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Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:29 am
by jaykirks
Michigan Shore MMRR #2019, MMRR #2170 leads Z627-03 southbound with 8 hoppers, Airline Rd & E. Summit Ave, Muskegon Hts, 8:13 AM
-Happy New Year!
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:58 pm
by Plannerdad
MQT NB in Comstock Park around 12:30. Couldn’t get a car count from the freeway!
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:47 pm
by jaykirks
jaykirks wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:29 am
Michigan Shore MMRR #2019, MMRR #2170 leads Z627-03 southbound with 8 hoppers, Airline Rd & E. Summit Ave, Muskegon Hts, 8:13 AM
-Happy New Year!
-Northbound, Airline Rd & E. Summit Ave, Muskegon Hts 1:52 PM
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 6:33 pm
by Jim_c
I think GDLK left the metro Plainwell area in the 3:30 to 4:15 range. I went over the M-89 crossing around 2:30 while they were switching Otsego. I couldn't see any rail cars parked to the south. That suggests that they left the train south of Riverview Dr. If that is indeed the case, it should be one of the longer trains. There is more space to park a train south of Riverview than between Riverview and M-89. Hopefully ~Z~ will get a count.
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:52 pm
by ~Z~
Hey ya Jim - Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 8:45pm. WAMX 4125 leading two other locos and exactly 30 cars.
Went back south at 1am Tues morning. Looked vaguely like 3 locos, probably 40-50 cars.
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 5:08 pm
by LansingRailFan
LSRC Z388 SB at Clio at 16:45 with BNSF 6392/BNSF 9669. Will be handed off to CSX in Wixom and run from there as an E803
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:29 pm
by Plannerdad
GRE east this morning. Looks like ~20 hoppers in Lowell.
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 1:44 pm
by LansingRailFan
Jail is EB on CSX heading back south to Mason at 13:44 w two locos and no cars. They worked CN and Padnos and also CSX today.
They brought nine cars north with them today. 8 coils for CSX and a bulkhead flat.
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 2:24 pm
by jaykirks
Michigan Shore RR Updates: January 5, 2022
Southbound: MMRR #2170, MMRR #2019
Northbound: MMRR #2019, MMRR #2170 (light power)
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 9:09 pm
by ~Z~
Grand Elk was north through Byron Center approx 6pm. WAMX 4124 was the 2nd motor, unknown length of train.
Went back south just after midnight.
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:32 am
by LansingRailFan
JAIL just went SB to the CN interchange by Michigan Ave, should be arriving there anytime now. 1758 leading 60 and 2 tankers. Looks like some potential new transload biz
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:34 am
by David Collins
LansingRailFan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:32 am
JAIL just went SB to the CN interchange by Michigan Ave, should be arriving there anytime now. 1758 leading 60 and 2 tankers. Looks like some potential new transload biz
60 cars?!
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:37 am
by kd_1014
David Collins wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:34 am
LansingRailFan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:32 am
JAIL just went SB to the CN interchange by Michigan Ave, should be arriving there anytime now. 1758 leading 60 and 2 tankers. Looks like some potential new transload biz
60 cars?!
No, 1758 leading 1760 with 2 cars
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:22 pm
by LansingRailFan
kd_1014 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:37 am
David Collins wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:34 am
LansingRailFan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:32 am
JAIL just went SB to the CN interchange by Michigan Ave, should be arriving there anytime now. 1758 leading 1751 and 2 tankers. Looks like some potential new transload biz
60 cars?!
No, 1758 leading 1760 with 2 cars
1758/1751 back at Ensel. 1751 leading now and calling CSX as Z646 to get access to CSX tracks, progressing EB until Kalamazoo Street where they split off and go south to Mason.
Corrected original post as my friend got the 1860 wrong for 1751.
Interesting the way the had the locos oriented today they did not run LHF.
https://twitter.com/rrailfan/status/147 ... 19044?s=21
Plz see video.
10 coils for RSDC from CSX, 2 TR boxcars (from CN), 2 CSX boxcars. All four boxcars for MI packaging.
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:36 pm
by ~Z~
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:36pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, 3 boxcars and 3 tank cars.
Back south about 4:15pm with WAMX 4124 and WAMX 4125 lite power.
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:52 am
by Plannerdad
GRE arrived in Lowell around 11:45a, with around 15 hoppers. Looked like CPs mostly.
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:46 pm
by jaykirks
Michigan Shore RR Updates: January 7, 2022
Z627-07 Leader: MMRR #2170, MMRR #2019
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 9:01 pm
by Plannerdad
GRE yard had several hoppers for King, at least one tank for Amway, and a loaded center beam.
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:25 am
by MQT1223
GRE EB clear Leonard/Plainfield. Came upon the tail end, guessing at least a dozen cars.
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:17 am
by LansingRailFan
ADBF 1758/1760 spotted getting fueled up in Mason at 09:45 this morning. 1758 pointing north, 1760 south, so they are oriented short-hood forward and not the usual LHF.
This arrangement was visible in the video I posted last week ^^
10:30 AM they were spotted crossing Jolly Rd NB.