Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - November 2023

[Plannerdad]

GRE left maybe 10 or 15 at King today. Kind of dark.

[Dowagiac Train Dude]

The Grand Elk went by the Elkhart VR cam at 11:39am heading back towards Kalamazoo with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 39 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers and a bunch of tank cars.

[~Z~]

Grand elk north through Byron Center at 12:18pm. Wamx 4190, 4206, 4225 and 24 cars.

[Talk]

MS Z627-08 os Grand Haven Northbound MMRR 2170 leading 13:41

[AARR]

JAIL in CSX Lansing Yard picking up three tank cars. Two standards and one LPG. 1751 GP9 facing east. Departing as I write this.

I’m at the yards west end and in the distance there appears to be a second JAIL engine.

821, gondola, 1751, three tank cars backing onto its own track next to CSX yard where there is a long string of tank cars.

They set out there tank cars and are now departing east/south with just the gondola

[bluewonderrails]

Z646 south clear CH87.90 on CSX trackage at 14:36. ADBF duo #821 + #1751 with the aforementioned gon between them

[AARR]

HESR 3484 3390 arriving Durand from Bay City. 43 cars including 29 from DOW.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:19pm, WAMX 4225 leading(LHF), WAMX 4206, and WAMX 4190 with 9 cars (boxcars, covered hoppers and tankcars)

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:51pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4206 and 24 cars, mostly tank cars on 2nd half.

Sounds like GDLK was southbound through Byron Center around 4:15pm.

[Talk]

MS Z627-10 os Grand Haven @ 08:55, MMRR 2019 leading by horn. HEADING SOUTH!

[Andy24]

Grand Elk Z439-10 @ 9:10 awaiting signal to enter Wyoming Yard with WAMX #3531 + WAMX #3534 bringing 8 cars

[SD80MAC]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:51pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4206 and 24 cars, mostly tank cars on 2nd half.

Sounds like GDLK was southbound through Byron Center around 4:15pm.

They had 4206, 4190 and about 20 cars southbound. Watched them work Nutrien then got a few pics of them continuing south around 5 pm.

[SD80MAC]

WMI picked up 5 and left 15 for CSX in Hartford last night.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk Z439-10 @ 9:10 awaiting signal to enter Wyoming Yard with WAMX #3531 + WAMX #3534 bringing 8 cars

10:00, Grand Elk Z439-10 reported slow clear at Plaster Creek, WAMX #3531 + WAMX #3534 bringing 8 cars

10:17, Marquette Rail Z151 reported southbound at Turner St Yard with MQT #3391 leading

10:19, Marquette Rail Z151 copied an EC1 at CGE 3.6 Turner St with MQT #3391 leading and 40 cars

10:22, GRE one time signal WB after Z151 clears the diamond

10:52, Grand Elk Z439-10 departing Wyoming Yard, heading back home to Hughart Yard with an unknown number of cars, WAMX #3534 + WAMX #3531 (both LHF) bringing ?? cars

[LansingRailFan]

Lapeer Industrial ran today. No daytime JAIL run.

[Talk]

MS Z627-10 os Grand Haven @ 08:55, MMRR 2019 leading by horn. HEADING SOUTH!

MS Z627-10 os Grand Haven @ 13:45, MMRR 2019 leading MMRR 2170. HEADING NORTH!

[Outflow]

Hesr just came back into bad axe from there south run with two tank cars and 3 gondolas. Two red white and blue rail America units for power.

[LansingRailFan]

Hesr just came back into bad axe from there south run with two tank cars and 3 gondolas. Two red white and blue rail America units for power.

Sweet

HESR 702 job just arrived in Durand at 14:57 with 3484/3390 - decent block of ZFS hoppers with soybeans from the thumb on the head end.

[AARR]

Have you figured out whose getting the gondolas?

Hesr just came back into bad axe from there south run with two tank cars and 3 gondolas. Two red white and blue rail America units for power.

[Outflow]

Have you figured out whose getting the gondolas?

Hesr just came back into bad axe from there south run with two tank cars and 3 gondolas. Two red white and blue rail America units for power.

No idea, I see between 2-4 maybe once every other week or so parked in the yard with other cars prepared to run south. They have omnisource markings.