Shortline Train Location Updates - March 2023

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Z627-03 | @ 2:54 pm north cleared Broadway avenue in Muskegon Heights, MI with MMRR #2170 + #2109 and 8 cars (4 loads + 4 empties) mix of sand and tankers
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Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 3:07pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 4125, and 13 cars. Tank cars, then boxcars, then covered hoppers.
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Dowagiac Train Dude wrote:
Fri Mar 03, 2023 1:14 pm
Grand Elk went by the Elkhart cam towards the Elkhart yard @1pm with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 29 cars. A bulkhead car fully loaded with logs, some box cars, tank cars, hopper cars and covered hoppers.
Back towards Kalamazoo @2:52pm with WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4189 leading 16 cars. Some box cars, hopper cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and three loaded center beams.

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Far distance train horn heard in Wyoming 44th area 12:36am, no visual of the train. Stronger train horn heard at 12:37am, sounds like a Grand Elk switching?
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Northbound Marquette approaching Newaygo per a report in the field
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JAIL NB/rr WB onto CSX tracks as Z646 at Kalamazoo Street with ADBF 822/ADBF 1751 and 8 empty centerbeams for CSX.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:46pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, and 17 cars. Tank cars, then boxcars, then covered hoppers, and two open gons on the rear.
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~Z~ wrote:
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:46pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, and 17 cars. Tank cars, then boxcars, then covered hoppers, and two open gons on the rear.
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J T wrote:
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Currently blowing SB at 44th.
Woot woot vehicle south through Byron Center at 5:32pm. Wamx 4124, 4125 and 25 cars.
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Elk left Plainwell SB at 7:44 and I heard them blowing for Riverview Drive at 7:48. Didn't see them, though.
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Z439-07 @ 10:08am waiting at Pleasant St with WAMX #4190 and 16 cars to proceed westbound to Wyoming Yard
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Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam towards the Elkhart yard at 10:36am with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 54ish cars. I may have missed one or two while on my work meeting. A good mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars, a loaded gondola, a loaded center beam, two empty center beams and a bulk head loaded with logs.

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Dowagiac Train Dude wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:45 am
Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam towards the Elkhart yard at 10:36am with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 54ish cars. I may have missed one or two while on my work meeting. A good mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars, a loaded gondola, a loaded center beam, two empty center beams and a bulk head loaded with logs.
Thanks for the heads up. I counted 51 cars on replay. Roughly 30 ish boxcars made up the consist with several boxcars with no graffiti on the sides.
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Andy24 wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:07 am
Dowagiac Train Dude wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:45 am
Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam towards the Elkhart yard at 10:36am with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 54ish cars. I may have missed one or two while on my work meeting. A good mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars, a loaded gondola, a loaded center beam, two empty center beams and a bulk head loaded with logs.
Thanks for the heads up. I counted 51 cars on replay. Roughly 30 ish boxcars made up the consist with several boxcars with no graffiti on the sides.
You are welcome and thank you. I bet the majority of those box cars came from Otsego Paper. I drove by there the other day and they had around 16-18 box cars at their facility.

They just went by the Elkhart cam on their way back to Kalamazoo @12:33pm with the same power and 19 cars in tow. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and a loaded center beam.

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GRE headed east around noon. Could not get a good car count, but Lowell was mostly empty yesterday.

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3:07 NB GDLK 303 working in Wayland. WAMX 4125 and 4124. Picking up 4 and dropping off 1 at mp81.

3:25 Rolling nb with 21 cars

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:42pm
WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124 and 21 cars. 4 tank cars were indeed on the headend.
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Quick turnaround, back south at 6:16pm. Wamx 4125 LHF with 8 cars.
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ELK holding at Schoolcraft for CN WB A491 before proceeding NB

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Michigan Shore blowing through Grand Haven Township @ 11:38. Not sure on the direction of this guy. MMRR 2019 leading

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