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So after the triple Grand Elk runs yesterday, they head south this morning with WAMX 4209, WAMX 4189, WAMX 4002 lite power through Byron Center at 9:41am.

Crazy right Andy? Third passing of that train in the past 12 hours, truly unusual.

For CSX, used to be covered by T&E, usually conductors. Has since become a track dept job. I remember visiting with a CSX conductor quite some time ago. He was stationed as the flagman for a bridge project over CSX in Grand Rapids. NS used to stage a conductor I knew back when 44th St was getting r...

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 11:29am. WAMX 4209, WAMX 4189, and 5 covered hoppers.

Jim_c wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:47 am

I'm hearing g d l k telemetry this morning But no train readily visible yeoh at the M89 crossing

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 9:25am. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4209, and 23 cars.

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:10pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4209, and 13 cars. Think they dropped a couple tank cars at Bay Valley in Wayland. 1 tank car on the headend with boxcars trailing.

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:01pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 4225, and 8 cars. Covered hoppers and an empty centerbeam.

former gtw old main looking southwest towards where the bridge across I-75 use to be. riders used to be on corrunna east of I-75 and now is west. CorrectO, we are in Flint on Utley Rd looking west between Arlene and Corunna Rd. From the I-75 street view cam, there's codeline poles on both sides of ...

Tankcar123 wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:59 am

11:58 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. Didn't see the power, had 10 to 12 cars

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:12pm. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4124, and 9 cars, boxcars and covered hoppers.

David Collins wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:44 pm

Somewhere on the former PM between Saginaw and Baldwin?

South of Saginaw. I bet a lot of folk here have passed where the bridge used to be that's just past this codeline pole.

joeyuboats wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:43 pm

Near Cheboygan, Mich. ??

At least 150 south of that. There used to be a bridge just past that code line pole.

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:41pm. Wamx 4209, 4189 and 26ish cars.

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:14pm. WAMX 4124, 4225, and 15 cars. Mostly covered hoppers and tank cars.

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:37pm. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4124, and 17 cars.

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 12:02pm. WAMX 4209, WAMX 4189, and 18 cars. An empty centerbeam on the rear.
Wonder if you're hearing GDLK switching L&W supply, or maybe magic steel Andy.

GDLK 4189 and another of which I could not see the number.Are sitting in Plainwell at the moment pointed north. I've been hearing the telemetry since last night. Early morning GDLK indeed. Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 8:55am. WAMX 4189, 4209, and 29 cars. Loaded centerbeam with georgia p...

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 9:20am, WAMX 4209, 4189, and 27 cars.

Grand elk north through Byron Center at 7:21pm. Wamx 4189 4209 and 12 cars. Equal mix of tank cars, covered hoppers and boxcars.

Where be it? Old code line pole, tracks went from about the middle of bottom of photo towards the right side of the pole.