Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 11:59am. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4017 and 8 cars (tank cars and boxcars)
Back south at 2:20pm, WAMX 4017 and 4190 with 26 cars.
Back south at 2:20pm, WAMX 4017 and 4190 with 26 cars.
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
Showering, conditioner in hair, hear a rumble. There goes Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 10:45am. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4206, and 16 cars.
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
Looks like southbound GDLK 303 is building their train. Same power as northbound.
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
Elk departing south. Randomly stopped just shy of 32nd
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
GRE has at least 20 BNSF hoppers in Lowell, which arrived sometime before now.
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Went south through Byron Center about 2:45pm, WAMX 4206, WAMX 4190, and 16 cars. 5 covered hoppers, 5 tank cars, and 3 boxcars.
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
Nothing random about that at all, that's the end of the Grand Rapids yard limits. They will often pull and wait there until they get the blocks to head south from the dispatcher.
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Z151 is quite impressive today, MQT 2044, B&P 3345 and MQT 3567 leading. Getting close to Wyoming as of 11:40.
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
44 cars on Z151David Collins wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:41 amZ151 is quite impressive today, MQT 2044, B&P 3345 and MQT 3567 leading. Getting close to Wyoming as of 11:40.
Z151 has 3 tracks to get cars from today. Unknown how many. 35 total cars from 19 and 21 tracks, unsure about the 3rd track
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center about 4:20pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4206, and 12ish cars.
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
HESR 3865 (rail America scheme):hesr 3484 on 702 - flushing at 14:22 with 71 cars for Durand. 3390 is working a grain train assignment in the thumb later today.
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
Grand Elk blowing horns at 44th St and heaisng south at 6:15pm. Same power in reverse (?)
Blowing south at 54th at 6:17pm and passing 68th at 6:19pm
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
Grand Elk 303 @ 4:00 currently sitting at the round table with WAMX #4206 and WAMX #4190. There’s a lot more cars in Hughart Yard in Grand Rapids than last week.
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
Grand Elk south through 44th St at 5:30pm
South through 54th at 5:35pm
South through 68th at 5:38pm
Unknown number of cars, assumed the same power
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
CSX Y297 was working the GRE yard around 6:00pm. Left 10 or so hoppers.
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
Was south through Byron Center at 5:45, looked like wamx 4206 and 4190, 14 cars in tow, seen while on a walk around wetlands with kiddo.
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
Marquette Rail reported a train length of 3,938 ft long at 10:46am. He’s going to double up on track 27 and track 19 after setting off his cars at Grand Rapids Terminal
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
CSX Y297 working in the GRE yard at Ann St around 6:00p. Looks like another 20 or so hoppers for King.
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
GRE is already up and at em EB. Can hear em near Leonard now. 0708
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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024
MS Z627-23 os Grand Haven @ 08:46. MMRR 2170 leading
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