Grand Elk southbound through Wyoming/Culterville area at 5:50pm/6:00pm. No visual but clear horns heard
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20 cars on grand elk south through Byron Center at 6:12, same power.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - September 2023
JAIL northbound into Mason at 7:33.
822, 821 & 33 cars.
822, 821 & 33 cars.
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HESR 702 inbound to Durand at 10:40 with 3390/3484
Yesterday’s 701 had 3484/3526
HESR 701 outbound from Durand at 11:15 with 3484/3390 and maybe a dozen cars
Unsure of why so early today.
Yesterday’s 701 had 3484/3526
HESR 701 outbound from Durand at 11:15 with 3484/3390 and maybe a dozen cars
Unsure of why so early today.
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MS Z627-13 os Grand Haven Northbound 14:23. MMRR 2170 solo
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MS Z627-13 @ 15:20 NB through Broadway road with MMRR #2170 (solo & lhf) & 18 cars. (6 loads + 12 empties), he went into emergency or something after his EOT hit Broadway.
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HESR 745 job NB out of Flushing at 16:35 with 3484/3390
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Sounds like Grand Elk Job 303 is heading northbound through Wyoming area (?) at 5:22pm, no visual on car
Note: probably heard a truck horn at 5:22pm
Note: probably heard a truck horn at 5:22pm
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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 6:50pm. Wamx 4124 and 3808 with 15ish cars.
Andy - at 4:50pm, I saw some headlights to the south heading north. Not a train, probably just MOW but maybe it was something with a horn, and then you heard it when you heard what you did.
Andy - at 4:50pm, I saw some headlights to the south heading north. Not a train, probably just MOW but maybe it was something with a horn, and then you heard it when you heard what you did.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - September 2023
Grand Elk north through M-6 bike trail overpass bridge at 6:57pm. Probably the same train. Saw the last 7 cars or so (4 boxcars and 3 tankers)~Z~ wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:51 pmGrand elk north through Byron Center at 6:50pm. Wamx 4124 and 3808 with 15ish cars.
Andy - at 4:50pm, I saw some headlights to the south heading north. Not a train, probably just MOW but maybe it was something with a horn, and then you heard it when you heard what you did.
A set of Grand Elk horns heard around 36th St at 7:20pm while I was at 68th St, same train
I guess I won’t be able to catch the southbound train run tonight. Getting a little chilly as of 8:03pm
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Grand Elk Job 303 heading southbound through Wyoming area at 8:44pm. Assuming WAMX 3808 and WAMX 4124 leading an unknown number of cars
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Looked like 3808 leading at least, had a 2nd motor behind, about 25 cars. Pretty dark out at this hour.
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GDLK headed out of Plainnwell about 1:00PM, presumably headed north.
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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 2:10pm. Wamx 4124 and 3808 with 11 cars, mostly boxcars.
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Just drove pass Hughart Yard in GR at 4:38pm and saw those 2 engines inside the yard shoving and moving around cars. Likely will be building their southbound train afterwards
Edit: nothing on southbound GDLK at 6:55pm. I see what looks like a deer south of 68th St tracks in the distance or the sun’s rays poking through the trees
Edit: I went home at 7:40pm and waiting in the Sun, watching the sunset little by little. Witnessing 2 potential car accidents with one of the vehicles causing a burnout of his rear tires, white smokes flying in the air
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GDLK in Plainwell now (7:44PM). Has been here for 20ish minutes, I presume it's headed back south.
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AARR at Osmer as of 07:50 with 4215/4049
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MS Z627-15 os Grand Haven Southbound 2170 leading 09:45!
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:44pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4009, WAMX 4209, and 10 cars. All ending in "9." People were sitting in all three locos.
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