Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

[Andy24]

Grand Elk @ 5:17pm rolling south through Wyoming 44th St - 50th St - 54th St with WAMX #4206/WAMX #4189 as their engines(?), no visual on train itself.

[Jim_c]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:13pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4206, and 20 cars. Mix of boxcars, tank cars, covered hoppers, open gons, and an empty centerbeam.
Here's the youtube dude with the view of GDLK returning from the Otsego with 4206 and 4189 with its boxcars today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQIe2nQQWsk

Darn, I guess I REALLY didn't have a good view.

[~Z~]

It's all good Jim.
Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:29pm. Wamx 4206, 4189 and 20ish cars.

[GP30M4216]

GRE making noise near Ada, 10:40, not sure what direction they are cruising.

[MuskegonRailfanning]

GRE making noise near Ada, 10:40, not sure what direction they are cruising.

Around this time, I'd be assuming East. And about to work King Milling.

[Andy24]

From Pudgy:
“Most of M326s train is wheat for King milling in Lowell. Huge surge coming currently. Last count was 125 cars heading for GRE. 27 delivered last night by Y297, 25 in Wyoming from yesterday's M326, and 55 cars today. 15 more in Chicago for tomorrow's M326 currently”

Expecting a lot of cars bound for GRE this upcoming week or two. Also, probably expecting a lot of empties to be coming out of GRE as well.

[kd_1014]

GRE making noise near Ada, 10:40, not sure what direction they are cruising.

GRE definitely didn’t run today. All
the snowbanks in Ada are still intact and snow still covering the rails. Might’ve heard Y106 or another train on CSX a few miles to the south.

[pudgy]

GRE making noise near Ada, 10:40, not sure what direction they are cruising.

GRE definitely didn’t run today. All
the snowbanks in Ada are still intact and snow still covering the rails. Might’ve heard Y106 or another train on CSX a few miles to the south.

It was the Lococabra...

[LansingRailFan]

HESR 702 inbound to Durand at 14:25 - they left Bay City with 30 cars

[jadamczyk]

Grand Elk north through Wayland with about 56 cars about 10 mins ago

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 92nd St approx 3:25pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4209, and 56 cars.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 5:48pm. WAMX 4209, WAMX 4190, a 3rd loco and 21 cars.

[LansingRailFan]

E&LS reportedly had a derailment in WI trapping three of the SD40's on the south end. GP38 402 has been handling duties to the north.

ELS 501/502 NB around 13:00 eastern with the first train out of WI since the derailment.

503 was working in the industrial park still.

At 16:00, 402/502 were switching in Stiles, WI while another crew is on 501. There’s lots of cars for Oconto Falls and a long cut of TTX and new UP boxcars as well.

It’s reported that CN in Green Bay has four full tracks of cars for the ELS to pick up.

[Plannerdad]

Looks like Grand Elk just entered the Elkhart yard with 2 engines and 7 cars (4 tanks and 3 boxes).

[pudgy]

GRE should have a nice mess to work with today, if they do indeed work. Y297 dropped off 27 on Wednesday and 25 more Thursday, all for King in Lowell.

[Jim_c]

Hearing the GDLK EOT in Plainwell. I imagine they're working Otsego at the moment. Probably NB after that. Currently 6:45 AM.

[Plannerdad]

GRE just headed east with close to 30. I hope he makes it up the hill!

[kd_1014]

GRE just headed east with close to 30. I hope he makes it up the hill!

East at Fuller Ave 09:12 with half of their almost 30

[Plannerdad]

They must have split the train after the river.

[kd_1014]

GRE stopped eastbound in Ada. Not sure if they’ll work Amway now or run back and get their other cut of wheats.