Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023
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Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023
10:48 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4190 with 16 cars.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:29pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4190, and 12 cars. (covered hoppers and tank cars)
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MS Z627-01 os Grand Haven Northbound MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019 @ 15:05
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Wow, Grand Elk snuck by me again.
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Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 5:21pm. WAMX 4190 and looked like 4189, both LHF again, about 20 cars.
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JAIL Z646 is NB across Mt. Hope Ave in Lansing
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:59pm. WAMX 4190 solo and 14 cars. 12 tank cars with a covered hopper and boxcar dividing up the groups.
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MQT NB at Lamoreaux with 100+ cars (unless I miscounted) around 2:45. Also 30+ hoppers at Ann St. on the interchange track; likely empties, but not sure.
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Grand Elk blowing through 54th St Wyoming at 3:11pm. No visual, just horns.
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Grand Elk Z439-05 @ 10:24 ready to depart Wyoming Yard with WAMX #3531+ WAMX #3534? and ?? cars to Hughart Yard
Marquette Rail Z151-05 @ 10:29 reported at Market St with MQT #3408 leading and heading into Wyoming Yard. Reported 47 cars to Tower. He will double up from two tracks after CSX L303’s engines moves his engines out
Marquette Rail @ 11:20 started building their northbound train
Marquette Rail Z151-05 @ 10:29 reported at Market St with MQT #3408 leading and heading into Wyoming Yard. Reported 47 cars to Tower. He will double up from two tracks after CSX L303’s engines moves his engines out
Marquette Rail @ 11:20 started building their northbound train
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:45pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4209, and 41 cars. Mostly boxcars, one loaded centerbeam in there.
Back south at 5:15pm, didn't see it besides the headlights in the distance.
Back south at 5:15pm, didn't see it besides the headlights in the distance.
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Train horns heard in the distance around 54th St at 9:44pm
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Marquette Rail Z151-06 @ 9:45 reported southbound at Comstock Park, MQT #3408 leading
Grand Elk Z439-06 @ 10:14 reported at Pleasant St with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #3531 + ?? cars. Awaiting signal indicatio. Heard engineer say route to NS Fuller Junction
Grand Elk Z439-06 @ 10:45 arrived into Wyoming Yard and waiting for Z151 to pass Market St
Grand Elk Z439-06 @ 11:43 reported all work is done at Transloading Yard by Fuller Junction, awaiting signal indication to head home to Hughart Yard
Grand Elk Z439-06 @ 10:14 reported at Pleasant St with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #3531 + ?? cars. Awaiting signal indicatio. Heard engineer say route to NS Fuller Junction
Grand Elk Z439-06 @ 10:45 arrived into Wyoming Yard and waiting for Z151 to pass Market St
Grand Elk Z439-06 @ 11:43 reported all work is done at Transloading Yard by Fuller Junction, awaiting signal indication to head home to Hughart Yard
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Re: Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023
1:13 NB GDLK 303 mp81 Wayland. WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4206 with 15 cars.
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MQT NB at WRD with 3 engines and ~20 cars around 1:00p.
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MS Z627-06 os Grand Haven Northbound with MMRR 2019 leading 13:54
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14:05 - HESR inbound to Durand with two orange boiz on the head end
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Grand Elk 303 NB 54th Wyoming Area at 2:48pm. Probably the same trainTankcar123 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:14 pm1:13 NB GDLK 303 mp81 Wayland. WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4206 with 15 cars.
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Indeed it was. Was north through Byron Center at 2:42pm. WAMX 4225, 4206, and 15 cars. It might have switched at Bay Valley in Wayland, but same car count as earlier.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023
HESR Shoving out of Durand Yard at 15:15 - towards the head end is that large cut of ZFS hoppers that GLC brought down from Ithaca this morning. somewhere between 30-35ish. Around 85-90 after courting today for HESR on the rocket and they are up up and away at 15:22
The initial large cut seen on the cam at 05:50 was 60 or so loads from ZFS for CN, most likely another export run. Unknown if it will be a unit train or if R943/4 will come grab them overnight and M396 pick them up in Flint and take them to Toronto. Most likely the latter.
The initial large cut seen on the cam at 05:50 was 60 or so loads from ZFS for CN, most likely another export run. Unknown if it will be a unit train or if R943/4 will come grab them overnight and M396 pick them up in Flint and take them to Toronto. Most likely the latter.
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