Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:40pm. WAMX 4225, 4124, and 10 cars, mostly boxcars.

[LansingRailFan]

Charlotte Southern video:

https://youtu.be/IVpMq2LbyvY?si=7w8ihHgPJUrJyQfM

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:47pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 4225, and 32 cars, mostly all boxcars.

[GRHC]

01/27/2024 @ 10:02 The Hamilton Northwestern is inactive.

GLLX engines #1397 + #1410 are tied up inside the Endeavor facility in Hamilton Michigan.

Note: on 01/27/2024 there were 6 covered hoppers + 1 Shuttle Wagon railcar car mover inside the Endeavor facility Hamilton Michigan. It appears that the HNW may have run on 01/25/2024 or 01/26/2024

[~Z~]

Correct, Hamilton NorthWestern ran on 1/25.

[SD80MAC]

Grand Rapids Eastern is running today, should be near Lowell by now.

[NickThatRailfan]

AARR SB at Warner Rd with 3925 leading. They had to recrew after taking that empty grain train north for GLC.

But is Nickthatrailfan in Milan on this Saturday?! Because then he would see this and get an elusive daylight AARR catch!!

Lol I saw one of the AARR grain trains in Milan back in August

[LansingRailFan]

LSRC picked up a grain train in Wixom last night. CSX 4810/CSX 973. Going to Gavillon in Saginaw. Departed Wixom around 22:00

[GP30 3000]

MQT Z151-29 heading north over the Grand River 12:30 with 110+ cars, and heavy with asphalt.

[LansingRailFan]

10:30 - JAIL Z646 was heard blowing for W Michigan Ave over by Sexton HS as they made their way to New Hollow Yard

14:10 - HESR 702 job with 3390/3484 along the CN Port Huron Wye for headroom in Durand.

[Tankcar123]

3:22 GDLK 303 nb mp81 Wayland.
3 locos plus 42 cars

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:01pm. WAMX 4009, 4225, 4124, and 42 cars. Mostly covered hoppers with a few tank cars and boxcars in there.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:01pm. WAMX 4009, 4225, 4124, and 42 cars. Mostly covered hoppers with a few tank cars and boxcars in there.

Grand Elk 303 south with clear crisp horns at:
36th St at 10:37pm
44th St at 10:39pm
50th St at 10:42pm
54th St at 10:43pm, passing at 10:46pm

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 10:51pm. WAMX 4225 LHF with a 2nd loco and 12ish cars.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:19pm. WAMX 4009 and WAMX 4225 facing north, 18 cars. Loaded centerbeam near the front.

[kd_1014]

GRE just got back to Fuller with some mt wheats and a tank on the rear

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:24pm.
Wamx 4206 and 4225 with 22ish cars.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:04pm. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4206, and 28 cars. Tank cars, covered hoppers, boxcars, and 1 small open gon.

Back south through Byron Center at 5:05pm, 7 cars, same power.

[Andy24]

Per report on the road by Railfan Landon, HNW horns were heard around Holland at 5:15pm ish.

[GRHC]

Per report on the road by Railfan Landon, HNW horns were heard around Holland at 5:15pm ish.

Interesting that was about the same time CSX L301-31 eastbound was coming into Holland Michigan.