Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
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Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Grand elk north through Byron Center at 2:27pm. Wamx 4189, 4209 and 21 cars. Mostly boxcars with a few tank cars.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Late post
Grand Elk UP
WMAX 3885
EB Seney 13:40
1 Box
1 centerbeam with heavy timber
1 tank
WMAX 5551 and a Wisconsin & Southern GP tied down in Newberry approximately 1300
Track work on Asylum Spur.
Grand Elk UP
WMAX 3885
EB Seney 13:40
1 Box
1 centerbeam with heavy timber
1 tank
WMAX 5551 and a Wisconsin & Southern GP tied down in Newberry approximately 1300
Track work on Asylum Spur.
Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Thank you for the update.
1 Box (Neenah Paper)
1 centerbeam with heavy timber (Timber Products)
1 tank (Neenah Paper)
It's not a lot of traffic for a twice a week train and 60ish miles of track west of Newberry.
1 Box (Neenah Paper)
1 centerbeam with heavy timber (Timber Products)
1 tank (Neenah Paper)
It's not a lot of traffic for a twice a week train and 60ish miles of track west of Newberry.
Standard Railfan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:02 pmLate post
Grand Elk UP
WMAX 3885
EB Seney 13:40
1 Box
1 centerbeam with heavy timber
1 tank
WMAX 5551 and a Wisconsin & Southern GP tied down in Newberry approximately 1300
Track work on Asylum Spur.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
On a very late post, at 7:40am I saw Z439-02 connected to a line of NS hoppers as I passed Hughart Yard this morning with WAMX #3534 and WAMX #3531 leading
Grand Elk J303 @ 4:10 pm looks like both engines are idling? at Hughart Yard with a visual from the US-131 freeway. WAMX #4209 leading and WAMX #4189 trailing and saw the first 7 covered hoppers and probably more behind the grey AEX grain cars
As of 7:25pm, no activity on GDLK south from 54th St and I have a clear view straight to 44th St from where I am
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Grand elk went south through Byron Center around 4:30am.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Gdlk left Plainwell about 6:40 a.m.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
JAIL ran north into Lansing yesterday. Grabbed 17 from CN and 15 from CSX. A lot of NCIX plastics hoppers from CN for Saginaw yard and then a mix of tank cars and boxcars and a couple of coils for RSDC.
ADBF 1759 was spotted en route to Blissfield yesterday with some cars for SA Rail to repair in Blissfield Yard.
Last night, JAIL went south to NS with a dozen or so cars to Jackson and came back with 24.
ADBF 1759 was spotted en route to Blissfield yesterday with some cars for SA Rail to repair in Blissfield Yard.
Last night, JAIL went south to NS with a dozen or so cars to Jackson and came back with 24.
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ADBF 821 NB at Saginaw St LHF with 6-7 coils for Ensel
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Marquette Rail horns heard in GR at this time
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HESR 702 job thru Burt, MI at 12:35 with 3390/3484
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
GRE is headed back into GR at 1533.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
I've been hearing the Elk in Plainwell. Presumably northbound. Still hearing the EOT at 7:01PM, although signal is fading.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Must be the Kzoo GDLK local? The GDLK 303 NB to GR passed Plainwell around 4pm from a YouTuber’s that lives there
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Must have been SB then. I came into town from another direction so I didn't see if the Otsego boxcars were there. The only time they seem to send a local is when they need to get the cars before 303 comes through. That's a pretty rare occurrence.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Grand Elk went by the Elkhart VR cam at 8:19am with WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4206 with no cars in tow. Heading back to Kalamazoo very light.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:56pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 3807 and 20 cars. Mostly boxcars and tankcars with a pair of covered hoppers on the rear.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Z627-04 @ 16:32 cleared the Getty street/Seaway exit in Muskegon, MI with MMRR #2170 Solo & LHF & 13 cars (13 loads + 0 empties)
Nice-ish crew onboard today.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Heading back south currently blowing at 32nd.
36th at 5:34pm.
44th at 5:36pm.
50th at 5:38pm.
50th was pretty faint. Can’t hear them anymore. Some days I can hear them blowing at 68th. Judging by the times, it appears they were moving close to 30mph for a bit.
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
Grand Elk @ 5:42pm south at 54th. Should be WAMX #4002 and WAMX #4124 LHF. Drove by the yard earlier as 3807 was dropped off and 4002 hooked up. I also saw 3531 solo for Z739 to use. Got no visual but hearing horns in the distance
68th at 5:45pm
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Re: Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023
By Byron center at 5:51pm, same power with 24ish cars.
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