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Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:49 pm
by Plannerdad
MQT NB at Ann St around 12:30. 4 engines and about 120 cars, with the new TILX cars on the back end.
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:08 pm
by ~Z~
Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 2:08pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4124(both LHF) with 16ish cars.
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:16 am
by LansingRailFan
LSRC Z126 into Bay City at 08:08 with LSRC 6356/LSRC 6355
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:16 am
by Talk
MS Z627-15 os Grand Haven TWP southbound MMRR 2170 leading 2019 light 09:16
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:03 am
by Plannerdad
GRE EB under I-196 at College around 9:20am. Looked like a lot of King hoppers, but chose not to stop and count on the freeway. I was a statistic at the spot on Friday the 13th of October last year already!
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:44 pm
by Talk
Talk wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:16 am
MS Z627-15 os Grand Haven TWP southbound MMRR 2170 leading 2019 light 09:16
North Grand Haven 12:40. 5 Cars
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:51 pm
by LansingRailFan
HESR 702 inbound to Durand at 14:50 - HESR 3866 (railamerica rwb) and HESR 3390
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:48 pm
by Andy24
Grand Elk Z439 or Z739 roaming in downtown GR right now at 3:48pm.
I drove passed Hughart Yard and heading south at 4:00pm and saw more cars being lined up or stored on the tracks closest to US 131. Not sure if Grand Elk J303 went NB yet.
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:01 pm
by SD80MAC
Andy24 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:48 pm
Grand Elk Z439 or Z739 roaming in downtown GR right now at 3:48pm.
I drove passed Hughart Yard and heading south at 4:00pm and saw more cars being lined up or stored on the tracks closest to US 131. Not sure if Grand Elk J303 went NB yet.
What is J303?
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:12 pm
by Andy24
SD80MAC wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:01 pm
Andy24 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:48 pm
Grand Elk Z439 or Z739 roaming in downtown GR right now at 3:48pm.
I drove passed Hughart Yard and heading south at 4:00pm and saw more cars being lined up or stored on the tracks closest to US 131. Not sure if Grand Elk J303 went NB yet.
What is J303?
Job 303 - Kalamazoo to GR run per wiki.
Unless it just GDLK 303 NB / SB
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:53 pm
by SD80MAC
Yeah, there's no J. It's just "Grand Elk 303".
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:11 pm
by LansingRailFan
21:30 - HESR 745 departed Zilwaukee with the 90 empty potash cars that CN brought the other day. Headed for Durand.
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:58 am
by Jim_c
Sometime in the wee hours of the morning GDLK rolled into Plainwell and parked for a few hours. They can now be heard on the radio, apparently having returned from their work in Otsego. Presumably they will be northbound soon.
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:52 pm
by atrainguy60
Northbound LSRC local approaching Holly at 5:52pm. LARC 4201 and 8 cars (5 tank cars and 3 boxcars).
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:11 am
by Plannerdad
GRE headed east with around 30 hoppers at 9:00a at the river.
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:47 am
by Talk
MS Z627-17 os Grand Haven southbound 10:46
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:33 pm
by Andy24
Grand Elk 303 NB at 1:10pm, probably stopping to switch at a business by 54th with horn blasting at 68th St
Grand Elk 303 NB again at 1:33pm, sounding horns at 54th to 44th St area again, unknown power
From a YouTube video taken down at Plainwell by a Railfan, GDLK had WAMX #4189 and WAMX #4209 trailing with 15 cars:
https://youtu.be/VLEtT9q9JcA?si=QM7Uf4upC95Abq8V
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:33 pm
by Talk
Talk wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:47 am
MS Z627-17 os Grand Haven southbound 10:46
Back North 16:32. MMRR 2019 leading 2170 trail
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:13 pm
by Andy24
Andy24 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:33 pm
Grand Elk 303 NB at 1:10pm, probably stopping to switch at a business by 54th with horn blasting at 68th St
Grand Elk 303 NB again at 1:33pm, sounding horns at 54th to 44th St area again, unknown power
From a YouTube video taken down at Plainwell by a Railfan, GDLK had WAMX #4189 and WAMX #4209 trailing with 15 cars:
https://youtu.be/VLEtT9q9JcA?si=QM7Uf4upC95Abq8V
GDLK 303 @ 6:13pm roaming SB at 50th St in Wyoming, Mi, assuming WAMX #4209, WAMX #4189 are the engines with an unknown number of cars
Re: Shortlines Train Locations Updates - April 2024
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:18 am
by Andy24
Marquette Rail Z151-18 @ 11:18 copying EC1 form to proceed southbound from CGE 3.6 Turner Ave with MQT #3406 + 3(?) and 83 cars