Shortline Train Location Updates - February 2023

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Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:34 am
Michigan Shore south at Riley St. Holland 10:31 AM.

Heading back north 12:16 PM.
Any clue where he is now?
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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 4:45pm. Wamx 3534, wamx 3531 and 20 cars.
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Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:48 pm
Grand elk north through Byron Center at 4:45pm. Wamx 3534, wamx 3531 and 20 cars.
GDLK Job 303 heading southbound from 44th St at 7:50pm. Distance horn heard
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Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:50 pm
GDLK Job 303 heading southbound from 44th St at 7:50pm. Distance horn heard
Grand elk south through Byron Center at 8:10pm. Wamx 4124 and a second loco, 14ish cars. Guessing it was 4125, meaning they didn't go south then last night. The 3534 and 3531 stayed in GR.
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NB Jail in the Rain over Saginaw Ave in Lansing. 822 leading LHF with two tank cars for CSX.
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Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:40 pm
Grand elk south through Byron Center at 8:10pm. Wamx 4124 and a second loco, 14ish cars. Guessing it was 4125, meaning they didn't go south then last night. The 3534 and 3531 stayed in GR.
Got a visual confirmation of 3534 and 3531 in Hughart Yard in Grand Rapids at 11:30am. Saw 4-6 crew members working the yard and Z439-09 WAMX #4190 leading out maybe 15 cars for CSX Wyoming Yard
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:43pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, and 8 cars. Covered hoppers and a tank car.
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Grand Elk brought an empty grain train up from Elkhart to The Andersons in White Pigeon. A BNSF H2 Mac led an NS unit, F/R.

BNSF 9859/NS 44##. The NS unit will lead it south. Train is an NS-system grain train.
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HESR 701 is on the PH Wye in Durand and lined out of town at 15:00

Orange/red, white and blue/orange for power on the inbound trip earlier today.

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~Z~ wrote:
Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:45 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:43pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, and 8 cars. Covered hoppers and a tank car.
Grand Elk horn was heard in the distance around 36th/44th St at 8:20 pm. No visual on engines or cars
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Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:21 pm
Grand Elk horn was heard in the distance around 36th/44th St at 8:20 pm. No visual on engines or cars
Just got back from "the opera". GDLK southbound through Byron Center at 8:38pm. WAMX 4124 leading likely 4125 and then either 4002 or 4009 as the 3rd loco. Probably 30ish cars.
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HESR entered Durand around 14:05 with the ex-Rail America #3867 on point. #3390 will lead the departing trip.

Started NB out of Durand at 14:55 with what looked like 32 cars.
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Michigan Shore Railroad Z627 Northbound w/ MMRR #2170 + #2019 & 14 cars has cleared Broadway ave in Muskegon Heights
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:44pm. WAMX 4017, WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124 and 31 cars. Good even mix of covered hoppers, box cars, and tank cars.
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Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:45 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:44pm. WAMX 4017, WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124 and 31 cars. Good even mix of covered hoppers, box cars, and tank cars.
Anything for the southbound? I’m headed out to 68th street for something and may be able to catch him.
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~Z~ wrote:
Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:45 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:44pm. WAMX 4017, WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124 and 31 cars. Good even mix of covered hoppers, box cars, and tank cars.
Anything for the southbound? I’m headed out to 68th street for something and may be able to catch him.
I can let you know when I hear him. I can usually hear him blowing south from 36th to 54th
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Note: I assumed I heard Grand Elk's very faint horn was heard in the distance @ 10:58 pm at Wyoming

At 11:15pm, no horn was heard and listening for 20 minutes.

Now it’s 12am, I didn’t hear any horns at all in that whole hour
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09:00 - AARR is at Osmer building a loaded grain train off of GLC from the two Star of the West elevators in Rosebush and Shepherd

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:50pm. 4189 running LHF with 19 cars. Mostly covered hoppers with a couple tank cars and boxcars, and an open gon.
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MQT 2042 (subbing in for GRE 2104) is currently sitting in downtown Lowell hooked up to a string of ex. CP cylindrical hoppers. No idea when they are expected to leave.
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