Shortline Train Location Updates - February 2023

[MQT1223]

Z151 NB clear Fuller Jct with a pair of SD40’s elephant style.

No less then 10 minutes later, GRE lead by MQT 2042 clears the Diamond with a modest 22 cars, all empties from King.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 5:00pm. WAMX 4189 4124 4125 with 51 cars. Good mix of boxcars, then covered hoppers and tank cars. 1 loaded centerbeam and one empty scattered in there.

[Tlout]

Michigan Shore south at Riley St. Holland 9:41 AM.

Michigan Shore north at Riley St. Holland 11:25 AM.

[Andy24]

Z151-14 @ 12:05pm eastward from Plaster Creek with MQT 3408, 3406, 3389 and 91 cars

[Dowagiac Train Dude]

Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam towards Kalamazoo at 12:32pm with WAMX 4209, WAMX 4206 and WAMX 4189 leading 43 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and two loaded center beams.

[Plannerdad]

I can hear Grand Elk heading north around 92nd. No visual.

[~Z~]

I can hear Grand Elk heading north around 92nd. No visual.

I have their visual for ya, you must be visiting family

Wamx 4125 and 4124 north through Byron Center at 1:35pm with 10 cars.

[Mark F]

I can hear Grand Elk heading north around 92nd. No visual.

I have their visual for ya, you must be visiting family

Wamx 4125 and 4124 north through Byron Center at 1:35pm with 10 cars.

Past 68th St in Cutlerville at 1:40pm

[Plannerdad]

I can hear Grand Elk heading north around 92nd. No visual.

I have their visual for ya, you must be visiting family

Wamx 4125 and 4124 north through Byron Center at 1:35pm with 10 cars.

Dog and house sitting. Even with no leaves, can’t quite see it. Just east of Burlingame, train sounds like it is in their driveway!

[Plannerdad]

Just west of Burlingame. Sorry

[Andy24]

Just west of Burlingame. Sorry

GDLK South 54th St with WAMX 4124 and 4125 and 22 cars (mixed of NS gondolas, boxcars, one loaded lumber, and couple tankers)

[Plannerdad]

Can hear the Elk at 84th

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:35pm. Wamx 4124, 4125 and 22 cars. 8 loaded NS gons with what looked like scrap metal.
Can you smell me grilling on the deck plannerdad? Lolz

[J T]

Sucks

[Plannerdad]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:35pm. Wamx 4124, 4125 and 22 cars. 8 loaded NS gons with what looked like scrap metal.
Can you smell me grilling on the deck plannerdad? Lolz

You must be close!

[Andy24]

I smell rain from where I am lol

[LansingRailFan]

CSX brought LSRC an empty grain train today. CSX 852/CSX 4385 for power. Symbol was G806-11.

JAIL Z646 worked CN and CSX interchanges today w ADBF 822 solo. They brought two tank cars from The Andersons to CN and picked up cars at both CN and CSX.

New customer alert: There was five loaded lumber cars at CSX today. Last week they had two loads off of CSX.

[AARR]

New customer alert: There was five loaded lumber cars at CSX today. Last week they had two loads off of CSX.

In the past CSX has interchanged lumber with CN via JAIL, at least that is what I read. Is that possibly what is going on?

[LansingRailFan]

New customer alert: There was five loaded lumber cars at CSX today. Last week they had two loads off of CSX.

In the past CSX has interchanged lumber with CN via JAIL, at least that is what I read. Is that possibly what is going on?

Those are misrouted cars for Biewer. This is not lumber but crane mats. Saw it myself yesterday.

They are transloading in South Yard/Cavanaugh Yard

[AARR]

Those are misrouted cars for Biewer. This is not lumber but crane mats. Saw it myself yesterday.

They are transloading in South Yard/Cavanaugh Yard

Speaking of Biewer loads, I was watching a video of HESR 740 northbound about a month ago with 4 Biewer loads then this week 701 had two more. Any ideas where these Biewer loads might be going?