Shortline Train Location Updates - April 2021

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Z627-23 os GH Northbound MMRR 2019 leading 13:11

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Grand Elk indeed did stay in Grand Rapids overnight. Their southbound run just went by at 2:06pm, WAMX 4209, WAMX 4225, and about 25 cars. First time I've seen them overnight in GR thus far while living here.
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GRE just arrived in Lowell. Might drive downtown in a few minutes.

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GRE left 4 loaded hoppers at King, just left WB with 10 hoppers.

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The WMI is active tonight, pulling the interchange in Hartford now
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Marquette headed for CSX southbound @22:00 around Fuller. Sounds like 3408 leading

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LSRC NB Z388 just cleared Clio (between Flint and Saginaw)

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Z627-25 os GH MMRR 2019 leading Southbound 23:46. Odd to see a night run again

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GRE 2104 is at Ann St Yard putting its train together.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:36pm. WAMX 4206, WAMX 4189 and 26 cars. 10 box cars, 15 covered hoppers and a single tank car.
Back south at 7:17pm, 4189, 4206 and about 30 cars. A few loaded center beams of lumber in there.
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About 15 hoppers arrived in Lowell today.

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Z627-26 os GH Southbound MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019 trail? 22:46

Night time schedule again? :cry:

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Wb sand train on wle through Norwalk at 0030. 3rd party report. 3-4 units but too dark for a better description

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Z627-26(running on 27) os GH 2:49 MMRR 2170 leading Northbound

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~Z~ wrote:
Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:38 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:36pm. WAMX 4206, WAMX 4189 and 26 cars. 10 box cars, 15 covered hoppers and a single tank car.
Back south at 7:17pm, 4189, 4206 and about 30 cars. A few loaded center beams of lumber in there.
Wow. Where would Grand Elk pick up LOADED centerbeams and where do they go???

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jadamczyk wrote:
Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:11 pm
~Z~ wrote:
Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:38 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:36pm. WAMX 4206, WAMX 4189 and 26 cars. 10 box cars, 15 covered hoppers and a single tank car.
Back south at 7:17pm, 4189, 4206 and about 30 cars. A few loaded center beams of lumber in there.
Wow. Where would Grand Elk pick up LOADED centerbeams and where do they go???
Could’ve been routed wrong or picked up from CSX

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GDLK has a couple lumber customers south of Kalamazoo in the Elkhart area.
kd_1014 wrote:
Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:40 pm
jadamczyk wrote:
Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:11 pm
~Z~ wrote:
Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:38 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:36pm. WAMX 4206, WAMX 4189 and 26 cars. 10 box cars, 15 covered hoppers and a single tank car.
Back south at 7:17pm, 4189, 4206 and about 30 cars. A few loaded center beams of lumber in there.
Wow. Where would Grand Elk pick up LOADED centerbeams and where do they go???
Could’ve been routed wrong or picked up from CSX
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jadamczyk wrote:
Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:11 pm
~Z~ wrote:
Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:38 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:36pm. WAMX 4206, WAMX 4189 and 26 cars. 10 box cars, 15 covered hoppers and a single tank car.
Back south at 7:17pm, 4189, 4206 and about 30 cars. A few loaded center beams of lumber in there.
Wow. Where would Grand Elk pick up LOADED centerbeams and where do they go???
Inbound cars from CSX for one of their lumber customers down by Three Rivers.
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GRE brought around 10 more hoppers to Lowell today, mostly BNFS.

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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 8:26pm. WAMX 4206, WAMX 4189 and 25 cars. Couple tank cars and boxcars, mostly covered hoppers.

Back south at 10:35pm. WAMX 4189, probably 4206 behind, and what looked like WAMX 4002 or 4009 behind that with 16 cars.
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