Shortlines of Michigan Location Updates July 2023

[GP30M4216]

Marquette is working today (Sunday). The G126 CSXT grain train is at MAC in Newaygo, occupying the yard there and also the siding in Grant. The orange Geep is switching the grain cuts at MAC.

MQT 3406 and at least one other SD unit were moving south at White Cloud at 15:45, lite power. Mixed freight is stashed in the White Cloud siding, not sure if it will be northbound or southbound.

[LansingRailFan]

Supposedly the Grand Elk ran the FRA train south today out of GR. Did anyone happen to catch that?

[Andy24]

Supposedly the Grand Elk ran the FRA train south today out of GR. Did anyone happen to catch that?

Grand Elk runs on Sundays?

[~Z~]

Supposedly the Grand Elk ran the FRA train south today out of GR. Did anyone happen to catch that?

Pretty sure it hasn't gone south through Byron Center. Typically they don't sneak by while I'm home and none of us hear the woot woot go by.

[LansingRailFan]

Supposedly the Grand Elk ran the FRA train south today out of GR. Did anyone happen to catch that?

Pretty sure it hasn't gone south through Byron Center. Typically they don't sneak by while I'm home and none of us hear the woot woot go by.

Maybe it was yesterday? There wasn’t a date on the Fb post or the YouTube video so idk.

[~Z~]

Maybe it was yesterday? There wasn’t a date on the Fb post or the YouTube video so idk.

Can you linky to the youtube video of it?

[Andy24]

Maybe it was yesterday? There wasn’t a date on the Fb post or the YouTube video so idk.

Can you linky to the youtube video of it?

https://youtu.be/pKrsjDq-Xsc > Railfan Landon posted this FRA Train on Grand Elk Hughart Runner Tracks

Maybe this was the video LRF was referring to?

[~Z~]

FRA train south through Byron Center at 8:32am. Pretty sure it had WAMX 3531 leading as in Landon's video.

[Tankcar123]

Went through Wayland at 9:05. WAMX 4209 LHF

[~Z~]

Went through Wayland at 9:05. WAMX 4209 LHF

Appreciate the loco record. Heard the horn, got shoes on and tried to get out there, but engine had already passed before I could see the numbers.

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151-03 brought the 90-loaded CSX grain cars to Wyoming Yard this morning. Those cars will be assigned to CSX G125 later this week.

[Andy24]

Has anyone seen or heard Grand Elk Job 303 head north to GR yet? Or south from GR?

[LansingRailFan]

AARR NB into Osmer power lite at 19:20 with four engines to pick up the 140ish cars at Osmer

[Andy24]

Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-05 @ 9:20am awaiting signal indication at Pleasant St mp CH151.3 with WAMX #3534 and 4 cars. He’s heading west into Wyoming Yard.

[MQT1223]

Northbound JAIL on CSX crossing Saginaw St with 822 and 821. good sized train today with at least 20-30 cars.

[David Collins]

Didn’t catch the railroad name but there’s a trio of G&W painted SD40-2’s heading toward Grand Rapids. I’m uneducated with Grand Rapids area shortlines and the whole area so I apologize for how vague this is.

[AARR]

Sounds like Marquette Rail

Didn’t catch the railroad name but there’s a trio of G&W painted SD40-2’s heading toward Grand Rapids. I’m uneducated with Grand Rapids area shortlines and the whole area so I apologize for how vague this is.

[Standard Railfan]

Didn’t catch the railroad name but there’s a trio of G&W painted SD40-2’s heading toward Grand Rapids. I’m uneducated with Grand Rapids area shortlines and the whole area so I apologize for how vague this is.

Where and when did you see these locomotives?

[David Collins]

Didn’t catch the railroad name but there’s a trio of G&W painted SD40-2’s heading toward Grand Rapids. I’m uneducated with Grand Rapids area shortlines and the whole area so I apologize for how vague this is.

Where and when did you see these locomotives?

I don’t remember the crossroads but my family and I were driving on Leonard Street in Grand Rapids. I made the post as they were going by.

[Andy24]

Didn’t catch the railroad name but there’s a trio of G&W painted SD40-2’s heading toward Grand Rapids. I’m uneducated with Grand Rapids area shortlines and the whole area so I apologize for how vague this is.

Where and when did you see these locomotives?

I don’t remember the crossroads but my family and I were driving on Leonard Street in Grand Rapids. I made the post as they were going by.

Leonard St is where Marquette Rail crosses as they head south to Wyoming Yard