Shortline Updates May 2023

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Marquette rail z151 -23 went through Casnovia at 3:49 p.m. 3 EMD GPs leading. I would have to rewash the footage to get the engine numbers and car account

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~Z~ wrote:
Tue May 23, 2023 2:27 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:25pm. WAMX 4125, 4124, and 35 cars. Mostly tank cars then covered hoppers.
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GRE currently in downtown Lowell
Appreciate the post Tallman, good to see you posting your sightings.
Grand Elk @ 5:45pm southbound through Wyoming 54th St (clear and crisp horns heard)

South @ 5:50pm through 68th St (horns still heard from 4 miles away) with WAMX #4124(?) and WAMX #4125?
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Grand elk south through byron center at 5:59pm. Wamx 4124, 4125 and 23 cars. Horn sound indeed carrying decent today.
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MSR Z627-24 @ 7:29 horns heard at Getty street Muskegon, MI. Likely headed southbound. MMRR #2170 leading. no visual.
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Marquette Rail Z151-24 @ 8:55 am reported arriving at Turner St Yard with MQT #3389 leading. Copied an EC1 form to proceed southbound at CGE 3.6 at 9:00 am, bringing 71 cars

Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-24 @ 9:34am awaiting signal to enter Wyoming Yard with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #4002 and 41 cars
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MSR Z627-24 @ 7:29 horns heard at Getty street Muskegon, MI. Likely headed southbound. MMRR #2170 leading. no visual.
Z627-24 @ was advised by Dispatcher to wait until R598-23 loaded coal train passes
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The Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam at 9:48am on its way to the Elkhart yard with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 22 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and two empty NS hoppers.

Back towards Kalamazoo with the same power at 11:35am with 37 cars in tow. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and two loaded center beams.

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Wed May 24, 2023 8:57 am
Marquette Rail Z151-24 @ 8:55 am reported arriving at Turner St Yard with MQT #3389 leading. Copied an EC1 form to proceed southbound at CGE 3.6 at 9:00 am, bringing 71 cars

Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-24 @ 9:34am awaiting signal to enter Wyoming Yard with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #4002 and 41 cars
Z439-24 @ 11:49 heading east reported at Godfrey mp 0.99 with WAMX #4002 + WAMX #3534

Z151-24 @ 12:05 heading north from Turner St mp CGE 3.6; MQT #3406 leading
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:21pm. WAMX 4125, 4124, and 17 cars, covered hoppers and tank cars today.
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JAIL ran NB last night into Lansing to go to CSX.

Today they are in Lansing again switching in Saginaw Yard rn

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Wed May 24, 2023 12:22 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:21pm. WAMX 4125, 4124, and 17 cars, covered hoppers and tank cars today.
Grand Elk south through the pedestrian bridge by US 131 Highway before 68th St with WAMX #4124 and WAMX #4125 with 27 cars (mix of tankers with some hoppers and boxcars). Got a visual on the train from the bridge
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Andy24 wrote:
Wed May 24, 2023 2:52 pm
Grand Elk south through the pedestrian bridge by US 131 Highway before 68th St with WAMX #4124 and WAMX #4125 with 27 cars (mix of tankers with some hoppers and boxcars). Got a visual on the train from the bridge
Nice, I've biked that bridge quite a number of times.
South through Byron Center at 2:59pm, 4124, 4125, and indeed 27 cars.
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MSR Z627-24 @ 3:31 pm North Broadway street crossing in Muskegon, MI with MMRR #2170 + #2019 & 6 cars. (6 loads? + 0 empties?) - Consisted of 3 2 bay covered hoppers and 3 tankers.

3 covered hoppers for Barry, leave emptied.
3 tankers for Webb Chemical, leave emptied.

Truck ran in front of it, with a trailer. smart move…
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~Z~ wrote:
Wed May 24, 2023 3:01 pm
Andy24 wrote:
Wed May 24, 2023 2:52 pm
Grand Elk south through the pedestrian bridge by US 131 Highway before 68th St with WAMX #4124 and WAMX #4125 with 27 cars (mix of tankers with some hoppers and boxcars). Got a visual on the train from the bridge
Nice, I've biked that bridge quite a number of times.
South through Byron Center at 2:59pm, 4124, 4125, and indeed 27 cars.
I wasn't expecting the GDLK to run south 10 minutes after I arrived at the bridge. All I heard was the vehicles rushing on the freeway next to me then a growing rumble of train wheels beneath me and knew it was GDLK rolling south. I didn't hear their horn at 54th St from where I was. It was great to get an overview of the train from above.
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Thank you for the detailed consist information
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Tue May 23, 2023 9:07 am
JAIL nb today across Harper Rd on their way to RSDC and then Ambassador Steel with:
6 tank cars - transloads
32 coils - RSDC
4 boxcars - Michigan Packaging
2 gondolas - Ambassador Steel
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Wed May 24, 2023 1:11 pm
JAIL ran NB last night into Lansing to go to CSX.

Today they are in Lansing again switching in Saginaw Yard rn
1751 ran 11 of the stores sand hoppers to CN today from Saginaw Yard.

Presuming a SB run tonight to NS.

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Marquette Rail Z151-25 @ 8:38 am reported highballing Comstock park and heading south with MQT #3389 leading.

Marquette Rail Z151-24 @ 8:45 am reported arriving at Turner St Yard with MQT #3389 leading. Copied an EC1 form to proceed southbound at CGE 3.6 at 8:50 am, bringing 80 cars
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Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam at 9:12am towards the Elkhart yard with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 36 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and four empty center beams.

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Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-25 @ 9:19am awaiting signal to enter Wyoming Yard with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #4002 and 15 cars
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Grand Elk back towards Kalamazoo from Elkhart at 12:46pm with WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4189 leading 38 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers and a loaded bulkhead car. The first 18 cars were covered hoppers, then 10 box cars in a row and finally the last 10 were a mix of the box cars and covered hoppers with the loaded bulkhead second to last.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:13pm. WAMX 4125, 4124, and 13 cars. First two were old conrail and a GDLK stenciled short hopper.
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