Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2023

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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2023

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:12 am
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4215, 3925, 4049 (?) SB approaching Barton Drive 9:32 am. with not too many random cars. They brought a long CSX grain train up earlier.
Which railroad might this be?

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From the engine numbers I’d guess GDLK
Standard Railfan wrote:
Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:26 am
LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:12 am
Copy/paste off of Fb:

4215, 3925, 4049 (?) SB approaching Barton Drive 9:32 am. with not too many random cars. They brought a long CSX grain train up earlier.
Which railroad might this be?
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Standard Railfan wrote:
Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:26 am
LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:12 am
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4215, 3925, 4049 (?) SB approaching Barton Drive 9:32 am. with not too many random cars. They brought a long CSX grain train up earlier.
Which railroad might this be?
Ann Arbor sorry didn’t realize the poster didn’t actually say AARR in the post.

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10:25 - JAIL was heard over the scanner toning CN and CSX. Must be a run up to Ensel at least. Unknown location or power.

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What I presume is a Northbound movement on JAIL clear Pennsylvania Ave/Arelius Rd. No visual.
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12:47 GDLK nb with WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4206 dropping 4 cars at mp 81.
1:01 Rolling nb with 28 cars. May have work for Bay Valley.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:45pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4206, and 31 cars. Mix of boxcars, covered hoppers, tank cars, a tall open hopper, and a couple steel coil cars.
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:45pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4206, and 31 cars. Mix of boxcars, covered hoppers, tank cars, a tall open hopper, and a couple steel coil cars.
GDLK @ 6:08pm heading southbound. I’m hearing their distance horn around 44th St. no visual or count of cars

Louder horns heard at 6:12pm, assuming crossing 54th
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GDLK went south about 6:25 with wamx 4206 leading a 2nd loco, maybe 10 cars.
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Grand Elk(?) @ 11:18pm warbled horn heard in the distance around 54th.
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LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:37 am
Standard Railfan wrote:
Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:26 am
LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:12 am
Copy/paste off of Fb:

4215, 3925, 4049 (?) SB approaching Barton Drive 9:32 am. with not too many random cars. They brought a long CSX grain train up earlier.
Which railroad might this be?
Ann Arbor sorry didn’t realize the poster didn’t actually say AARR in the post.
Thank you.

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Grand Elk @ 8:59 passed the Elkhart Railcam heading towards Elkhart Yard with WAMX #4189 and WAMX #4225 with 22 ish cars (mostly boxcars and tankers and 1 green open top hopper)
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Andy24 wrote:
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Grand Elk @ 8:59 passed the Elkhart Railcam heading towards Elkhart Yard with WAMX #4189 and WAMX #4225 with 25 cars (mostly boxcars and tankers and 1 green open top hopper)
Yup, you beat me to it Andy. 22 cars and I believe that the green open hopper was an Amtrak ballast car.

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Dowagiac Train Dude wrote:
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Andy24 wrote:
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Grand Elk @ 8:59 passed the Elkhart Railcam heading towards Elkhart Yard with WAMX #4189 and WAMX #4225 with 25 cars (mostly boxcars and tankers and 1 green open top hopper)
Yup, you beat me to it Andy. 22 cars and I believe that the green open hopper was an Amtrak ballast car.
Sorry, I got bored this morning and decided to check in the Elkhart cam. Commenters mentioned Grand Elk so I decided to stick around to see.
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Z439-26 Hughart Runner @ 10:50am reported to RN Dispatcher with WAMX #4190 and 15 cars for Wyoming Yard and they are sitting at Pleasant St mp 151.3

Z151-26 @ 11:00am reported heading southbound at Turner St Yard. MQT #3391 + MQT #3389+ MQT #3406 and 48 cars

Z151-26 @ 11:17am southbound at 6th St in Grand Rapids, MI
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Grand Elk just went back by the Elkhart cam on its way to Kalamazoo with WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4189 leading 28 cars. A mix of tank cars and box cars. All of the tank cars were sandwiched between two strings of box cars.

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Anyone know where the "Coopersville Monorail" is? :?
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What I assume to be GDLK heading southbound at 5:38pm with their horn heard in the distance as usual.
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:55pm. Wamx 4206, wamx 4209 , wamx 4125 and 21ish cars.
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Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam at 7:37am towards the Elkhart yard with WAMX 4206 and WAMX 4209 leading the way with 37 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars, an empty center beam, a covered steel coil car, 2 NS hopper cars and 2 tall open hopper cars.

Back towards Kalamazoo at 9:31am with WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4206 leading 19 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars, 2 loaded center beams and 3 NS hopper cars.

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