Shortline Train Location Updates - June 2022

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Shortline Train Location Updates - June 2022

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JAIL went SB overnight to NS/Jackson after switching RSDC and Michigan Packaging.

JAIL spotted on CSX trackage NB in downtown Lansing around 11:25 with big train. 1751/1760

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HESR 702 Job inbound to Durand at 15:48 on the Port Huron wye.

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Grand Elk North through Byron Center at 7:59pm. Wamx 4206 3807 4124 with approx 70 cars. Mostly all covered hoppers.
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LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:06 pm
HESR 702 Job inbound to Durand at 15:48 on the Port Huron wye.
HESR 701 job departed Durand at 18:51

HESR 703 NB cleared Montrose at 8:05pm, 3414 is leading.

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Grand Elk horn in the distance in Wyoming on 54th St. Unknown direction of train and how many cars they are pulling.
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Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 11:07pm. Couldn't see the cars well, but guessing around 50ish cars.
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WMI left 10 cars for CSX in Hartford last night.
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10:50 - HESR 810 is passing Burt heading south to Durand with a grain train or ZFS shuttle. 2144 is leading.

HESR 810 job was inbound to Durand on the PH Wye at 12:37

HESR 702 job was inbound to Durand on the PH Wye at 13:33

HESR 701 job was outbound from Durand on the PH Wye at 15:32 - they took the power from the 810 job with them back to Saginaw.
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Marquette rail north at 6 mile with 3 SDs 1 GP and only 7 cars

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Z151 proceeding thru the west side of Grand Rapids headed to Wyoming Yard. Four SD-40-2's today! 3389 on the point.

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10:24 - LSRC NB grain train thru Mt. Morris from CSX with CSX 6437 leading

LSRC Y101 job is currently at CN Flint Yard. Should be picking up those new SD70Ms

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GRE westbound Ada 13:01 with a scale test car

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Grand Elk currently northbound through Wayland right now.
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Grand elk North through Byron Center at 6:01pm. Wamx 4189 4209 and approx 58 cars.

Back south at 9:35pm with WAMX 4209, WAMX 4189 and approx 85 cars. Lots of boxcars in the middle of the train.
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IORY set to depart Flat Rock shortly.

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INER had another NS powered unit grain train to The Anderson’s in Reading, MI. Departed Montpelier at 14:45 for Reading. A quick 32 hours later it shall depart.

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Grand Elk @ 2:54 northbound at 54th St with WAMX Eng#4190 with 2 covered coil cars
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:40pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 4225 and 29 cars. Both locos running long hood forward.

Back south at 9:34pm. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4125 and 82ish cars.
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JAIL northbound at Cavanaugh rd in Lansing at 22:13

821 in the lead.

Heard them on the west side around Midnight-00:30, so they must have gone to the CN interchange

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