Shortline Train Location Updates - May 2022

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HLCX 3885 leaving Munising Jct with 3 cars and white flags @11:10

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HESR 810 job with the first half of the grain train from The Anderson's in Auburn with 2145/2144/3867 thru Saginaw around 09:30 AM headed to Durand.

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5/12/22 18:58 as 3484 and 3414 come into durand with 102 cars

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center approx 11pm with WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4124. Unknown how many cars.
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Lake State SB 127 job approaching Holly 11:03.

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GP30M4216 wrote:
Fri May 13, 2022 11:04 am
Lake State SB 127 job approaching Holly 11:03.
Big train, over 100 cars easy including 32 loaded multi levels on the tail. Typical CSXT GEVO and LSRC SD50 for power.

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Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 1:23pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 4125, and about 25 cars.
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GRE working the yard in Grand Rapids around 5:00pm. Kind of late for them.

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Michigan Shore Z627 SB through Grand Haven at Taylor St with a healthy 34 cars (30 hoppers and 4 tanks).
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JAIL w 1751/1760 switching at Ensel Yard at 11:00. Looks to be around 6-8 cars to pick up.

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Grand elk has lights across cn in Schoolcraft 2039

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GDLK in Plainwell around 8:45PM. No idea which way they were headed.
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GRE Ann Street yard is full of mostly hoppers, a lot of BNSF, plus at least one loaded center-beam. Since Lowell/King has unloaded most of the hoppers over the weekend, probably GRE will head east on Tuesday.

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GDLK was northbound through Byron Center approx 12:20am this morning. Don't think they went back south overnight, so I'd guess a southbound run in the sun today.
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JAIL went SB to NS/Jackson on Sunday night/Monday AM

JAIL was NB into Lansing Monday daytime

JAIL came NB into Lansing overnight and worked CN and CSX. More scrap gons for Padnos and coils for RSDC from CN.
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 7pmish. Wamx 4017 and wamx 4225 with approx 35 cars.

Video of the train for AARR's enjoyment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtoKDIPR-nA
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Rather late post I know: GDLK was in Plainwell by 8:45 last night.
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Nice angle and distance to capture the whole experience
~Z~ wrote:
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 7pmish. Wamx 4017 and wamx 4225 with approx 35 cars. Video of the train for AARR's enjoyment:
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~Z~ wrote:
Tue May 17, 2022 7:46 pm
Grand elk south through Byron Center at 7pmish. Wamx 4017 and wamx 4225 with approx 35 cars.

Video of the train for AARR's enjoyment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtoKDIPR-nA
Nice video ~Z~! What did you shoot that video with? I like the resolution

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Glad you enjoyed AARR and David. Shot with my cell, a Motorola Moto x4. Think it's a 12mp sensor. Got it in 2017.
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