Shortline Train Location Updates - September 2022
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Thank you for your Bad Axe Sub information. It’s appreciated. I too would like to know what the gondolas were carrying and other business in that area.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - September 2022
As of 2:00pm, GDLK WAMX 4017 was working Hughart yard in grand rapids. ALso at 2:50pm, I hear Coopersville and Marne hitting their horn somewhere in Coopersville.
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 9:35pm. Looked like WAMX 4125 and a 2nd loco and some string of cars.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - September 2022
Grand Elk horn heard at 10:14pm at Wyoming 54th St. can not confirm if it’s the same train. Maybe a northbound train?
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Pretty sure that'd still be the northbound train. Perhaps they worked Zeeland Lumber south of 54th? I dunno.
They were back south at 1:20am per wifey.
They were back south at 1:20am per wifey.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - September 2022
Grand Elk just passed the Elkhart cam heading back towards Kalamazoo with WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4189 leading the way long hood forward followed by 37 cars. A mix of box cars, tank cars, a few loaded center beams, covered hopper and regular hopper cars. A few of the regular hopper cars were filled with coke.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - September 2022
Grand Elk northbound Wayland. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124 and 5 cars
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Thx Tankcar. Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:39pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, and 8 cars, mix of tank cars and box cars.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - September 2022
I just drove by 54th St in Wyoming at 5:00pm and happened to get a glimpse of 2 boxcars left on the tracks about 200-300ft south of the crossing.
Im not sure what was the plan to leave 2 boxcars behind.
Grand Elk horn heard in the distance at 44th St Wyoming at 5:18pm. Possibly a switcher? Or the southbound train?
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9:27pm, very very faint Grand Elk horn heard in the distance in Wyoming area. Assumed southbound train?
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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - September 2022
Grand Elk back south through Byron Center at 9:38pm. WAMX 4124, a 2nd loco and some length of train.
Andy, have to guess they left some of their cars south of 54th, switched Magic Steel possibly and went back south to grab their boxcars? Dunno.Andy24 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 5:17 pmI just drove by 54th St in Wyoming at 5:00pm and happened to get a glimpse of 2 boxcars left on the tracks about 200-300ft south of the crossing.
Im not sure what was the plan to leave 2 boxcars behind.
Grand Elk horn heard in the distance at 44th St Wyoming at 5:18pm. Possibly a switcher? Or the southbound train?
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Possibly, Grand Elk doesn’t blow their horn often when they come to 54th St. didn’t realize they have a customer near the 131 and M6 interchange
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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - September 2022
Z627-09 os Grand Haven 08:16; MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019 likely Trailing; Southbound
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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - September 2022
@830 am The Grand Elk just passed the Elkhart cam heading in the Elkhart yard with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading the way along with 52 cars. A mix of box cars, tank cars and covered hoppers. The covered hoppers probably made up about 36 of 52 total cars being taken back to Elkhart.
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MMRR 2170 solo North thru Grand Haven at 13:20
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GDLK northbound 3:03, mp81 Wayland. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124 and 22 cars
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Same by Byron center northbound at 5:20pm.Tankcar123 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 3:05 pmGDLK northbound 3:03, mp81 Wayland. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124 and 22 cars
Woot woot vehicle southbound through Byron Center at 8:51pm.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - September 2022
LSRC working the Dunn Paper spur today and they are paused on the spur while they hold a 9/11 ceremony. It’s viewable on the live camera feed.