Shortline Updates May 2023

[Andy24]

Grand Elk @ 11:53am was seen heading towards Elkhart Yard on the Elkhart cam with WAMX #4189 + WAMX #4209 and 52 cars (solid mix of boxcars, tankers, covered hoppers and empty centerbeams)

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151-11 @ 2:15pm currently building their northbound train in Wyoming Yard

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:28pm, WAMX 4125, 4124, and 10-15 cars.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk @ 3:37 (15:37) heading towards Kalamazoo on the Elkhart Cam with WAMX #4209 and WAMX #4189 with 37 cars (mostly tankers, covered hoppers, few loaded lumber cars in consist)

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:31pm. Wamx 4124, 4125, 4017 and 14 cars. Tank cars, then covered hoppers and a pair of open NS gons.

[Andy24]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:31pm. Wamx 4124, 4125, 4017 and 14 cars. Tank cars, then covered hoppers and a pair of open NS gons.

Thanks for the update. Now I don’t have to wait 2 plus hours for the Grand Elk to run southbound through Wyoming

[Jim_c]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:31pm. Wamx 4124, 4125, 4017 and 14 cars. Tank cars, then covered hoppers and a pair of open NS gons.

Thanks for the update. Now I don’t have to wait 2 plus hours for the Grand Elk to run southbound through Wyoming

They made it to Plainwell about 7:20 PM.

[Talk]

MS Z627 entering West Olive with mmrr 2170 leading 2019 southbound 09:02

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151-12 @ 9:07am reporting heading southbound at Fuller Junction

Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-12 @ 9:10am reporting slow approach at Pleasant St with WAMX #3534 and WAMX #3531 + ?? cars. Z439 reported 2155 ft long for their train to Rouge Tower

[LansingRailFan]

Did you catch how many cars JAIL picked up?

Jail ran nb power light today. Into Lansing around 10:00. 822/1751. Lotta cars for em to pickup at CN. They haven’t been able to due to trackwork

heard about a 12 south of Lansing. Could've had a couple for Padnos as well in there. CN has been doing work on the thorofare between Snow Yard and the jail interchange for the last week or so.

[Dowagiac Train Dude]

Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam at 10:23am on its way back to Kalamazoo with WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4206 leading 41 cars. A mix of box cars, tank cars, covered hoppers, 4 loaded center beams, 3 coke loaded NS hopper cars, an empty NS hopper car and a loaded gondola. This train was mostly covered hoppers with only a few box cars and tank cars.

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151-12 @ 9:07am reporting heading southbound at Fuller Junction

Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-12 @ 9:10am reporting slow approach at Pleasant St with WAMX #3534 and WAMX #3531 + ?? cars. Z439 reported 2155 ft long for their train to Rouge Tower

Marquette Rail Z151-12 @ 11:32am reporting heading east at Plaster Creek mp 2.0. MQT #3406 leading

Z151-12 @ 11:50am reported waiting at Godfrey mp 0.99

[kd_1014]

GRE westbound Ada 11:56

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:34pm. WAMX 4125, 4124, 4189 and 31 cars.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:34pm. WAMX 4125, 4124, 4189 and 31 cars.

GDLK north thru Wyoming 36th St at 12:50pm. Saw the back half of the train and someone’s vehicle broke the gate in half

[Talk]

Report from the road: MS Z627-12 working the CSX interchange Waverly yard Holland Michigan @ 12:44

M326-12 passing through Zeeland Michigan @ 12:47

Keep me updated if you hear anything on NB Z627, I plan on catching it in Grand Haven and/or Muskegon.

Grand Haven TWP 14:31

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 2:57pm. WAMX 4124, 4125, and 13 cars.

[Talk]

Z627-12 through Grand Haven 15:09

[MuskegonRailfanning]

Z627-12 through Grand Haven 15:09

Sitting at the end of my driveway listening for horns in Muskegon, MI

[MQT1223]

Z151 is sitting just north of the Turner St crossing