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Grand Elk History
- AAR Reporting Marks - GDLK (Locomotives WAMX)
- Owned by Watco Companies (WAMX)
- Began operations March 2009
- Interchanges rail traffic with CSX, Marquette Rail (via CSX), Grand Rapids Eastern and Coopersville & Marne (via GRE) in Grand Rapids, Norfolk Southern and Canadian National in Kalamazoo, Michigan Southern in White Pigeon, and Norfolk Southern in Elkhart.
Grand Elk Train Symbols
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|
| Symbol
| Origin/Base
| Destination/Turn Location
| Frequency
| Notes
|
| 100
| Kalamazoo
|
| Sun - Thu
| Night time lead job, on duty 2200.
|
| 105
| Kalamazoo
|
| Mon - Fri
| Upjohn Switch Job, 1000 on duty
|
| 120
| Grand Rapids
|
| Mon - Fri
| GR 1st Shift yard job on duty 0900. No PM yard job anymore.
|
| 302
| Kalamazoo
| Elkhart
| Mon - Sat
| KZ-EK Turn; reported on duty time 0100
|
| 303
| Kalamazoo
| Grand Rapids
| Mon - Fri
| KZ-GR Turn, reported on duty time of 1300
|
| 501
| Kalamazoo
| White Pigeon
| Mon - Fri
| Kalamazoo South Local; 0800 on duty
|
| 503
| Kalamazoo
| Wayland
| Mon - Fri
| Kalamazoo North Local; Currently not operated, work performed by 303
|
| 700
|
|
|
| Unit train designators for Anderson's grain plant/stone pit trains
|
|
Grand Elk Locomotives
|
|
| Number
| Model
| Year(s) Built
| Notes
|
| BNSF 2108
| GP38-2
| 1974
| Built as BN 2108. Currently OOS
|
| BNSF 2109
| GP38-2
| 1974
| Built as BN 2109. Currently OOS
|
| BNSF 2972
| GP39V
| 1964
| Built as GM&O GP35 601, rebuilt to GP39V by VMV for BN. Currently OOS
|
| WAMX 3531
| GP35
| 1965
| ex-BNSF 2622 / ATSF 2922 / ATSF 3422 / ATSF 1422
|
| WAMX 3806
| GP38
| 1970
| ex-K&O 1155 / TFM 1155 / HATX 118 / CSXT 2125 / C&O 4825
|
| WAMX 3829
| GP38-3
| 1967
| ex-BAR 352 / BAR 86
|
| WAMX 4002
| GP40-2LW
| 1974
| ex-CN 9405
|
| WAMX 4009
| GP40-2LW
| 1974
| ex-CN 9448
|
| WAMX 4012
| GP40-2LW
| 1974
| ex-CN 9481 (Departed GDLK in July, 2010)
|
| WAMX 4017
| GP40-2LW
| 1975
| ex-CN 9564
|
| WAMX 4020
| GP40-2LW
| 1975
| ex-CN 9605 (Departed GDLK in July, 2010)
|
| WAMX 4124
| SD40-2
| 1973
| ex-EMDX 6304 / SOO 6304 / MILW 20 / MILW 181
|
| WAMX 4125
| SD40-2
| 1973
| ex-EMDX 6305 / SOO 6305 / MILW 21
|
|
Grand Elk Frequencies
|
|
| Frequency
| AAR Channel
| Notes
|
| 160.335
| 15
| Road Channel
|
| 161.535
| 95
| Yard Channel
|
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