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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:47 pm
by ~Z~
Grand elk south through Byron Center around 6:35, wamx 4225 and 4206 LHF with 56ish cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:31 am
by Talk
MoW Convoy heading North through Grand Haven 11:20

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:48 am
by Andy24
Marquette Rail Z151 was heard in GR around 11:25am

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:25 pm
by Chip
Andy24 wrote:
Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:48 am
Marquette Rail Z151 was heard in GR around 11:25am
It’s a little hard to follow in this thread because it follows so many railroads so forgive my laziness here, is Z151 a daily M-F train?

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:46 pm
by MuskegonRailfanning
Talk wrote:
Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:31 am
MoW Convoy heading North through Grand Haven 11:20
Where are they now? And do you know where they are headed?

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:50 pm
by Andy24
Chip wrote:
Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:25 pm
Andy24 wrote:
Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:48 am
Marquette Rail Z151 was heard in GR around 11:25am
It’s a little hard to follow in this thread because it follows so many railroads so forgive my laziness here, is Z151 a daily M-F train?
Yes, Marquette Rail is a daily M-F train. They come down south à varies times and heads north after

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:37 pm
by ~Z~
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:33pm. WAMX 4225, 4125, and 4017 with 35ish cars, mostly tank cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:53 pm
by LansingRailFan
JAIL Z646 is SB across Mt. Hope Avenue in Lansing with adbf 821/adbf 822 and three cars

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 5:43 pm
by Andy24
~Z~ wrote:
Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:37 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:33pm. WAMX 4225, 4125, and 4017 with 35ish cars, mostly tank cars.
Just drove passed Hughart Yard about 15 minutes ago and saw WAMX #4125, wamx #4225 and WAMX #4189 all connected for their SB trip later today. I also saw those cut of cars on the farthest tracks. A lot of gray AEX hoppers were moved too

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:19 pm
by Andy24
Grand Elk Job 303 @ 7:11pm heading southbound passing 68th St mp 94.50 in Culterville, Mi with WAMX #4125 + WAMX #4225 + WAMX #4189 and 57 cars (mixed of tankers, covered hoppers and 2 NS open top hoppers in middle, 32 new empty AEX 3-bay hoppers at rear). Got a visual of the train on camera.
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Confirmation by ~Z~ at 7:24 ish as GDLK passes Bryon Center area

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 10:59 pm
by Dan Cluley
JAIL south out of Mason at 22:57

821 822 & about 12 cars

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:12 am
by MuskegonRailfanning
Z627-18 @ 8:09 Horns can be heard in Muskegon with MMRR #2019 leader, presumably #2170 trailing second. No visual, he’s headed Southbound.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 10:21 am
by Andy24
Marquette Rail Z151 was heard in GR at 10:20am, heading southbound into Wyoming Yard, no visual on train

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 11:47 am
by Andy24
Andy24 wrote:
Fri Aug 18, 2023 10:21 am
Marquette Rail Z151 was heard in GR at 10:20am, heading southbound into Wyoming Yard, no visual on train
Marquette Rail Z151 heading north at 11:46am in GR

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 1:26 pm
by ~Z~
At 12:55pm, GDLK was northbound across 92nd Ave in Byron Center. Unknown locos or train length.

3:22pm - GDLK back southbound through Byron Center with WAMX 4125, WAMX 4225, and 6 cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:29 pm
by LansingRailFan
21:05 - NB AARR with 3927/4215 is in downtown Ann Arbor as they make their way north to Osmer

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 12:20 am
by LansingRailFan
LansingRailFan wrote:
Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:29 pm
21:05 - NB AARR with 3927/4215 is in downtown Ann Arbor as they make their way north to Osmer
22:45 - AARR is SB with loaded grain train off of GLC/Oakley with NS 4096/NS 4445

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:36 pm
by LansingRailFan
Both JAIL and ADBF ran today.

JAIL had 6 cars SB, 5 from RDDC and one loaded tank car and came back power light.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:28 am
by TallMan
GRE in Lowell currently. Just pushed a bunch of cars into King Milling.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 11:28 am
by MuskegonRailfanning
MQT Z151-21 @ 11:13 was seen in Wyoming yard getting ready to depart with MQT #3391 Leader.