Shortline Train Location Updates March 2022

[David Collins]

2:09 PM: HESR 702 onto the PH wye

Power is 3484 and 3414

Posted on CN thread

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 11:18pm. WAMX 4206 looked like the leader, a 2nd loco, and about 45ish cars.

[LansingRailFan]

HESR at Durand using the PH Wye as they come into town at 15:25

[Jim_c]

The Elk was heading north from Plainwell at 4:11 this afternoon while I had the dogs out for a run. I had to look through the trees so I couldn't verify the power. I counted about a dozen cars with a preponderance of what appeared to be box cars. The trees prevented a definitive count and verification of the consist.

[~Z~]

Grand elk North through Byron Center at 5:23pm. Wamx 4209 wamx 3531 and 12 cars.
Boxcars, then a few tank cars and 2 covered hoppers. Thx Jim.

[~Z~]

At approx 12:45pm, Grand Elk had a white box truck that looked similar to Sperry rail service run north through Byron Center, loud horn. Right behind it was a MOW pickup.
Never saw/heard the return trip of GDLK last night, so one can only guess they should be southbound this afternoon.

[~Z~]

Grand elk has graced me with their presence. 9:06pm, wamx 4124 and two other locos, about 60ish cars.
South through Byron Center.

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL ran overnight to Saginaw Yard and pulled approx 30 of the store 3-bay CHs which are old grain hoppers used for salt now. They are staged in Mason and shipping Sunday night to NS, presumably for scrap. Lotta old fallen flag hoppers. They were heard NB around 1:00 this morning around CP MA.

Today they are back going to CSX today and CN.

[Talk]

Z627-18 os Grand Haven TWP Southbound 09:54

[mach69]

E803 (?) heading south through Novi at 10:25. Didn't catch the first lead engine, second lead engine is 5813.

[mach69]

SB LSRC Z-job sitting on the Saginaw Sub mainline in Novi, just north of 10 Mile Road. Lead engines CSXT 5483 and LSRC 6356.

[mach69]

As of 15:19, the SB LSRC manifest in Novi is on the move.

[David Collins]

As of 15:19, the SB LSRC manifest in Novi is on the move.

That will become CSX L314 (former D736)

[mach69]

E803 just arrived in Novi as of 18:23 EDT. Sitting on Saginaw main just north of 10 Mile Road. Lead engines 6132 and 6092, both BNSF.

[LansingRailFan]

1760/1751 were positioned this morning around 07:00 to be northbound to Lansing today. Should be in Ensel by now. They had loaded tank cars on the head end so they are definitely headed to work CN interchange as well as CSX.

[~Z~]

Grand elk North through Byron Center at 6:22pm. Wamx 4209, wamx 4124, wamx 3531 and about 50 cars.

Back south at 10:52pm with WAMX 3531 leading 2 other locos with 80 cars.

[~Z~]

Grand elk North through Byron Center at 5:25pm. Wamx 4002, wamx 4209, wamx 4124 and 9 cars. 7 tank cars and 2 covered hoppers.

[Plannerdad]

GRE WB across the Grand River mid afternoon. 23 cars: 21 King hoppers; 1 tank and 1 hopper from AMWAY.

[J T]

Grand elk North through Byron Center at 5:25pm. Wamx 4002, wamx 4209, wamx 4124 and 9 cars. 7 tank cars and 2 covered hoppers.

I was heading south on 131 and saw them crossing 146th at 5:14pm. I was wondering how long it would take them to get to your place. 11 minutes is a little more than I expected though.

[Dan Cluley]

JAIL made an overnight trip to Lansing and returned to Mason a little after 7:00.

I caught them leaving RSDC southbound with 1758, 1751, 1760 & about 40 cars. Some boxcars & tanks, but mostly another batch of covered hoppers from storage. I assume they had some coil cars from CSX that were left at RSDC.