

You've mentioned before that Padnos Lansing gets some inbound scrap to process and sort. Thanks for the update.

13:10 - JAIL Z646 spotted one empty and four loads at Padnos before headed SB back to Saginaw Yard on the Lansing Manufacturers branch.

[LansingRailFan]

You've mentioned before that Padnos Lansing gets some inbound scrap to process and sort. Thanks for the update.

13:10 - JAIL Z646 spotted one empty and four loads at Padnos before headed SB back to Saginaw Yard on the Lansing Manufacturers branch.

I think you’re missing out on a bigger piece of business in my notes from today.

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 4:38pm. Looked like wamx 4209 and 4206 with 10 cars.

[AARR]

What did I miss?

I think you’re missing out on a bigger piece of business in my notes from today.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:38pm. WAMX 4124, 4125, and 4189 with 6 cars. 4124 facing north and 4125 south, so must have gotten wyed somewhere at some point.

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:36pm. Wamx 4017, 4225, 4125 and 4124 with approx 20 cars.