Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024

[Plannerdad]

GRE in Lowell early. No visual.

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151-22 currently inside Wyoming Yard with BPRR #3345, MQT #2044(?), MQT #3406(?) and 68 cars

[MQT1223]

CKIN 5115 just set out a solid cut of clean NS hoppers at the CO-Alliance elevator here in Wellsboro. 813 is already working with them, lots of white smoke from the locomotive

[MuskegonRailfanning]

Marquette Rail Z151-22 currently inside Wyoming Yard with BPRR #3345, MQT #2044(?), MQT #3406(?) and 68 cars

3345, 2042, 3408

[GP30M4216]

Grand Elk Z439 interchange brought 9 cars from the csx to Hughart just before lunch today, a mix of boxcars and covered hoppers. One csx boxcar had zero blue paint left and was basically all rust. Nice to see the Geep 35 pair in action!

[LansingRailFan]

HESR 701 using the Port Huron Wye to shove back before departing Durand at 15:32

ADBF should be pulling some grain loads tonight from MAC Blissfield to Adrian

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:02pm. WAMX 4190 LHF solo with 9 cars. Couple boxcars and mostly tankcars.

[LansingRailFan]

20:04 - HESR 703 job backed out onto the Port Huron Wye in Durand with 3390/3393 and the CWR train that CN dropped off Saturday afternoon. they departed after shoving back.

As of 22:40 they are at the south side of Saginaw.

703 is normally Bay City to Midland job

[kd_1014]

GRE east thru Ada 09:35

[Dowagiac Train Dude]

Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam at 10:36am heading back to Kalamazoo with WAMX 4124 leading 30 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and three empty center beams.

[LansingRailFan]

HESR 702 inbound to Durand at 04:55 AM - running overnight due to rail gang working on the main south of Saginaw

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:27pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 3808, and 30 cars.

[Plannerdad]

GRE east thru Ada 09:35

WB at Turner, with 14 from King and 1 from AMWAY (DOWX) or PP. 12:45pm.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 3:27pm. WAMX 4209, WAMX 4189 and 8 covered hoppers.

[SD80MAC]

Grand Elk 303 south at D Ave in Cooper Township 17:08.

[LansingRailFan]

HESR 765 was in Owosso pulling two covered hoppers from ADS around 21:15.

Earlier today they brought back down that cwr train after using about half of it. Then 701 went back North with all four 6-axles.

Note: CFE 3415 and CFE 3486, 2 more SD40s are en route to IHB where CN will take them to Durand in the upcoming week or so.

[Dowagiac Train Dude]

10:15am Grand Elk is on the Elkhart VR cam at the moment waiting to get clearance from dispatch to continue on to Kalamazoo.

@10:37am The Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam heading back to Kalamazoo with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 34 cars. It consisted of covered hoppers, tank cars, two loaded center beams and four NS hopper cars, 3 of them were High Top hoppers.

There was a lot of train action going on at this time so if you are interested you can go back and watch the VR cam. Between the first post and the updated post there were 3-4 freight trains and the NS local job that interchanges with the Elkhart & Western.

[kd_1014]

GRE west thru Ada 13:08

[Plannerdad]

GRE west thru Ada 13:08

Just crossed the River at 2:00 with 12-13 empties from King.

[GP30M4216]

10:15am Grand Elk is on the Elkhart VR cam at the moment waiting to get clearance from dispatch to continue on to Kalamazoo.

@10:37am The Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam heading back to Kalamazoo with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 34 cars. It consisted of covered hoppers, tank cars, two loaded center beams and four NS hopper cars, 3 of them were High Top hoppers.

There was a lot of train action going on at this time so if you are interested you can go back and watch the VR cam. Between the first post and the updated post there were 3-4 freight trains and the NS local job that interchanges with the Elkhart & Western.

Thanks for highlighting this, as it was fun to scroll back and see several minutes of quick action, along with the variety of a local (which needed its absent caboose today it would seem), and, of course, the Elk heading for Michigan. Those 4 NS hoppers you mentioned, another small cut of what appear to be Coke loads. I’m still not sure where those are going….interchanged to Michigan Southern at White Pigeon maybe? They do a lot of trans loading of various cargos. The empty NS hoppers go to Hughart for outbound glass cullet loading.