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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:41 pm
by ~Z~
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:40pm. WAMX 4225, 4124, and 10 cars, mostly boxcars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:58 pm
by LansingRailFan

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 4:49 pm
by ~Z~
Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:47pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 4225, and 32 cars, mostly all boxcars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 10:06 am
by 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
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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:02 pm
by ~Z~
Correct, Hamilton NorthWestern ran on 1/25.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:03 am
by SD80MAC
Grand Rapids Eastern is running today, should be near Lowell by now.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:11 pm
by NickThatRailfan
GP30M4216 wrote:
Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:18 am
LansingRailFan wrote:
Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:02 am
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

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:17 am
by 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

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:33 pm
by GP30 3000
MQT Z151-29 heading north over the Grand River 12:30 with 110+ cars, and heavy with asphalt.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:10 pm
by 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.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:24 pm
by Tankcar123
3:22 GDLK 303 nb mp81 Wayland.
3 locos plus 42 cars

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:02 pm
by ~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.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:39 pm
by Andy24
~Z~ wrote:
Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:02 pm
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

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:51 pm
by ~Z~
Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 10:51pm. WAMX 4225 LHF with a 2nd loco and 12ish cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 1:20 pm
by ~Z~
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:19pm. WAMX 4009 and WAMX 4225 facing north, 18 cars. Loaded centerbeam near the front.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 1:30 pm
by kd_1014
GRE just got back to Fuller with some mt wheats and a tank on the rear

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:24 pm
by ~Z~
Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:24pm.
Wamx 4206 and 4225 with 22ish cars.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:08 pm
by ~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.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:31 pm
by Andy24
Per report on the road by Railfan Landon, HNW horns were heard around Holland at 5:15pm ish.

Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2024

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:25 pm
by GRHC
Andy24 wrote:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:31 pm
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.