Shortline Train Location Heads Up-December 2023

[AARR]

Do you know which elevator they will be loaded at?

...towards the head end is that large cut of ZFS hoppers that GLC brought down from Ithaca this morning. somewhere between 50-60ish.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk 303 NB 54th Wyoming Area at 2:48pm. Probably the same train

Indeed it was. Was north through Byron Center at 2:42pm. WAMX 4225, 4206, and 15 cars. It might have switched at Bay Valley in Wayland, but same car count as earlier.

Grand Elk 303 SB 54th Wyoming Area at 4:44pm. No visual, assuming WAMX 4206/wamx 4225 trailing + ?? cars

South 68th at 4:47pm

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5pm with wamx 4206, 4225 and 11 cars.

[LansingRailFan]

Do you know which elevator they will be loaded at?

...towards the head end is that large cut of ZFS hoppers that GLC brought down from Ithaca this morning. somewhere between 50-60ish.

Nothing official but most likely Brown City/Marlette. I edited my quantities after counting again.

[AARR]

Thank you LRF

Do you know which elevator they will be loaded at?

...towards the head end is that large cut of ZFS hoppers that GLC brought down from Ithaca this morning. somewhere between 50-60ish.

Nothing official but most likely Brown City/Marlette. I edited my quantities after counting again.

[Jim_c]

When I went by at 6:45 a.m., gdlk4125 and a friend were sitting just south of the m89 Crossing in plainwell. The lights were dimmed, but they were obviously ready to rocket northward when the time came. I couldn't see the consist, but there was at least one box car behind the friend.

[Tankcar123]

10:25 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4206 with 13 cars.

[~Z~]

10:25 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4206 with 13 cars.

Through Byron Center northbound at 11am.

[LansingRailFan]

DCON NB underneath I-94 with six scrap loads on the head end.

At 11:25, they proceed NB and head to CN.

7 scrap loads
9 tank cars (various sizes)

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 1:39pm, same power, 20 cars.

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail horns heard in Grand Rapids at 8:40am, sounds like a southbound heading into Wyoming Yard

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 10:43am. WAMX 4225, 4206, and 27 cars. Almost all boxcars with a few open gons and 1 tank car on the rear.

GDLK was back south about 2pm.

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail horns heard in Grand Rapids at 8:40am, sounds like a southbound heading into Wyoming Yard

Sounds like Marquette Rail is heading north in Grand Rapids, MI à 10:50am

[Tankcar123]

12:23 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. Single WAMX 4225 engine today with 14 cars

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:14pm. WAMX 4225 solo with 17 cars now after Bay Valley Foods pickup.

[Jim_c]

INER arriving in Coldwater. Not sure on car count since I was too far away. I counted 9, mostly tanks with a couple CH's. There were more cars I couldn't get a reasonable count of.

[AARR]

Thank you for the IN report

INER arriving in Coldwater. Not sure on car count since I was too far away. I counted 9, mostly tanks with a couple CH's. There were more cars I couldn't get a reasonable count of.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:14pm. WAMX 4225 solo with 17 cars now after Bay Valley Foods pickup.

4:10pm, drove south and passed Hughart Yard and saw WAMX #4225 LHF connected with a single line of cars with the engine idling closest to Burton St overpass. Likely moving shortly

[LansingRailFan]

13:00 - HESR 702 job inbound to Durand - HESR 3484/HESR 3390/HESR 2144/HESR 2145
14:07 - HESR 2144 departs Durand Yard and heads SB across the CN diamond to spin their unit
14:20 - HESR 2144 is on the Port Huron Wye heading back into the yard, now facing

16:07 - HESR 701 taking head room on the PH Wye before departing Durand - HESR 2144/HESR 3509

[LansingRailFan]

19:30 - HESR extra job 771 in Durand is shoving a unit potash train onto the PH Wye for head room

19:40 - HESR 771 and 83 loaded potash hoppers departing Durand. HESR 3390/HESR 3484

HESR 2145 was left in Durand for the yard power.