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Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:38 pm
by Andy24
Possibly Grand Elk movement in the Wyoming 54th area. Heard 2 horn taps at 3:38pm, no visual

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 1:51 pm
by LansingRailFan
SB JAIL at CP Cedar. CN told them they've gotta wait for a WB, most likely M399. JAIL ran to CSX and CN today with interchange work at both RRs.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:46 pm
by LansingRailFan
14:40 - HESR 702 job entering Durand using the Port Huron Wye

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 8:42 pm
by ~Z~
Grand elk north through Byron Center at 8:41pm. Wamx 4225 and a 2nd loco(likely WAMX 4209) with 54ish cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 8:47 pm
by Andy24
~Z~ wrote:
Tue Jan 02, 2024 8:42 pm
Grand elk north through Byron Center at 8:41pm. Wamx 4225 and a 2nd loco with 54ish cars.
Confirmed, heading north through 54th th St at this time, hearing the horns on 4225. Sounds very faint

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:17 pm
by Plannerdad
Drove by the Elk GR yard today. There was a long line of box cars on the outside track along the freeway. Are those storage, or for Otsego or to PCA in Manistee?

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:20 pm
by Andy24
Plannerdad wrote:
Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:17 pm
Drove by the Elk GR yard today. There was a long line of box cars on the outside track along the freeway. Are those storage, or for Otsego or to PCA in Manistee?
Not sure how Grand Elk sets up their inbound and outbound freights. The tracks closest to the freeway looked like storage tracks every time I drive by. The 3 tracks closest to that trucking storage area is where I usually see the interchange for CSX cars comes and goes. (I may be wrong about this as I drive by constantly)

Grand Elk heading southbound, blowing horns through 44th St at 11:20pm. No visual as I’m prepping for bed, very loud leasing engine heard

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:36 pm
by ~Z~
Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 11:35pm. WAMX 4209, WAMX 4225, and 42 cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:11 pm
by Talk
MS Z627-03 os Grand Haven @ 12:11. North with MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:20 pm
by Tankcar123
1:20 GDLK 303 heading NB Wayland mp81

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:57 pm
by ~Z~
Tankcar123 wrote:
Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:20 pm
1:20 GDLK 303 heading NB Wayland mp81
Woot woot vehicle northbound through Byron Center at 1:56pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4206, and 30 cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:46 pm
by Andy24
~Z~ wrote:
Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:57 pm
Tankcar123 wrote:
Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:20 pm
1:20 GDLK 303 heading NB Wayland mp81
Woot woot vehicle northbound through Byron Center at 1:56pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4206, and 30 cars.
Grand Elk arrived at Hughart Yard around 2:30pm and I just drove by the yard too. Saw 2 long string of cars sitting on the far end of the tracks along with a line of cars next to the freeway, which Plannerdad mentioned earlier

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2024 4:43 pm
by Andy24
~Z~ wrote:
Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:57 pm
Tankcar123 wrote:
Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:20 pm
1:20 GDLK 303 heading NB Wayland mp81
Woot woot vehicle northbound through Byron Center at 1:56pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4206, and 30 cars.
Grand Elk southbound in the distance of Wyoming 44th area, distance horns heard 4:42pm. Assuming WAMX 4206 and WAMX 4189 are the engines

Passing 54th St at 4:45pm

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2024 5:00 pm
by ~Z~
Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:59pm. WAMX 4206, 4189 and 42 cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:13 pm
by ~Z~
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:10pm. WAMX 4189, 4206, and 16 cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:10 pm
by kd_1014
GRE west thru Ada 14:10 with 15 cars

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:27 pm
by ~Z~
Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 2:26pm. WAMX 4206, WAMX 4189, WAMX 4002 and 18 cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:04 pm
by GP30M4216
Facebook photo showing ADBF GP9 1751 on NS B25 yesterday heading east from Jackson. The first of the high hood GP9s to depart JAIL for its new owners in Mexico was one of the original Adrian and Blissfield geeps.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:50 am
by Jim_c
GDLK telemetry about 5:30 or 6:00 this morning in Plainwell. Sounds like an early morning run north.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:57 am
by Tankcar123
7:56 nb GDLK 303 working in Wayland. Has several cars for Endeavor and Bay Valley