Shortline Location Updates June 2023

[MuskegonRailfanning]

MSR Z627-23 @ 1:50 PM NB Washington street in Grand Haven, MI with MMRR engines #2019 + #2170 (f/r) & 9 cars. (7 loads + 2 empties)

@ 2:29 PM cleared Sternberg Ave NB, Muskegon MI

Nice crew today, once again.

[~Z~]

Approx 1pm Grand Elk was north through Byron Center with WAMX 4125, 4124, and about 10 cars.

Back south at 3:04pm with 8 cars, same power.

[Jim_c]

Approx 1pm Grand Elk was north through Byron Center with WAMX 4125, 4124, and about 10 cars.

Back south at 3:04pm with 8 cars, same power.

GDLK with same power as ~Z reported has been tied down in Plainwell since last night. Otsego boxcars still on the Otsego line waiting to be picked up.

[LansingRailFan]

Yesterday morning, AARR ran a unit grain train up for GLC with NS run thru power.

HESR was supposedly bringing a grain train down from Auburn yesterday to Durand as well. Idk if that happened tho because I got royally smashed yesterday evening.

[David Collins]

Yesterday morning, AARR ran a unit grain train up for GLC with NS run thru power.

Any idea as to where is this going?

[LansingRailFan]

Yesterday morning, AARR ran a unit grain train up for GLC with NS run thru power.

Any idea as to where is this going?

There’s a grainer split up between the Star of the West elevators in Rosebush and Shepherd.

This one is probably for MAC-Middleton or Andersons-Oakley. Reports out of another Fb group say there is another grain empty en route for GLC as well via AARR.

[Jim_c]

GDLK was still tied down in Plainwell when we went for ice cream around 1:00. I'm not hearing the EOT now (7:01 PM).

[LansingRailFan]

HESR 2145/HESR 3037 (black, CM) running the FRA train today. Departed Bay City at 09:15 or so. Running down to Durand and then up to Owosso where they will hand off to GLC.

[JBaxter]

GRE east through Ada at 10:50, only heard it

[MQT1223]

Z151 clear Fuller Jct with MQT 2040 leading NB

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:26pm. WAMX 4125 and 4124 with 12 cars, tank car and mostly covered hoppers behind.

Grand Elk back south through Byron Center at 4:56pm with same power and 12 cars again, covered hoppers then boxcars.

[Andy24]

Loud Grand Elk train horns were heard in the distance at the 44th St area from 8:48 pm to 8:52 pm. Possibly a switching at a customer? No visual of the train itself. Could be WAMX #4190 leading

North at 36th @ 8:54pm

[Plannerdad]

Track work on the GRE south of Lowell, ties and 3 or 4 vehicles on one of the sidings along the old GTW main.

[LansingRailFan]

ADBF finished loading out a grain train for the NS on Sunday. NS picked it up on Sunday night.

Yesterday, LIRR and ADBF both ran.

[Andy24]

At 8:44, a local NS #5650 headed north on the Grand Elk tracks with 10 cars for Kzoo on the Elkhart, In Railcam

Grand Elk Z439-27 @ 9:40 sitting on the Hughart Runner Track with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #3531? and 10 cars

Marquette Rail Z151-27 @ 9:44 reported highballing thru Comstock Park and slowing down to a "world-class 10 mph" with MQT #3389 leading ad 47 cars

[~Z~]

Just saw the grand elk transfer job with wamx 3531 bring about 10 cars south by Graham st to go to Hughart Yard in grand rapids. Awaiting to see the A10 Warthogs in this hazy crap sky.

[MuskegonRailfanning]

Z439-27 @ 11:34 AM cleared Century Ave with WAMX #3531 Solo & 8 cars (0 loads + 8 empties)

Consist: (2 CH + 1 TTX BOX + 5 TANKERS)

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151-27 @ 1:13pm northbound thru Second NW. CGE 1.2 in Grand Rapids with MQT #3408 + MQT #3389 and 78 cars.

After getting Z151, I went back south passing Hughart Yard and saw 6 WAMX engines sitting by the roundtable area. Near the south side of the yard was a lot of WRFX short bay hoppers with the new AEX grain hoppers and the 8 cars Z439 brought on the far end of the yard

[Andy24]

Grand Elk Job 303 @ 2:48pm heading southbound thru Wyoming 36th - 44th St area, clear and loud horns heard. No visual of the train.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk Job 303 @ 2:48pm heading southbound thru Wyoming 36th - 44th St area, clear and loud horns heard. No visual of the train.

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 3:03pm. WAMX 4124, 4125, and 21 cars, mostly covered hoppers and boxcars.

Muskegonrailfanning - looks like you were 1/4 mile down the tracks from me to get your Z439 shot as I saw them at Graham St.